The result of ongoing construction, changes will soon impact access to the Via Christi Hospital Emergency Room. According to a press release, the south (emergency) entrance to the hospital will be closed to non-emergent foot traffic, beginning March 14. A hallway leading to the main hospital from the emergency entrance will also close for roughly

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Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for the offense of promoting obscenity to minors after police were told that a 14-year-old male suspect showed an inappropriate video of another male using the restroom. This video was shown to others under the age of 18 while in the 900 block of Poyntz

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The below comes to KMAN courtesy of a USD 383 press release.  Melanie Koehn, USD 383 Adult Learning Center teacher, was named The Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) Outstanding Teacher of the Year runner-up for 2016. Melanie received her Bachelor of Science from Kansas State University, with a major in marketing and a minor in Spanish,

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Manhattan’s City Commission work session was filled with updates, Tuesday night. The commission learned of Fake Patty’s call numbers and noise complaints, as they received a quarterly update from the Riley County Police Department. A total of 361 calls were made to police during the binge drinking holiday, that saw multiple injuries and numerous intoxication

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Stanley Hoerman of Manhattan has officially joined the race for the 66th district of the State House of Representatives in Topeka. Hoerman grew up in south-central Manhattan with eight brothers and sisters. “I was well trained by my parents and they were very good people and they taught us right and wrong.” Hoerman said he

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Riley County Police raided a drug operation Tuesday and made arrests; but as a result, police warn that three individuals are on the run. They are considered dangerous and potentially desperate. Acting on a tip from a neighboring law enforcement agency, members of RCPD’s Special Investigation Unit located over 1,000 pills of ecstasy and approximately

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  The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office and the St. George Police Department continue to investigate vehicle burglaries in the St.George area. These burglaries have occurred over the past several months, with the most recent reported overnight between last Friday and Saturday (March 4th and March 5th). At least 2 vehicles were entered without permission in the 12,000

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“Somewhat boring, mostly flat” is the way Manhattan Finance Director Bernie Hayen describes February sales tax numbers for Manhattan. A little over a million dollars was collected this past month which is similar to last February’s numbers. Specifically $1,010,818 dollars in sales tax receipts came in last month compared to the slightly higher number of  $1,028,934

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