Hour 1 0:00 – Big win vs TCU 14:57 – Wideouts 24:37 – K-State basketball 35:00 – Big 12 review Hour 2 0:00 – 2:30 kick for KU/Skylar postgame 17:11 – Oklahoma upcoming 27:14 – Twitter questions
Author: KMAN Staff
Travis Altenhofen announced he will be resigning from his position as Chair of the Pottawatomie County Commission and representative of district three during a meeting this morning. In his announcement, Altenhofen stated he would be taking over as the Chief Financial Officer at Manko Window Systems in Manhattan. “Over the past year, I had been contemplating running for a second term, watching my friend and colleague at my primary job battle cancer,” Altenhofen said. “On Sept. 19th, he passed away and I was asked if I could fill his position as the Chief Financial Officer.” Altenhofen also stated he is…
K-State gave Chris Klieman another first on Saturday. His first Big 12 win. The Cats never trailed in the game and scored after Jonathan Alexander blocked a TCU punt and started the drive at the TCU 20-yard line. After a loss of one, the very next play off of the play-action pass, Skylar Thompson hit tight end Nick Lenners for a 21-yard touchdown. It was the first touchdown by a Wildcat tight end since Zach Trujillo in 2014. TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson referred to this situation after the game, saying “one play” is what made the game 24-17 as…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Officials say an African lion that died at the Rolling Hills Zoo in Salina suffered from encephalitis caused by a fungal infection. The lion, called Sahar, died Sept. 27. Zoo officials announced Thursday that a necropsy performed at Kansas State University found the infection caused lesions on the lion’s brain and a lung. It said Sahar had no outward signs of illness until the day before his death. The fungus is not contagious. The Salina Journal reports Sahar was born in January 2010 at the Bronx Zoo/ Wildlife Conservation Society. He was moved to the Lincoln…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas trial-court judge opposed by an influential anti-abortion group is among three finalists to fill a vacancy on the state’s highest court. A state nominating commission on Friday named Shawnee County District Judge Evelyn Wilson as a potential appointee for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly to consider. Kelly’s appointee will go on the court without any review by the Republican-controlled Legislature. Kansans for Life announced its opposition this week to her candidacy, citing her husband’s political contributions to Kelly and other abortion-rights supporters. She has declined to comment, but he said she steers clear of politics.…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A study has determined that Kansas schools are relying too heavily on test scores rather than teacher comments when deciding if changes are needed in an individual student’s education. KCUR-FM reports that University of Kansas researchers argue student assessments in the state should be data-driven rather than data-dependent in determining if a deviation from the established curriculum is required. The study released earlier this year calls for a balanced system that includes teacher recommendations, test scores and other metrics. Don Stull is one of the study’s authors and a professor emeritus at KU. He says…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita lawyer who stole more than $900,000 from an elderly client with dementia was sentenced to probation. Larry Toomey was given two years of probation, with an underlying sentence of 26 months, on Friday. He pleaded guilty in April to felony theft. The Wichita Eagle reports Toomey’s attorney, Steven Mank, told the court Toomey was entitled to the money because of a gift memo drafted by the 104-year-old client. Prosecutors say Toomey spent nearly $962,000 from the woman’s bank accounts, including for a gambling addiction. Under his sentence, Toomey was ordered to be evaluated for a…
Pawnee Mental Health Services celebrated the completion of its new Crisis Stabilization Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday afternoon. The ceremony occurred six months after an initial wall-breaking ceremony and included a word or two from Robbin Cole, the exective director for PMHS; Laura Howard, the secretary for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services; Wayne Sloan, CEO for BHS Construction and PMHS Foundation Board member; and Bruce Johnson, the manager for the Crisis Stabilization Center. With the opening of this facility, this area of Kansas now has a service not often available outside of urban areas. “There are…
Twin Valley League 8 Man Frankfort (6-0) at Axtell (6-0) Clifton-Clyde (6-0) at Washington Co. (4-2) Hanover (5-1) at Wetmore (1-5) Doniphan West (2-4) at Blue Valley (1-5) Southern Cloud (0-6) at Linn (1-5) Onaga (3-3) at Tescott (0-6) Twin Valley League 11 Man Centralia (5-1) at Wabaunsee (1-5) Valley Heights (5-1) at Northern Heights (4-2) Lyndon (6-0) at Troy (2-4) Mid-East League Silver Lake (6-0) at Osage City (4-2) Riley County (4-2) at Southeast of Saline (5-1) Council Grove (2-4) at Rossville (4-2) Clay Center (3-3) at…
Friday’s program featured a discussion on Medicare with K-State Riley County Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Megan Dougherty. Riley County Seniors’ Service Center Program Coordinator Liz Nelson detailed events coming up in November at the center. Flint Hills Veterans Coalition President Janet Nichols joined us to preview the annual Veterans Day parade and festivities in Manhattan planned for November 11.