It may look like the real deal, but Manhattan Firefighters have been conducting annual firefighting certification testing at the Manhattan Regional Airport. The testing was going on Friday. A photo of the training was provided by Airport Director Jesse Romo. Manhattan Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes confirmed it was part of an annual exercise. Almes [...]
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Riley County Officers filed a report for theft on Wildcat Creek Road yesterday at approximately 11:30 AM. Officers listed Riley County as the victim when a county worker reported that an unknown suspect took 9 signs marking a sharp turn. The total loss associated with this case is approximately $600.00. Police ask that anyone with information contact [...]
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Riley County Police are reporting a death of a teenager due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officers were dispatched to the 2400 block of Bighorn Lane Thursday at approximately 8:30 PM for a report of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. When responding officers arrived they found that Elaina Lagabed, 17, of Manhattan was deceased. Lagabed’s next of [...]
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A third candidate has filed to run for Manhattan City Commission. After an unsuccessful run in 2015, Kaleb James filed earlier this week. James is a senior business analyst for MAXIMUS, a government contractor. James said his business experience would make him an asset for the commission. “I analyze things and say, “What is the [...]
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An unloaded handgun was found in a student’s backpack at Manhattan High School Thursday afternoon. Michelle Jones, the director of communications and school safety for USD 383, informed KMAN of the discovery. She said the district does not plan to release any additional information regarding this incident. Jones also passed along a message to students and parents [...]
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An unloaded handgun was found in a student’s backpack at Manhattan High School Thursday afternoon. Michelle Jones, the director of communications and school safety for USD 383, informed KMAN of the discovery. She said the district does not plan to release any additional information regarding this incident. Jones also passed along a message to students and parents [...]
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On Tuesday, May 2, weather permitting, a 1.5-inch mill and overlay project will begin on a 5.631-mile section of K-113 (Seth Child Road) from K-18 to U.S. 24 in Manhattan. Work will begin on the south end of the project just north of the K-18 Diverging Diamond Interchange Project underway and move north to U.S. [...]
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Kansas State University President Richard Myers Thursday is commenting on a poster with an anti-Semitic message that was taped to a utility pole near Ahearn Field House. President Myers stresses this type of message is unwelcome at Kansas State University. Myers goes on to say there have been a series of random messages found on campus in recent [...]
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On Tuesday, May 2, weather permitting, a 1.5-inch mill and overlay project will begin on a 5.631-mile section of K-113 from K-18 to U.S. 24 in Manhattan (Riley County). Work will begin on the south end of the project just north of the K-18 Diverging Diamond Interchange Project underway and move north to U.S. 24. [...]
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It doesn’t happen very often, but a Manhattan man originally sentenced for felony battery of a county employee was resentenced in Riley County District Court earlier this week on a misdemeanor battery charge. As KMAN reported earlier this month, the Kansas Supreme Court affirmed a Kansas Court of Appeals decision in the case, involving the [...]
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