Riley County Police have released more details about the three people hurt in a Tuesday crash near the Public Works shops. Police say 48-year-old Rodney Dugan, of Leonardville stopped in the eastbound lanes of Tuttle Creek Blvd. when he came upon a vehicle on fire. As he stopped, a pickup driven by 51-year-old Jack Bowen, [...]
Flag Day was celebrated Wednesday in Manhattan, as Boy Scouts from Troop 74 commemorated the holiday with the annual flag raising ceremony at City Hall. Event organizer Stormy Kennedy spoke to KMAN about the local history of the event, and her involvement in the City Hall kiosks about the 101 US Army Division – as [...]
The Manhattan City Commission held their first budget work session Tuesday to discuss the estimated 2024 revenue neutral rate and possible changes to the mill levy. Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers presented the commission with the city’s year-to-date financials and the impact of property valuation increases on the revenue neutral rate (RNR). Hilgers said overall [...]
The Manhattan City Commission has one item on the [...]
The Manhattan City Commission has one item on the work session agenda tonight, discussing the city’s 2023 year to date analysis and the 2024 budget. Commissioners will also receive an overview of the Capital Improvement Program. The board will review the city’s financials and provide feedback on items such as the city’s seven major revenue [...]
4 p.m. update Tuesday The Manhattan Fire Department says [...]
The Flint Hills Discovery Center hosted the 13th annual [...]
The Flint Hills Discovery Center hosted the 13th annual Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest on Friday. The finals were divided into serious and humorous categories, and poets ranged in age and experience. Winner of the serious category, Kye Rieff has only competed three times but says Cowboy Poetry contests are a space that he feels [...]
Fort Riley reopened the U.S. Cavalry Museum Tuesday after nearly seven years of planning and reconstruction of the famous building, first constructed in 1855 as a hospital. The project was funded by the U.S. Army and the Center for Military History. In recent years, the Army has pushed to renovate its 43 museums both across [...]
The U.S. Cavalry Museum reopened to the public on [...]
