Manhattan City Commissioners received an update Tuesday on the Midtown Development project in Aggieville and some new requests from Back 9 Development, the firm in charge of the project. Back 9 is requesting a one year extension on the original development agreement to the middle of 2026, when construction is expected to be completed on [...]

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The first commercial flight in over four months touched down Monday just before noon at Manhattan Regional Airport. Two Manhattan Fire Department trucks greeted Envoy Air flight 3439 from Dallas, with a water cannon salute as it entered the jet bridge. The airport has been closed to commercial flights since early May as a multimillion [...]

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Manhattan Senior Center Director Liz Nelson says fraud is a growing problem among the senior community and data from the Federal Trade Commission suggests Manhattan is a hot spot in the state of Kansas for fraud. According to the FTC, Manhattan had the largest number of fraud cases relative to population size last year, with [...]

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Six months after the Midtown development in Aggieville was put on pause, City of Manhattan officials are expected to receive a progress report at Tuesday’s work session that will also include some new requests from the firm in charge of the multimillion dollar project. Back 9 Development President T.J. Vilkanskas will present an updated timeline [...]

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City officials say American Airlines will resume flights Monday morning at Manhattan Regional Airport. The first return flight will arrive at approximately 11:45 a.m. where it will be greeted with a water-cannon salute from Manhattan Fire Department Station 4 apparatus as it pulls into the jet bridge at the terminal. The ceremony will mark the [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission approved a new plan for ADA compliance at Tuesday’s meeting. Since Summer 2022, the City has been working with consultants Kimley-Horn to conduct a Phase 1 Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan to created a roadmap to update it’s ADA Transition Plan over time. The plan has identified $11 million dollars in estimated [...]

The City of Manhattan will contract out services at the T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter. City commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved an agreement with Prairie Paws, a nonprofit organization out of Ottawa to manage the shelter. Mayor Mark Hatesohl says the move should give the city a better understanding of how much it’s spending on [...]

The Manhattan City Commission approved the 2024 city budget at their bimonthly legislative session on Tuesday. The overall budget grew nearly $40 million from last fiscal year, from $187 million to $224 million, a nearly 20% increase, largely driven by assessed valuations, which were up about 9.5%. The budget includes a 2.9% increase in property [...]

A report for theft was filed Monday morning at The Fridge Wholesale Liquor in Manhattan. According to the Riley County Police Department, four suspects — a man and three women — stole approximately $650 worth of alcohol from the store. Surveillance video, shared on The Fridge’s Facebook page, shows the suspects shoving bottles into handbags. [...]