RCPD: Manhattan High students arrested on separate incidents involving criminal threat, possession of a weapon

An investigation is underway into an alleged threat at Manhattan High School earlier this week. A report for aggravated criminal threat was filed just after noon Wednesday, according to Friday’s Riley County Police Department Activity Report. Officer listed a 16-year-old suspect, identified as Daniel Marshall, of Manhattan, who reportedly used an educational technology site known [...]

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Manhattan cut millions off final airport runway design cost

The final design of the Manhattan Regional Airport’s new runway cut over $7 million off prior cost predictions. Manhattan City Commissioners Tuesday unanimously voted to authorize the runway rehabilitation project to open for bids once final Federal Aviation Administration funding is awarded later this year. Olsson Associates’ Diane Hofer told commissioners the savings come as [...]

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Manhattan-Ogden School Board shifts to optional masking

Masking will be optional for K-12 students in Manhattan-Ogden Schools beginning next week after the school board voted 6-1 Wednesday to change modalities for its pandemic response plan. It was a move that wasn’t totally unexpected, since district officials said two weeks ago they were targeting Feb. 21 as switching to mask-optional, based on metrics [...]

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Manhattan Public Library, Anthony Middle School announce partnership

Manhattan Public Library and Susan B. Anthony Middle School are teaming up to increase students’ access to digital reading materials. According to the library, they have formed a partnership that provides access to thousands of age-appropriate books for students’ use inside the classroom, at home, or anywhere 24/7. Middle school students can now use Sora [...]

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Riley County continues to see sharp drop in active COVID cases

The Riley County Health Department continues to see active COVID cases drop as testing demand also continues to decline. The latest weekly update Wednesday showed 145 active cases in the county. It includes 230 new cases along with 374 additional recoveries since Feb. 9. The two-week rolling percent positivity rate fell to 16.6 percent, from [...]

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Oklahoma manufacturer expands to Manhattan, announces acquisition of TravAlum

An Oklahoma-based employee-owned horse and livestock trailer manufacturer has announced expansion into Kansas and the subsequent acquisition of Manhattan’s TravAlum, a local aluminum trailer manufacturer in the Green Valley Business Park. Cimarron Trailers announced Wednesday it has acquired the assets of TravAlum and will convert the existing space into its first expansion outside of its [...]

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Aggieville homicide suspect makes first court appearance

A Fort Riley soldier accused of murdering a fellow soldier in Manhattan’s Aggieville district last weekend made his first court appearance Friday, via video conference. Seated in a wheelchair from the Riley County Jail with a visible right leg injury, 19-year-old Tremelle Montgomery stared ahead, without counsel, while Judge Kendra Lewison read the four charges [...]

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K-State launches its first-ever Social Media Week

A week-long social media event is making its first appearance at K-State on Feb. 14th-18th, bringing together students, educators and industry professionals to provide insights and opportunities for maximizing the power of social media to succeed in a digitally-connected world. Journalism professor and event organizer Jana Thomas spoke with KMAN regarding the eventful week ahead [...]

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Jury convicts Hartman on aggravated battery charge; no decision on child abuse count

A Riley County jury on Thursday found a Manhattan man guilty of aggravated battery, for injuring an infant child last summer. Gerald Hartman III was on trial this week for the July 2021 incident. He also stood accused of child abuse, however the jury was unable to reach a decision on that beyond a reasonable [...]

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Aggieville in talks with Fort Riley following shooting

Aggieville leadership says dialogue with Fort Riley about proactive steps to address recent violence in the district are ongoing. The nearly 100-business entertainment district features is the oldest of its kind in Kansas, and has recently experienced two separate shootings in a more than two month span since December. Most recently, Tremelle Montgomery of Fort [...]

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