Authorities are investigating after four young women reported to police their drinks were spiked at a party in Manhattan over the weekend. The Riley County Police Department says the victims, ranging between 17 and 19 years old, reported an 18-year-old woman contaminated their alcoholic beverages with an unknown substance at a house party in the [...]
A Manhattan man is jailed following an incident early Sunday morning in the Northview area. According to the Riley County Police Department, 36-year-old Aaron Finch was arrested around 3 a.m. on two counts of aggravated assault. Finch is accused of pulling a knife on two men at the Short Stop convenience store, in the 2000 [...]
A Manhattan man died in a crash Friday afternoon in Washington County According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 39-year-old Nicholas Bennett was westbound on K148 near Hanover, just after noon, when his Chevy Silverado went off the roadway and overturned. Authorities say it’s unclear what caused Bennett to lose control of the vehicle. The crash [...]
Manhattan resident Curt Herrman has been collecting Kansas City Chiefs memorabilia since 1970. In recent years, his home collection of close to 1,500 unique items tied to the defending Super Bowl champions, has even found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Herrman fulfilled another dream of his Friday, as members of the [...]
Firefighters were called to Meadowlark Hills Thursday evening in response to a small fire. The Manhattan Fire Department says crews were called out, just after 9 p.m. to a residence in the Lyle House, where a small fire was quickly extinguished. Crews then ventilated the building to remove all smoke. Nursing staff evacuated residents prior to firefighters [...]
Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 and Manhattan Area Technical College entered the new school year without a negotiated agreement for concurrent and automotive technology education offerings at Manhattan High School. The memorandum of understanding traditionally spells out how much MATC is required to reimburse to the school district, which provides the faculty for general education and Excel [...]
Discussions regarding the overall 2024 budget took place Tuesday during the Manhattan City Commission’s work session. Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers presented how the proposed budget currently sits. The proposed budget for 2024 is nearly a 20% increase from last year. Hilgers explained where some of this spike comes from. Commissioner John Matta voiced concerns [...]
Budget and Finance Officer Brittany Philips presented a budgetary change to the Riley County Commission on Monday. Due to an error made with the Rural Fire district budget, the Riley County Commission has approved a change made to the overall budget. This will reduce the mill levy from 8.914 to 7.737, an overall reduction in [...]
American Airlines announced Sunday it will postpone resuming commercial flights to Manhattan Regional Airport from the initial September 6 date, until September 25. The announcement comes as the airport’s massive runway reconstruction project remains behind schedule. As reported by News Radio KMAN last week, the City of Manhattan’s general contractor, Clarkson Construction, has faced a [...]
Riley County Police reported that a 35-year-old woman has been hospitalized following a shooting in Aggieville. RCPD officers responded to multiple gunshots in the 1100 block of Laramie Street shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday morning. Officers discovered a 35 year old woman suffering from a gunshot wound to her back. Her injuries are not [...]
