The City of Manhattan will host four open houses to educate local residents about a question that will appear on the General Election ballot on November 8th. Voters living within Manhattan city limits will be asked to consider a two-tenths of a cent increase in the Manhattan sales tax to fund street repairs and Safe Routes to School […]

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Officers with the Riley County Police Department are investigating a report of sexual exploitation of a child in the city limits of Manhattan. This investigation began on September 7 and due to the ongoing nature of this investigation no further information is available at the time of this report. Police arrested 49-year-old Clarence Douglas III, of […]

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A process spanning the last five months came to its’ completion in the Robinson Education Center on Wednesday evening. The board members of USD 383 unanimously voted to partner with BG Consultants of Manhattan for long range facilities planning following a lengthy round table discussion. The journey started back in April when the district expressed […]

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Don Most, best known for his co-starring role as Ralph in the long-running television series “Happy Days,” is coming to Marshall County in October. While here he will perform a concert at the Waterville Opera House and he will conduct an acting workshop for drama students from Marysville High School and Valley Heights High School. […]

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The Military Police regiment has grown the most of any other branch of the Army since 9-11–that’s according to Lt. Col. Alex Murray, the 97th Military Police Battalion Commander at Fort Riley, who addressed members of the Manhattan Military Relations Committee Wednesday. One M-P company with 170 soldiers is aligned with each combat team at […]

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Riley County Health Department are conducting an online survey of parents with students who attend Manhattan High School West Campus. School personnel notified public health officials about an apparent increase in students with gastrointestinal illness at the school beginning August 18. This includes students who reported […]

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  The Wamego City Commission hears proposal for Dog Park.  At Tuesday’s meeting, Troop 1250 Girl Scout Cadet Josie Rogenkamp made a public request of the Commission for a Dog Park for Wamego.  She presented the Mission Statement and the reasoning for building a Dog Park, along with possible sites and a cost estimate for […]

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A proposed rental licensing program in Manhattan is throwing away trust for many landlords. While only in draft form, members of the community spoke on what they felt this ordinance was doing during Tuesday’s city commission meeting. Mike Hill, who is a landlord in Manhattan, gave the analogy of a lawyer and a client. In terms of […]

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Planes and cars that fly and drive themselves? Medical robots care for their patients sans the doctor? Those “wild” ideas aren’t as futuristic as they sound. That’s according to CEO of Northrop Grumman, Wes Bush who stated during last night’s Landon Lecture Series that advancements in autonomous technology with cognitive abilities is both important and controversial. “Currently, the only […]

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A Nebraska man required hospitalization following an officer-involved shooting in Geary County this past weekend, according to a press release from the Geary County Sheriff’s Department sent to KMAN Tuesday. Dylan Binnick of Beatrice was transported via Life Star to Stormont Vail in Topeka following the shooting, where his condition was listed as stable with […]

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