0:00 – Jabril Cox is a tricky situation 13:51 – K-State could lose more/Punter strength 25:26 – Where in the world is Baylor in Newell’s ballot? 32:50 – Coronavirus, Guns, Eye Test, Computers 0:00 – Scenario where KSU gets Co 11:21 – KSU Pro Day/Draft Streak 21:53 – Klandy Man & AUA
Author: KMAN Staff
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal judge has ruled a Kansas man whose murder conviction was vacated after he spent 23 years in prison can proceed with key claims in his lawsuit against a police officer and others. After Lamonte McIntyre’s conviction for a double murder was vacated in 2017, he sued the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, and police officers involved in the investigation. Federal judge Kathryn Vratil on Tuesday rejected a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. McIntyre and his mother allege Kansas City, Kansas, police conducted a sloppy investigation and he was framed because his mother…
WICHITA, Kan. — A man serving a 90-year sentence for participating in the 1993 murder of a Kansas corrections officer is charged in a 55-count federal indictment with running a drug ring from his Oklahoma prison cell. The U.S. attorney’s office said.in a news release Wednesday that 47-year-old Travis Knighten was the brains behind a criminal organization that distributed methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine powder, crack cocaine and marijuana in Wichita. No attorney is listed for Knighten in online court records. Knighten, who is incarcerated at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Oklahoma, is serving a 90-year sentence for killing Officer Mark…
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas health department’s top administrator says health officials are monitoring up to a dozen people a day for the possibility that they have the new coronavirus. Secretary Lee Norman also said Wednesday that the Department of Health and Environment now can do its own testing. Norman had a news conference with Gov. Laura Kelly a day after the department launched an online resource center to disseminate information about coronavirus. A legislative committee also approved an increase Wednesday in state aid to local health departments. Kansas has had no confirmed cases of the virus that causes COVID-19,…
00:00 – None of these arrests warrants being kicked off the team on its own 10:41 – Klandy Man Kan – Where does that sit on the list of show songs/bits? 22:35 – Klieman handled the Hunter Rison thing well/Self has his Roy Williams moment 35:55 – Twitter reax 00:00 – I still don’t want Klieman to change his hands off style 12:10 – With Derek Young 23:10 – I’m tired of the arrests/Walking on Eggshells 30:48 – Ask Us Anything
Wednesday’s program featured a preview of the March 4 school board meeting for USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Schools with Superintendent Marvin Wade. Manhattan Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes joined us to discuss recent fires and shared some prevention tips for deck fires. We also heard from Dona Koster, a Go Red survivor who will speak at the American Heart Association’s Go Red event March 20 about her amazing journey as a survivor of heart disease. She was recently taken off of Ascension Via Christi’s heart transplant list.
Manhattan residents may be sharing their streets and sidewalks with electric scooters before summer. The City Commission Tuesday unanimously voted to authorize city administrative staff to negotiate a contract permitting the company Zagster to deploy a 500 e-scooter pilot program in the city and on the Kansas State University campus. The contract will return to the commission for final approval, which if given will open the pilot for a six month period. Zagster, originally from Boston, was founded in 2007 as a bike share company and has since expanded into the e-scooter side of the micromobility industry. The company currently…
Emergency services in Pottawatomie County and Riley County took part in a statewide tornado drill put on by the National Weather Service Tuesday. The drills were part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, which also includes days devoted to preparedness, lightning safety, hail and wind safety and flood safety. Riley County Emergency Management Coordinator Laurie Harrison says this drill, along with the tornado drills the county puts on each month, helps prepare both emergency services and residents for tornado season. In addition to tornado sirens, Riley County residents who are signed up for the Everbridge emergency notification system also received notifications…
Fears over the spread of Coronavirus are increasing globally and while Americans should certainly be alert to the potential threat, your best defense might just be the most simple, according to experts with Kansas State University Research and Extension. “If you’re feeling panicked about the coronavirus – or not – go wash your hands,” said Erin Yelland, K-State Research and Extension specialist in adult development and aging. “That is truly one of the best preventative actions we can take.” The Centers for Disease Control says hand-washing is among the short-list of preventative steps people can take toward COVID-19, the current…
2020 Dust Control Program Pottawatomie County Commissioners approved a Dust Control Program for 2020 during their meeting Monday. The program involves putting magnesium chloride on county roads to prevent cars and wind from kicking up too much dust. Public Works Director Peter Clark says he believes the program has been successful in the past. Commissioner Pat Weixelman voted in opposition out of concern that the program stretches the county’s workforce too thin. Magnesium chloride purchases total about $130,000. New transfer station scale Pottawatomie County Commissioners approved the purchase of a new transfer station scale Monday for about $72,000, well under…