A low obesity rate and a low percentage of smokers contributed to Riley county being named the fifth-healthiest Kansas county in this year’s Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Health Rankings. Jennifer Green, county health director, went over the results of the recent county health survey at Thursday’s county commission meeting. Riley county improved nine position [...]

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  While the audio quality is somewhat lacking due to the out of country long distance reception, KMAN wanted to share this Interview with Command Sergeant Major Joseph C. Cornelison, senior enlisted advisor of the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command-Operation Inherent Resolve, Iraq, and the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley:  

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An uneventful agenda at Wednesday’s Manhattan-Ogden school board meeting cleared the stage for some interesting legislative discussion. USD 383 director of business and finance Lew Faust aired his grievances to board members. Faust has kept up-to-date on action within the House K-12 Education Budget Committee, and he said after a few bad formula proposals, legislators have finally found [...]

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Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat confirmed Wednesday evening a chase that began in Wabaunsee County late Wednesday morning ended with one of his department’s vehicles struck by a suspect driving a reported stolen vehicle–who then jumped into the river off the Belvue Bridge.Two boats were searching the river and several agencies assisted in an attempt [...]

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Kansas State University officials report a male worker was injured during a fall at the Pittman Building construction site shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday. Kansas State University Police, K-State Environmental Health and Safety and emergency personnel from the Manhattan Fire Department and Riley County EMS responded to the site on the Manhattan campus for the [...]

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Riley County Police responded to a report of an injury accident at Claflin Rd. and Westport Dr. yesterday at approximately 11:00 AM. When officers arrived on scene, they found that a 2000 Nissan X-Terra, driven by Arturo Cantu, 37, of Manhattan, was struck by a 2004 Toyota Highlander, driven by Yuan Lee, 66, of Manhattan. [...]

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On April 4, 2017 at approximately 7:55 PM, officers with the Riley County Police Department were made aware of a threat posted to social media site Snapchat. A 17 year old male student at Manhattan High School saw a story posted to a 15 year old male’s Snapchat account that caused him alarm. The picture [...]

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Aggieville may look completely different in 10 years as the Manhattan City Commission adopted a new plan Tuesday night for the popular bar and shopping district. The Plan organizes Aggieville in three distinct areas that allow larger building projects on Bluemont Avenue and Laramie Street, while preserving the historic integrity of buildings along Moro Street [...]

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Riley County commissioners tabled a proposal to rezone over 50 acres of land by Tuttle Creek Lake from an agricultural district to commercial use. The tract is a mix of grassland and wooded hillsides, situated north and west of Tuttle Creek Reservoir. The land is owned by Drew and Amber Vennum of Manhattan. They’d like to [...]

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The Kansas Department of Transportation has updated its phase 1 traffic plan for the K-18/K-113 interchange project that is expected to start Wednesday. During Phase 1, Seth Child Road will be closed between the southern on/off ramps and Allison Avenue. However, Allison will remain open to through traffic. Construction will be taking place on the [...]

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