Riley County Council on Aging Executive Board Chair Kevin Larson says residents at Riley County Senior Center are busy volunteering. The seniors prepared 150 flags the first day. They have a lot of work to prepare for the September 11th remembrance. Nearly 3,000 people were killed at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania 21 years ago. The death toll has continued to rise with rescue personnel, and others losing their battle with cancer caused by “exposure to toxins at Ground Zero.”
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes will start the Kansas City Chiefs’ preseason opener in Chicago on Saturday, bucking a trend across the NFL of coaches sitting their starting quarterbacks for the first of their three exhibition games. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Thursday he would stick to his usual routine of having each of the four quarterbacks in camp play for a quarter of the preseason opener. And while he acknowledged the number of snaps could change based on the way the game is going, Reid thinks it’s important for everybody — stars and backups alike — to…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Federal officials allege that a New York man defrauded an organization that provides foster and adoption services to Kansas out of about $10.7 million. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Kansas filed a civil asset forfeiture case Aug. 1 alleging that William Whymark and his company WMK Research, which is based in Mount Kisco, N.Y., defrauded Saint Francis Ministries, based in Salina, Kansas. The FBI alleges Whymark committed wire fraud on at least three occasions but he has not been criminally charged, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported. Whymark’s attorney, Michael Grudberg, of New York City, said Whymark “denies wrongdoing…
Manhattan City Commissioners Tuesday supported drafting a memorandum of understanding with the Manhattan Housing Authority, currently eyeing the sky above a city-owned parking lot as the site for a new affordable housing building Downtown. Though a nearby senior service agency expressed concerns that things were moving too quickly. The project is being prompted by the discovery of significant mold and asbestos issues at MHA’s Carlson Plaza last Summer, with rehabilitation costs rivaling the public housing building’s value. They’ve been working on the concept for the project with multiple partners including National Church Residences, which is looking to demolish its flood-prone…
Chicago White Sox (56-55, third in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (46-66, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Dylan Cease (12-4, 1.98 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 166 strikeouts); Royals: Zack Greinke (3-7, 4.58 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 52 strikeouts) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: White Sox -186, Royals +156; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals play the Chicago White Sox with a 2-1 series lead. Kansas City has a 27-32 record in home games and a 46-66 record overall. The Royals have a 35-12 record in games when they…
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 and 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 criminal damage to property and criminal deprivation of property in Manhattan on August 10, 2022, around 12:00 p.m. A 53-year-old female was listed as the victim when it was reported two…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 8/11/22: Fort Riley, Manhattan Housing Authority Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 12:00 Segment 3 – 23:48 Segment 4 – 36:36 On Thursday’s edition of In Focus Fort Riley Pie Royalty: Co-Pie Queens Penny Marvin and Victoria Rios-Furlow preview the Fall APple Day Festival happening in September. We also spoke with Fort Riley Command Sergeant Major Albert Serrano, 1st Infantry Division Ready Reserve Command Sergeant Major. In our final segments we sat down with Manhattan Housing Authority Executive Director Aaron Estabrook and Commission Vice Chair Livie Olsen.
MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State offensive line coach Conor Riley, running backs coach Brian Anderson, wide receivers coach Thad Ward and fullbacks/tight ends coach Brian Lepak met with members of the media on Wednesday to discuss their position groups after a week of preseason camp. Videos of each are below, while links to audio files are above. CONOR RILEY BRIAN ANDERSON THAD WARD BRIAN LEPAK
LARAMIE, Wyoming (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State concluded its ramp up to the 2022 season with a preseason match at Wyoming on Wednesday afternoon, as the homestanding Cowgirls took the exhibition, 2-1, at Madrid Sports Complex. QUICK FACTS – K-State was led on Wednesday by freshman Andra Mohler with three shots and registered a second half goal to square the match at one. – In its two preseason matches, K-State registered a 37-16 advantage in total shots including a 12-9 edge in shots on goal. The Wildcats held a 16-11 lead in shots over the Cowgirls. HOW IT HAPPENED – Wyoming collected the…
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick says the coming Big Ten television contract with NBC is a “perfect” way for the network to complement its deal with the Fighting Irish. Swarbrick held a live online chat for Notre Dame’s alumni association Wednesday, during which he addressed recent developments with the Big Ten and how they could impact the school’s ability to remain a football independent. The Big Ten’s new media rights deals are not yet finalized, but the conference is moving toward contracts with Fox, NBC and CBS. The league has also said it is having discussions…