On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with City Manager Ron Fehr and City Commissioner Usha Reddi.
Author: KMAN Staff
LUBBOCK, Texas (Kansas State Athletics) – A limited Kansas State team gave No. 12/12 Texas Tech everything it could have and more before falling 73-68 in the final seconds before a sold-out crowd of 15,098 fans at United Supermarkets Arena. With the win, the Red Raiders (23-7, 12-5 Big 12) finished their home schedule with a perfect 18-0 record, winning all but two of those by double figures. However, it was the Wildcats who gave them their toughest test of the season, as the 5-point loss was the closest in their 18 home victories. K-State (14-15, 6-11 Big 12), which played…
After finishing the regular season Friday night with a win over Hayden, the Manhattan High girls go on the road to open 6A tournament play, visiting Hutchinson tonight. The Salthawks are the sixth seed on the west bracket after a 16-4 season. The Indians go in to the game at 8-12. Tip off is at six, with coverage at 5:45 this evening on Newsradio KMAN. Also tonight, the 4A East second-seed Wamego hosts Tonganoxie tonight. The Rock Creek girls are the third seed in the west and will host Buhler. In 3A, Riley County’s girls play at Minneapolis tonight at…
Adam Flagler and James Akinjo each scored 19 points to send No. 3 Baylor over No. 21 Texas 68-61, as the Bears spoiled the final Longhorns men’s game in the 45-year-old Frank Erwin Center. Flagler scored 16 in the second half and made four 3-pointers after halftime, while Akinjo provided the scoring punch late for the Bears. Baylor also got 13 points from Kendall Brown and 12 from Flo Thamba. Baylor held Texas scoreless for nearly five minutes in a key stretch late. Christian Bishop and Marcus Carr each scored 13 points to lead Texas. NaLyssa Smith scored 28 points…
Infrastructure and facility projects were largely the focus of a joint governmental meeting Monday in Junction City. Representatives from the City of Junction City, Geary County and USD 475 met as a collective in CL Hoover Opera House for the joint session. Administrators, commissioners and school board members discussed projects ranging from new highway interchanges and roundabouts to plans for the use of the old Junction City High School site. Junction City City Manager Allen Dinkel discussed plans for a new interchange on Interstate 70 at Taylor Road. The project is part of the State of Kansas’ Eisenhower Legacy Transportation…
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 3000 block of Pecanwood Dr. in Manhattan on February 25, 2022, around 12:34 p.m. Officers listed a 27-year-old male as the victim when it was reported…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Sunset Zoo Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks: Riley County Game Warden Ben Jedlicka also joined the program.
TOPEKA, Kan. — (AP) Kansas’ school board has suspended the state’s top public school administrator over an offensive public comment about Native Americans. Its decision Friday to suspend Education Commissioner Randy Watson for 30 days without pay came after it unanimously rejected the resignation he submitted after the governor and indigenous leaders demanded it. Board Chair Jim Porter said members believe in what he called restorative justice and considered Watson’s entire career. The elected 10-member board appointed Watson commissioner in November 2015 to run the State Department of Education. The board’s suspension frustrated Native American leaders who had joined Gov.…
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 rape in Manhattan on February 24, 2022, around 5:10 p.m. Officers listed a 24-year-old female as the victim and a 29-year-old male known to her as the suspect. Due…