The Kansas Department of Education’s Sunflower Summer program kicks off Friday. Flint Hills Discovery Center Marketing Coordinator Deanna Likes said this program allows Kansas students to attend multiple attractions state-wide at no cost to them. Each child and up to two adult caretakers will be provided one-time, free admission to each participating location. Sunset Zoo [...]
A seventh candidate has entered the race for one [...]
A seventh candidate has entered the race for one of four seats on the Manhattan-Ogden School Board this fall. In an emailed statement to media Thursday, Courtney Jane Hochman noted she believes in full inclusion of all students, calling it a path to student success and success of the district. If elected, Hochman says she [...]
Manhattan Fire Department courtesy photo The Manhattan Fire Department [...]
The Manhattan Fire Department responded to a fire this (THU) morning at a south Manhattan duplex. Firefighters were dispatched just after 10 a.m. to 1006 Pottawatomie Court, containing the fire within 10 minutes. The occupant was not home at the time. A cat was rescued from the home and treated by firefighters and Riley County [...]
A Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday on a Riley County District Court warrant charging him with rape. Riley County Police say 24-year-old Chase Newberry remains jailed on a single count of rape and two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy. Bond is set at $50,000. Online court records show the incident is alleged from a March [...]
Riley County Police are investigating after a body was [...]
Riley County Police are investigating after a body was found outside of the Apartment Towers Wednesday afternoon. According to a press release from RCPD, officers responded around 3 p.m. Wednesday to 300 N. 5th St. after the body of Rick Stradtner, 45, was found on the roof of the first floor. Stradtner lived on the [...]
After years of collaboration between the U.S. Department of [...]
Pottawatomie County officials on Wednesday made the decision to [...]
