President Donald Trump wasted little time to authorize a slew of executive orders since officially taking office this week, and one of those orders has Kansas agriculturists anxious. President Trump withdrew the United States from the Trans Pacific Partnership on Monday and the move may have cost the U.S. agricultural economy billions of dollars. “We [...]

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Jason Leonard, 41, of Manhattan, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department yesterday at approximately 7:40 PM. Leonard was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Leonard’s bond was set at $20,000.00. Leonard was not confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for burglary in [...]

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For this weekend only, Manhattan may be home to the world’s largest dentist office. The sixteenth annual Kansas Mission of Mercy is expected to provide free dental services to more than 1,400 patients by the end of the clinic on Saturday evening. The National Guard Armory was rife with excitement on Friday morning as hundreds of [...]

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The newly completed terminal at Manhattan Regional Airport was overflowing with excitement on Thursday afternoon when a large crowd gathered in the luxurious new space for a ribbon cutting ceremony. The 42,000-square-foot terminal was completed on Dec. 23, 2016, after more than three years of construction funded mostly by the Federal Aviation Administration. Travelers who [...]

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While the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense questioned a number of scientists, academic leaders, legislators, and industry representatives at Kansas State University Thursday, local Biosecurity Research Institute Director Dr. Stephen Higgs turned the tables a bit, asking the panel a question following his portion of the discussion. Higgs asked what next and Blue Ribbon [...]

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After much debate Riley County commissioners approved 2-1 to equalize their salaries. Newly-elected District 2 Commissioner Marvin Rodriguez, who was started at a lower starting salary than previous commissioner Robert Boyd, made a motion late in Thursday’s meeting to make the pay for all three commissioners the same. Commission chairman Ron Wells seconded the motion. [...]

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Jody Hildebrand, 38, of Manhattan, was arrested in the 500 block of N. Seth Child. Rd. yesterday afternoon. Hildebrand was arrested on a Manhattan Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear. Hildebrand was denied bond, causing him to remain confined at the time of this report. Ronaldo Roberts, 53, of Ogden, was arrested in the 100 [...]

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Guilty pleas in two separate cases were entered Tuesday in Pottawatomie County District Court. Martin Johnson of Wamego pled guilty to aggravated incest and furnishing alcohol to a minor for illicit purposes. Johnson’s sentencing has been set for February 16th. Johns was arrested last summer on River Pond road in the Tuttle Creek State Park [...]

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A small pond and some lost paperwork caused some friction between the city of Manhattan and property owners at Tuesday’s city commission work session. Property owners Byron and Michelle Lewis asked commissioners last night to pay for silt removal from a detention pond on their lot in the Lee Mill Heights district. While the Lewises maintain this pond has always [...]

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The “2016 Spirit of Martin Luther King Community Service Award” was given to 2 long-time Manhattan volunteers and social justice advocates. Dr. Zelia Z. Wiley received the award at the annual Martin Luther King Community Celebration this past Sunday at Fire Station Headquarters. According to the MLK Jr. Memorial Committee, Wiley serves as the Interim [...]

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