Kansas State University recently received a $1 million NSF Engines Development Award aimed at creating a biotech hub in the animal health corridor. The NSF Engines Grant is designed to fund projects in areas that previously have had little federal attention. The grant that has been approved is a Type I grant, intended to allow [...]
The new $16.3 million Advanced Technology Center project is on schedule and progressing well, according to Manhattan Area Technical College President Jim Genandt Genandt recently gave KMAN a progress update, saying the project is currently lining up to be completed by next March. He also says contractors and city officials have been supportive of the [...]
A Junction City man was arrested early Thursday morning on a Riley County warrant in connection to a Fentanyl-related overdose death. The Riley County Police Department has charged 19-year-old Noah Baker with a single count of distribution of a controlled substance, causing death. According to an online criminal complaint, filed June 15, Baker is accused [...]
A Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday evening after being transported from the Pottawatomie County Jail on a Riley County District Court warrant for violation of a protection order. The Riley County Police Department says the warrant against 26-year-old Kurtis Rich, stems from original charges of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated intimidation of a witness or victim, criminal [...]
One person was injured Wednesday following a crash on [...]
One person was injured Wednesday following a crash on I-70 in Geary County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a semi driven by 50-year-old Raymond McNett, of Plevna, Kansas, was attempting to exit the interstate at Exit 311. The vehicle exited too quickly and rolled onto the driver’s side just after 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. McNett was [...]
https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Attempt-to-Identify.mp4 The Riley County Police Department is seeking the [...]
The Riley County Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who is a person of interest in a recent span of fraudulent purchases. Surveillance images from the Manhattan Best Buy show the suspect who is believed to have used a woman’s credit card to purchase up to $4,600 of merchandise. The [...]
Local legislators targeted by threatening letters last week say there’s no place for that kind of rhetoric in public discourse. As of Wednesday close to 100 letters had been received by Republican legislators and other public officials that included a white powdery substance. Preliminary testing by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation has indicated the substance [...]
51st District State Rep. Kenny Titus (R-Manhattan) Local legislators [...]
