Local News

The Negro Leagues and its ties to the Manhattan area were featured as part of the kickoff to Juneteenth weekend festivities Thursday night at the Douglass Recreation Center. Co-founder of the Negro Leagues Museum Phil S. Dixon spoke about the Kansas City Monarchs and some of the ways the team influenced modern baseball. Dixon says [...]

The post Juneteenth weekend kicks off with discussion on KC Monarchs ties to Flint Hills appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

A Pottawatomie County woman sustained a serious injury Thursday after rolling her pickup near Hiawatha. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 41-year-old Sarah Hoskins of Emmett was on the eastbound off ramp, shortly before 1:30 p.m. on US 36 near the US 73 junction, when her truck went off the roadway onto the shoulder. The truck [...]

The post Pott. County woman injured in crash near Hiawatha appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

Some government offices will be closed Friday due to Juneteenth being recognized as a federal holiday. On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, establishing Jun 19 as a federal holiday Riley County Offices will be closed in observance of the holiday.  Since the 19th falls on a Saturday, the federal [...]

The post Riley County and Fort Riley offices closed for Juneteenth holiday appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

Public art program The Manhattan City Commission discussed the possibility of hiring a full-time public arts program coordinator during its meeting Tuesday. The proposed staff member would help implement the city’s public arts program and potential new policies, duties which are currently split among multiple city departments. Mayor Wynn Butler was not in favor of the proposal, saying [...]

The post City commissioners discuss public art program, make progress on future Discovery Center exhibit appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

Governor Laura Kelly has appointed K-State alumnus and former BNSF Railway CEO Carl Ice to the Kansas Board of Regents. Ice currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the KSU Foundation Board of Directors and is a member of the Salvation Army National Board of Directors. He is also a former member of the KSU [...]

The post K-State alum, former BNSF Railway CEO Carl Ice appointed to Kansas Board of Regents appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

Seek magazine’s 2020 issue won a CASE Circle of Excellence award. The Award was given to K-State’s premier research publication in the periodicals and magazine design category. CASE (Counsel for Advancement and Support of Education) received around 3,000 entries from 27 countries in 2021. The magazine has been honored with 19 previous CASE awards since [...]

The post K-State research magazine wins international award appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

The Manhattan City Commission has an item related to the proposed Museum of Art and Light, and Mayor Wynn Butler tells KMAN that the state’s Secretary of Commerce has signed off on the sales tax revenue bonds necessary for the project. Robert and Tracey DeBruyn have put together the plans for the museum which would be [...]

The post STAR Bonds Approved for Proposed Museum of Art and Light appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

The American Red Cross and health care facilities have put out the urgent call for blood donations. Ascencsion Via Christi Presdident Bob Copple tells KMAN, the hospital recently had it’s usual re-stocking not take place because of the lack of blood taken in through donations. He adds it’s an unexpected consequence of the coronavirus pandemic. [...]

The post Urgent Call for Blood Donations Goes Out appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

A three-million dollar donation from the managing partners of Gates Capital Management will see creation of a financial analysis center in Kansas State University’s College of Business Administration. Alums Jeff Gates and Justin Boisseau made the donation that will result in the center being named after their firm. The center will be housed in the [...]

The post Donation to Establish Business Analysis Center at K-State appeared first on News Radio KMAN.