The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce has announced finalists for its upcoming Business Awards luncheon. Finalists for business of the year: McCownGordon Construction, Midwest Concrete Materials and Ultra Electronics ICE. Finalists for small business of the year: Anderson Knight Architects, Manhattan Running Company and TimberCreek Veterinary Hospital. Finalists for women/minority owned business: Andrews & Associates [...]
Each year the City of Manhattan plays host to state high school basketball in Class 2A, but a second state tournament has been secured, book-ending both weekends of Spring Break for hoops fans. Officials with the Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau have secured a basketball and cheerleading tournament for Special Olympics, the weekend of St. [...]
A Topeka man was arrested early Sunday morning in Manhattan, accused of drug distribution as well as obstruction charges. Dennis Alcox was taken into custody by Riley County police after 1:40 a.m. on Sunday in the 600 block of 12th Street. The 36-year-old is charged with three separate counts, one for opioid distribution as well [...]
Kansas State University inaugurated its 15th university president Friday. President Richard Linton officially took on the title following a ceremony held in McCain Auditorium. K-State’s Faculty Senate President Dawn Saucier spoke about the key factors they considered during the search process. Kansas Board of Regents Chair Jon Rolph had the honor of conferring the title [...]
Systems continue to be tested at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, with commissioning making progress, according to officials. NBAF Deputy Director Dr. Ken Burton shared those comments with KMAN this week, noting some of the rigorous testing occurring behind the scenes to ensure the $1.25 billion animal and zoonotic disease laboratory is functioning safely [...]
Kansas State University leadership, faculty and students attended a community open forum in Manhattan Thursday morning, kicking off the first of a host of community visits around the State informing the university’s new strategic plan. This academic year, President Richard Linton and others from K-State will travel to nine different regions around Kansas to listen [...]
A third suspect connected to a July 28 alleged robbery on Waterway Place in Manhattan, is now in custody. The Riley County Police Department says 19-year-old Evan Megaw, of Junction City, was arrested Wednesday for aggravated robbery, after it was reported he and two others robbed a 17-year-old male at gunpoint. Others charged in the [...]
A Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday in the 600 block of Highland Ridge Drive. According to RCPD, 20-year-old Joshua Garrison was jailed on single counts of aggravated domestic battery and kidnapping shortly after 6 p.m. Garrison is accused of strangling an 18-year-old female victim and forcefully restricting her movements. He remains jailed on a $20,000 [...]
Manhattan city officials say Kimball Avenue will be reopened to all four lanes of traffic between College Avenue and North Manhattan Avenue, starting Thursday. The project, part of the North Campus Corridor plan around Kansas State University, had interrupted traffic flow on the major thoroughfare for almost a year, shutting down last October, as part [...]
About 55 miles of historic fences exist along a route in the Flint Hills, identified as the Native Stone Scenic Byway. Mary Mertz belongs to a group dedicated to preserving the structures. She describes a fundraiser at The Lazy T Ranch on September 10th. Mertz says crafters, artists, authors, photographers, and florists are offered free [...]
