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The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 08/12/2022 Hour 1 – Mitch called 911 for the First time 00:00 – Mitch’s grandpa passed/Mitch called 911 for the First time 21:25 – WR coach Thad Ward with media 30:17 – Baseball fans torn on Field of Dreams stadium The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 08/12/2022 Hour 2 – Baylor FB preview with Ashley Hodge of Sicem365 00:00 – Baylor FB preview with Ashley Hodge of Sicem365 17:05 – OL coach Conor Riley with media 27:22 – #1 Song of the Day 33:58 – Ask Us Anything

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State volleyball will have all 12 home matches broadcast across multiple platforms in 2022, including a nationally televised match on ESPNU against Iowa State, K-State Athletics and Big 12 Conference officials announced Friday. Beginning with the home opener at Bramlage Coliseum on August 26, K-State’s Emmy-winning K-StateHD.TV department will produce every home contest streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.  The Wildcats and Cyclones nationally televised match on ESPNU on Sunday, October 2 at 3:30 p.m. will also be produced by K-StateHD.TV. The broadcast team of Brian Smoller and former Wildcat two-time All-American Liz Wegner-Busch are…

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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 8/12/22: Ascension VIa Christi, Flint Hills Job Corps, Leonardville PRIDE Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 12:03 Segment 3 – 22:00 Segment 4 – 33:54 On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Ascension Via Christi Director of Physician Services Don Hedden and Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Dan Samani, and Rehab Physician Dr. Seth Oliphant. Flint Hills Job Corps representatives Melissa Graf and Gina Shope also joined the program. In our final segment Chandra Ruthstrom with Leonardville PRIDE previews this weekend’s Hullabaloo.

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ESPN has revealed its television schedule for the 2022 Big 12 soccer and volleyball seasons. Thirteen contests featuring Big 12 teams will be highlighted on ESPN telecasts this season. Ten volleyball contests were announced while three soccer matches were selected, including the final of the 2022 Sprouts Farmers Market Big 12 Soccer Championship. Big 12 Now on ESPN+ will stream over 150 matchups throughout the regular season and will air quarterfinal and semifinal matchups of the 2022 Sprouts Farmers Market Big 12 Soccer Championship. Longhorn Network is scheduled to showcase each Texas home match while SoonerVision on ESPN+ will air Oklahoma’s…

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An increase in turnout among Democrats and independents and a notable shift in Republican-leaning counties contributed to the overwhelming support of abortion rights last week in traditionally conservative Kansas, according to a detailed Associated Press analysis of the voting results. A proposed state constitutional amendment would have allowed the Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten restrictions or ban abortions outright. But Kansas voters rejected the measure by nearly 20 percentage points, almost a mirror of Republican Donald Trump’s statewide margin over Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to repeal a…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zack Greinke worked out of trouble to hold Chicago scoreless into the seventh inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat Dylan Cease and the White Sox 5-3 on Thursday. Greinke allowed nine hits but didn’t walk a batter, striking out five while throwing 95 pitches in 6 1/3 innings. The White Sox loaded the bases with no outs on three straight singles in the third, but Grienke struck out Eloy Jimenez and Jose Abreu and induced Yasmani Grandal’s inning-ending grounder. “I don’t think you’re going to see a pitcher put on a display of tough…

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MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – Kansas State student-athletes continued to receive honors and accolades for their hard work in the classroom in 2021-22, as 29 Wildcats were named to the 2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team in an announcement by the conference office on Thursday. In the 10 years of the award’s existence, K-State has placed 329 student-athletes on the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Teams. The Wildcats saw five student-athletes earn the honor with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. The six recipients with 4.0 GPAs were: Adah Anderson (soccer), Jayden Brandt (rowing), Serena Sundell (women’s basketball), Chris Tennant (football)…

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The Game on 1350 KMAN · The Game 08/11/2022 FULL SHOW – Skylar Thompson impressing Miami folks 00:00 – “Do They Know It?” hosted by Big Steve 17:50 – Skylar Thompson impressing Miami folks 28:15 – #1 Song of the Day 36:46 – Ask Us Anything

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Fort Riley is open for business post-pandemic; and the Historical and Archaeological Society of Fort Riley (HASFR) is gearing up for the 2022 Fall Apple Day Festival on September 24. Pie Queens Victoria Rios-Furlow and Penny Marvin say the secret pie recipe is more than 150 years old and belonged to a famous resident in the 1860s. Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Military Relations Coordinator Janet Nichols is helping to collect donations and sell pies for the Historical Society. The free festival has many other events, and is open to the public, however check the Fort Riley website to…

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Riley County Assistant Engineer Evan McMillan told commissioners Thursday about some work that will be starting next week. He anticipates the brush will burn for about a week, keeping smoke in the area. The asphalt overlay will take about a month to complete. His department has another project on the horizon. The Commissioners unanimously approved a bid from Oden Enterprises in Wahoo, Nebraska. They will provide the steel materials needed to replace a bridge over a culvert at the intersection of Kaw and Taber Valley Roads. The bid came in under $167,000. The Commission tabled granting the requested access for…

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