The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 2/17/22 Hour 1 – K-State Bubble Watch 00:00 – K-State Bubble Watch 15:43 – Do They Know It? Hosted by Big Steve 27:23 – Interview with K-State WBB Coach Jeff Mittie The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 2/17/22 Hour 2 – K-State at OSU MitchPom 00:00 – K-State at OSU MitchPom 13:43 – Nigel Pack with the Media 26:01 – #1 Song of the Day 38:26 – Ask Us Anything
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Riley County commissioners unanimously approved to add an ambulance to the northern part of the county. The commission gave EMS administration the go ahead to start the process for building a new ambulance station. This includes finding an architect, position requests, and determine where to put the station. “To me, it’s obvious that we need to put a station up there, we have ARPA money. It will basically just need a small house and an oversized garage. We have a chance to do that now,” says Commission Chair Greg McKinley. Commissioner Kathryn Focke says last week’s special meeting was emotional and insightful.…
MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State women’s basketball student-athlete Ayoka Lee continues to add to her trophy case, as she was named a 2022 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District VII First Team selection on Thursday. This is the second straight season Lee has garnered CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. As a program, K-State women’s basketball has earned 25 CoSIDA Academic All-District VII citations by 15 student-athletes. As a first team selection, Lee advances to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team selection process, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected in mid-March. Lee graduated in…
The final design of the Manhattan Regional Airport’s new runway cut over $7 million off prior cost predictions. Manhattan City Commissioners Tuesday unanimously voted to authorize the runway rehabilitation project to open for bids once final Federal Aviation Administration funding is awarded later this year. Olsson Associates’ Diane Hofer told commissioners the savings come as a result of an FAA-approved design alternative that had previously been rejected. “So, not only did we save about $7 million, we cut construction time by about two to three weeks.” The alternative involves using less material for the runway’s base course, though overall more…
INDEPENDENCE, Kan. — A 20-year-old Coffeyville man has been sentenced in the shooting death of a woman in southeast Kansas. The Kansas Attorney General’s office said Benjamin Mason was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 25 years. He pleaded no contest in December to first-degree murder in the shooting death of 19-year-old Kimberly Meeks. Investigators say Meeks was killed on Dec. 14, 2019, while walking with another man along Main Street in Independence.
WICHITA, Kan. — A Wichita woman who fatally shot a man accused of beating her adult son with a baseball bat has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison. The Wichita Eagle reports that a judge on Wednesday sentenced 43-year-old Amber Ahrens for the 2020 shooting death of 53-year-old David Leddy. Ahrens had pleaded guilty in November to second-degree murder and a weapons count in Leddy’s death. Police have said the shooting happened June 17, 2020, after Ahrens’ 19-year-old son and Leddy had fought earlier in the day. Ahrens has said she shot Leddy in the head after…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for theft in the 2300 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. in Manhattan on February 16, 2022, around 11:31 a.m. Officers listed a 40-year-old male as the victim when it was…
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President Jason Smith and Director of Membership Sharla Meisenheimer.
Kevin Obanor scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half and finished with 13 rebounds as 11th-ranked Texas Tech beat No. 7 Baylor 83-73. The 20-6 Red Raiders completed a regular-season series sweep of the reigning national champion Bears. Obanor had missed 11 consecutive 3-pointers over 2 1/2 games before making back-to-back shots from beyond the arc. That capped a 14-3 run to start the second half and put the Red Raiders ahead to stay. Bryson Williams added 17 points for Tech, which is 16-0 at home this season. James Akinjo had 18 points and seven assists for…
Rori Harmon scored 20 points and No. 14 Texas used a smothering defensive effort to beat No. 6 Iowa State 73-48 Wednesday night, snapping the Big 12 leading Cyclones’ five-game win streak. Audrey Warren added 16 points and locked down Iowa State standout forward Ashley Joens over the first three quarters as Texas pulled away. Texas led 31-26 at halftime, then used a dominant third quarter to pull away. Joens finished with 18 points to become Iowa State’s career scoring leader. Queen Egbo and NaLyssa Smith both had double-doubles for the second game in a row and seventh-ranked Baylor extended…