As the Manhattan City Commission continues to battle the current stormwater drainage infrastructure, they may be calling on property owners to help fund improvements in the coming years. At Tuesday evening’s work session, city engineer Brian Johnson updated commissioners on a proposed plan to restructure stormwater rates. Last fall, city commissioners heard about $61 million [...]

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  Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for vehicle burglary in the 400 block of S. 4th St. on February 27, 2017 at approximately 1:45 PM. Officers listed Miles Sprague, 47, of Manhattan, as the victim when he reported that an unknown suspect entered his his vehicle and took approximately $300.00 [...]

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K-State athletic director John Currie has been hired by the University of Tennessee to the same position, multiple reports indicated Tuesday morning. Currie, 45, graduated with a master’s degree in sports management from Tennessee in 2003. He previously worked in the Vols athletic department as assistant athletic director under former Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton. Kansas [...]

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More changes to the traffic control at the West Anderson project are expected this week. New striping will be installed beginning Tuesday, Feb. 28, and the public will begin fully using the temporary roads in place at the intersection of Anderson Avenue, Kimball Avenue and Scenic Drive later this week. Stop signs will be in [...]

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A Manhattan man was sentenced to 18 years in the Department of Corrections for failing to provide complete information when he submitted to the Kansas Offender Registration Act. Jase Stanton, 29, was in the Riley County District Courthouse Monday afternoon. He was also scheduled to be sentenced for aggravated criminal sodomy. In June 2015, Riley County police [...]

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A 24 year-old from Manhattan was arrested by Riley County Police this past weekend.  Friday evening,  Yiping Zhu, 24, reported she had been battered at her residence in the 1600 block of Hillcrest by an acquaintance.  Upon investigation,  Hongyu Shi, 24, was arrested for aggravated battery. Shi is currently confined on $20,000 bond. ### A 46 year-old [...]

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Dear Manhattan Family, Much has happened in the past few days. The devastating and horrific shootings in Olathe have given us reason to pause and reflect. Manhattan is a diverse, welcoming and safe community; however, our sense of security is shaken by such acts of violence. Manhattan is a wonderful city with extraordinary people that work hard to make it a [...]

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Equifest in Topeka, managed by Ann White of Pottawatomie County, drew large crowds throughout the weekend with a sell-out. Morgans, Friesians,  Gypsies, Paints, Draft Horses, Minis, donkeys and mules were just some of the breeds present at the Kansas Expocentre.  A variety of clinics, lectures, speakers, dances and dance lessons, ferrier contests, and trade shows [...]

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Riley County Firefighters responded to a structure fire in Ogden at around 11:38 pm Saturday evening. Riley County firefighters from the Ogden, Keats, Konza Valley, Hunters Island, Manhattan FD and Ft. Riley stations were called to the fire at 201 Eleventh Street in Ogden.. It was reported the duplex was fully engulfed. MFD station 4 [...]

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Rep. Tom Phillips summed it up best for his colleagues Saturday morning, when speaking in front of constituents for the first “Legislative Coffee” session of the year inside the Sunset Zoo Educational Center in Manhattan. “We’ll just have to see how this plays out — I’ve never seen anything quite this challenging,” the Manhattan Republican said, [...]

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