Community members are encouraged to help support local veterans initiatives. A donation tent will be setup outside City Hall from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Friday during the Veterans Day Parade and activities. Retired Lt. Colonel and Armed Forces Community Foundation of Kansas President Kevin West says the annual event is called Stand-to-Match Day, an [...]

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Four local residents graduated from Drug Court Wednesday afternoon. Community Corrections Intensive Supervision Probation Officer Brett Clark explains what Drug Court is: Clark says the local Drug Court is still in its infancy but is working well. Among those graduates is Henry Crowder, of Manhattan, who spoke with KMAN after the ceremony. Another graduate was [...]

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Prospective college students are being encouraged to take advantage of the first ever statewide free college-application-period this week. From Tuesday, Nov. 7 through Thursday, Nov. 9, Kansas residents may apply for undergraduate admissions at any Kansas college, university, technical college, including independent colleges, with no application fee. Kansas State University Director of Admissions Molly McGaughey [...]

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Beginning in 2024, Ottawa-based nonprofit Prairie Paws will assume animal shelter services for the City of Manhattan. Executive Director Vanessa Cowie presented to the Riley County Commission Monday, as the organization prepares to move into the T. Russel Reitz Animal Shelter officially on December 24. The physical shelter is actually in Pottawatomie County, though Manhattan [...]

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The Young Trustees sixth annual Chili Cook Off was held Saturday outside of Rockin K’s. While crowds gathered to taste the bowls of red, many made by local businesses, they watched the K-State football game on the Jumbotron. Young Trustee board member M.L. Latimore spoke with KMAN Saturday about the annual event. Director of Marketing [...]

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Lower than expected rainfall totals for October mean Manhattan is still in drought conditions. The rain during the last weekend of October, while helpful, was not enough. Mesonet Network Manager Chip Redmond: Redmond says there is potential for some moisture in the near future. Kansas Mesonet visits every Thursday during the Morning Show with a [...]

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Planning/Special Projects Director Amanda Webb presented the full comprehensive plan for Manhattan to the Riley County Commission. Webb explained that Pottawatomie County’s agreement with Riley County does not extend to the 2001 agreement between Riley County and the City of Manhattan. Webb says that Pottawatomie County can enter the agreement with all participants approval. Commissioner [...]

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The Habitat Hoedown at the Lazy-T Ranch, south of Manhattan, is back again this year. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event grew in popularity, and returned last year by popular demand after a two-year hiatus. Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity Execute Director Josh Brewer gives a rundown on some of the activities for this [...]

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A new study found that the week after Daylight Saving Time ends, deer crashes go up. The study was published in Current Biology by researchers from the University of Washington. They determined that the time change sees a 16 percent increase in deer-vehicle collisions every year. Collisions are 14 times more frequent in the two [...]

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EMS/Ambulance Director David Adams asked the Riley County Commission on Monday evening to makes some changes to a waterline running through the EMS station. The station was built on a concrete slab, so the water line must run through the ceiling. Adams explains the problem: The pipe needs to be wrapped in insulation to prevent [...]

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