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Construction progressing along busy stretch of Kimball Avenue

For those who make a habit of commuting down Kimball Ave., the headaches of road construction have been apparent. Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr said on In Focus last week that construction is making progress in the three phases, especially on the eastbound lanes of Kimball between Manhattan Ave. and Tuttle Creek Blvd. Meanwhile work [...]

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By B104 Staff|2019-07-08T15:36:00-05:00July 8th, 2019|Local News|Comments Off

“Can’t Say I Ain’t…” Patriotic: How FGL is helping a dozen wounded veterans on tour

PR Newswire/Danilo LewisFlorida Georgia Line is teaming up with The Independence Fund to give all-terrain tracked wheelchairs to catastrophically wounded veterans on the Can’t Say I Ain’t Country Tour. Tyler Hubbard and Brian...

By B104 Staff|2019-07-08T15:10:10-05:00July 8th, 2019|Music News|Comments Off

All-female band melts faces in new video for Chris Stapleton/Ed Sheeran collabo “Blow”

ABC/Mark Levine "Blow," the new collaboration between Chris Stapleton and pop superstars Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars is your typical double-entendre rock and roll come-on, in which a guy tells a girl, "I'm comin' for you/Pul...

By B104 Staff|2019-07-08T14:07:25-05:00July 8th, 2019|Music News|Comments Off

Pottawatomie County Administrator announces retirement

WESTMORELAND, Kan. — Longtime Pottawatomie County Administrator Robert Reece has announced his retirement. Pottawatomie County Commissioners unanimously accepted his resignation during Monday’s regular meeting. Commissioner Dee McKee “reluctantly” seconded the motion from Chairman Travis Altenhofen. In a statement Monday, Reece said his decision was made following the development and preparation of the 2020 county budget. [...]

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By B104 Staff|2019-07-08T12:10:26-05:00July 8th, 2019|Local News|Comments Off

Blake Shelton celebrates his biggest hit yet as “God’s Country” reaches #1

Warner Music NashvilleBlake Shelton is starting the week with something to celebrate. “Wow. ‘God’s Country’ is the #1 song at country radio this week and is already platinum,” he tweeted on Monday. “I ...

By B104 Staff|2019-07-08T11:39:07-05:00July 8th, 2019|Music News|Comments Off

Old Dominion’s self-titled third album will arrive in the fall

ABC/Image Group LA Old Dominion fans still have a little more than three months to wait...but the band’s third album is on its way. Lead singer Matthew Ramsey revealed Monday on ABC’s Good Morning America that the f...

By B104 Staff|2019-07-08T10:26:08-05:00July 8th, 2019|Music News|Comments Off

Country star trivia

Comstock/Thinkstock This Country Music Hall of Famer briefly appears in the 1986 Meryl Streep/Jack Nicholson movie Heartburn, singing a line from his hit, "Are the Good Times Really Over," in a TV commercial. Can you name him? ANSWER:&nb...

By B104 Staff|2019-07-08T10:00:45-05:00July 8th, 2019|Music News|Comments Off

Manhattan man jailed on charges of indecent liberties with a child

Riley County Police have arrested a 52-year-old Manhattan man on charges of indecent liberties with a child. Rodney Allen Roberts was jailed Sunday afternoon on a warrant for two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14. Both charges are from 2018 incidents. He also faces a probation violation charge. [...]

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By B104 Staff|2019-07-08T06:25:19-05:00July 8th, 2019|Local News|Comments Off

Jason Aldean ponders a world without albums: “That just sounds like it sucks to me”

BBR Both Blake Shelton and Sheryl Crow have revealed they're no longer focused on albums as their main way to deliver music, since it seems fans have more of an appetite for singles in the digital age. But ACM Entertainer of the De...

By B104 Staff|2019-07-08T05:00:42-05:00July 8th, 2019|Music News|Comments Off

Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockNot only is Old Dominion teasing they have something to announce Monday on Good Morning America, the five-man band is set to perform as well. You can watch for them starting at 7 a.m. on ABC. The self-t...

By B104 Staff|2019-07-08T05:00:28-05:00July 8th, 2019|Music News|Comments Off

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