One of the Riley County Police Department’s K9s Kato officially retired Thursday. Festivities included the presentation of a dog bone to the retiring K9 and recognition with plaques presented to Kato and his handler Officer Hayes.
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Kansas State University President Richard Myers announced late Thursday afternoon the formation of an eight-member search committee comprised of faculty, students, alumni and athletics representatives that will assist him in selecting the university’s next director of athletics. Myers appointed K-State Alumni Association President and CEO Amy Button Renz to chair the committee. Former athletic director [...]
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An investigation is underway to find out what started a massive fire that engulfed The Dusty Bookshelf during the early morning hours Thursday in Manhattan’s Aggieville business district. The Manhattan Fire Department, Riley County Police Department, Kansas Office of the State Marshal Fire, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are conducting a joint [...]
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A piece of Aggieville history went up in smoke during Thursday morning’s blaze. The Dusty Bookshelf had served Manhattan residents with affordable books for 25 years, but the history of the building dates back as far as 1908 when the building first became a staple in Manhattan’s premiere bar district. In 1899, a group of students [...]
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Manhattan Firefighters are on the scene of the Dusty Bookshelf in the 700 block of Aggieville where a fire was reported by a passer-by at about 3:45 a.m. Deputy Fire chief Ryan Almes told KMAN just a few minutes ago firefighters first attempted to battle the blaze at the Dusty Bookshelf in the interior of [...]
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Manhattan Firefighters are on the scene of the Dusty Bookshelf in Aggieville where a fire was reported shortly before 4:30 a.m. Motorists are urged to avoid the area of North Manhattan and Anderson Avenue until further notice. KMAN has been and will be on the scene and will provide more details as they become available.
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Take a moment and visualize the chaos of hundreds more grade school children roaming the hallways of USD 383’s buildings. That vision is expected to be a reality in five years’ time. Manhattan-Ogden officials and administrators heard the results of a long range facilities study at a work session before Wednesday night’s board meeting. RSP [...]
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Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 1000 block of Garden Way yesterday afternoon. Officers listed Kimberly Rosemond, 28, of Manhattan, as the victim when she reported that an unknown suspect keyed her silver Chevrolet SUV. The total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,000.00. Police [...]
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An ammonia leak is causing some concerns at K-State’s Polytechnic campus in Salina. K-State Vice President of Communications and Marketing Jeff Morris now tells KMAN the ammonia leak was reported at Schwans near the campus. Morris adds with the number of emergency vehicles campus officials wanted people to be aware. The K-State alert issued at 7:41 a.m. Wednesday [...]
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Sales tax receipts for the city of Manhattan were up a little this past December, according to numbers released Tuesday afternoon. $1,062,389 was reported in the February report, which actually reflects a couple months prior. The amount collected compares to $1,010,818 from the year before and is also more than the previous two years. Manhattan Finance Director Bernie [...]
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