Movie goers will have to wait a bit longer to see the new IMAX screen at Manhattan Town Center. “We’re now hearing that it’ll be open in December,” said Lyle Butler, president/ceo of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. The new Carmike Theater will feature 13 screens including 5 with beverage/food options.  

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Students, faculty and staff at Kansas State University gathered for a discussion in Forum Hall on Wednesday afternoon. As required by state law, concealed handguns will be allowed on campus by anyone of legal age to carry. Since this law was passed in the summer of 2015, leaders at the university have been looking to […]

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Two female students have put K-State in the national headlines for all the wrong reasons Thursday. A Snapchat photo went viral after the two students were seen in what appears to be blackface and the caption, “Feels good to finally be a n—–.” K-State’s Beta Upsilon Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha released a response following the […]

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Country music superstar Chris Stapleton has been announced as a headliner for the 2017 Country Stampede, according to a press release from the festival. Already an established Nashville songwriter for the biggest names in country, Stapleton’s star shot straight up when he released his debut album Traveller in 2015. The album earned Stapleton four Grammy […]

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Riley County Police Department responded to a report of auto theft on Thursday. The report was filed in the 600 block of Highland Ridge Drive on the afternoon of September 14 at approximately 4:00 PM. The crime occurred during the overnight hours prior to the report being filed. Police found that a green 2014 Ford Mustang with […]

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Kicker Country Stampede is celebrating 22 years with the 2017 Festival To Be Held June 22-24 and a first round of 2017 lineup announcements released Thursday (September 15).  Superstar Chris Stapleton has been announced as a headliner for 2017.   Already an established Nashville songwriter for the biggest names in country, Stapleton’s star shot straight up […]

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Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) recently announced that four Manhattan High School students were named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program – Josh Haus, Eric Higgins, Owen Li and Saubhagya Shrestha. There are approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program from across the country. These academically talented […]

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Two incidents involving teenagers were worked by Riley County Police Tuesday. Keith Smith, 19, of Ogden was arrested Tuesday afternoon at the Courthouse and charged with a felony of criminal possession of a weapon. Bond was listed at $10,000 thousand dollars. Also taken into custody Tuesday were Kyler Nations, 16, of Ogden for battery and 17 year old […]

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A man previously sentenced for life in prison for the 2009 double-murder of his 1-year-old son and girlfriend in Ogden was back in the Riley County District Courthouse Tuesday afternoon. Luis Aguirre, who will have a new trial after the Kansas Supreme Court reversed his conviction in May of 2015, was present for his motions hearing. […]

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The Big Blue and Kansas Rivers Floodplain Management Plan, developed by a collection of local agencies, is now available for review and comment. The City of Manhattan, Pottawatomie County and Riley County developed the plan with support from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Kansas Hazard Mitigation Team to provide guidance for managing […]

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