The City of Manhattan has a new Assistant City Manager. Jared Wasinger, who previously served as Assistant to the City Manager was officially promoted recently, according to a release from the City. He fills the vacant position left by Dennis Marstall, who left for a position out of state in August. Wasinger, a Hays native, [...]
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A suspect has been arrested in connection to a February 2020 shooting near Aggieville. The Riley County Police Department said Thursday that 30-year-old Travell Hairston, of Sacramento, California has been charged with attempted first-degree murder. Hairston was already jailed on charges of domestic battery and failure to appear, stemming from a January 9th arrest. RCPD [...]
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A man convicted for a 2019 shooting in Manhattan will spend at least 36 years in prison, following emotional testimony Thursday by the victim’s family. Richard Goens was convicted of first degree murder among other charges in January for the killing of Tanner Zamecnik in what was described by prosecutors as a robbery plot gone [...]
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The Riley County Fish and Game Association will be holding their annual ART Auction and Feed. Ben Jedlicka, Riley County game warden, tells KMAN the event will have food from Ricky’s of Hanover as well as plenty of entertainment. “The entertainment is a silent auction where there is a lot of things donated and they’re [...]
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After breaking ground in September of 2020, Sunset Zoo is nearing the completion of Expedition Asia. Melissa Kirkwood, marketing and development coordinator, tells KMAN the grand opening of the exhibit will be April 9. She says sloth bears, tigers, and leopards will be the main animals taking home in the new exhibit. “We couldn’t be [...]
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Members of the Manhattan community came together Tuesday night to show support for the Ukrainian people during the ongoing conflict with Russia. A candlelit vigil and prayer were held at triangle park. Olga Volok, one of the event organizers, is originally from Ukraine and has been living in Manhattan since 1996. She says the purpose [...]
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For the fourth year in a row, Fat Tuesday was celebrated by Pawnee Mental Health with pancakes. The organization put on its annual Pancakes for Pawnee event in a drive thru fashion outside Early Edition’s west location in the Candlewood Shopping Center. Executive Director Robbin Cole… “This is one of the events that we host [...]
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Manhattan High’s Special Education and Interpersonal life skills teacher hosted and put the event together with the help of students and other staff members. Special Education Life Skills and IPS teacher at MHS, Jamie Schnee was one of the many faces behind it all. Many students and even staff were able to showcase various unique [...]
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An accidental fire at Meadowlark was quickly controlled by the Manhattan Fire Department over the weekend. Firefighters were dispatched Saturday afternoon to the retirement community for a report of a fire alarm with a smell of smoke. An investigation determined the smoke was coming from a dryer fire in the basement. The fire was controlled [...]
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A former College Hill preschool nurse accused of sex crimes involving an underage victim has been formally charged with 19 total counts, including rape, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties. Joshua Penabaz made his first court appearance Friday, a week after a police investigation led to his arrest. The 44-year-old appeared via Zoom as [...]
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