Riley County Commissioners approved a proposal Monday to construct [...]
Riley County Commissioners approved a proposal Monday to construct new turn lanes on Marlatt Avenue to help detour traffic when the Kansas Department of Transportation begins construction on two new roundabouts in 2025. Those projects will be constructed where Tuttle Creek Blvd. intersects Seth Child and Hwy 13. Riley County Public Works Director John Ellerman [...]
Riley County volunteer firefighters responded to several out-of-control fires this past weekend, though county officials noted greener vegetation and recent rains helped firefighters extinguish them quickly and prevent further spread. Among the weekend fires, one utility tsk vehicle was destroyed in a seven-acre burn north of Manhattan, and another, unpermitted burn resulted in a citation [...]
Poyntz Avenue in downtown Manhattan was closed to traffic Saturday morning. Northview Elementary students ten-year-old Alina Flores and seven-year-old Valentina Flores explained why the street was closed. The 6th annual Pink up the Pace 5K run and one-mile honor walk was well-attended despite the bitter cold wind. The sisters were with a group of nearly [...]
The City of Manhattan paid over $11,000 to Lenexa-based Hinkle Law Firm in its failed appeal of attorney fees stemming from a lawsuit involving a damaged residential mailbox. Electronic copies of the records, obtained by KMAN from an open records request earlier this month, show 10 transactions were made between April 5, 2022 and March [...]
Kansas legislators will make their way back to Topeka this week after a two week recess. News Radio KMAN caught up with two of the Manhattan area’s newest legislators this week on In Focus, State Sen. Usha Reddi (D-Manhattan), who assumed Sen. Tom Hawk’s seat in January, following his abrupt retirement and State Sen. Kenny [...]
Authorities arrested two individuals Thursday, including a fourth suspect [...]
Authorities arrested two individuals Thursday, including a fourth suspect in the March 6 shooting in the Sunset Zoo parking lot. Officers with the Riley County Police Department conducted a search warrant in the 1500 block of Hillcrest Drive, uncovering illegal drugs and guns. The investigation led to the arrests of 20-year-old Manhattan residents Thesiaus Robinson [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Legendary K-State Athletics figure [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Legendary K-State Athletics figure Ernie Barrett, affectionately known as ‘Mr. K-State,’ with his trademark firm handshake, passed away on Friday morning (April 21) at the age of 93 in Manhattan, Kan. A Celebration of Life is planned for 1 p.m., CT on Thursday, April 27 at Bramlage Coliseum with a reception [...]
