A St. George woman was injured Tuesday afternoon when the vehicle she was driving collided with a Kansas Highway Patrol cruiser. According to KHP, 30-year-old Trooper Scott Moses had been parked alongside Highway 24, near Rockenham Road in Pottawatomie County, when he pulled onto the road to attempt to stop a vehicle that had passed [...]

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Updated Wednesday, 12:25 pm. The Manhattan Fire Department has released more information concerning Tuesday’s fire at Hale Library on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan kept over 70 fire and EMS personnel busy late Tuesday afternoon and into the evening. KMAN News Director Brady Bauman interviewed MFD Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes about the fire Wednesday. [...]

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The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors have formally established a search committee to find the Chamber’s next President and CEO. As KMAN first reported earlier this month, current president and CEO Lyle Butler announced he will retire in Febuary of next year after 18 years of leadership. The search committee is comprised [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft in the 4400 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. in Manhattan on on May 17, 2018 at approximately 8:20 PM. Officers listed Jason Ward, 47, of Manhattan as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took his 2000 Ford Taurus. The estimated total loss associated with this case is [...]

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The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 is among the 2018 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School District Sustainability Awardees, according to a press release. USD 383 was nominated by the Kansas State Department of Education and the Kansas Association for Conversation and Environmental Education. Examples of some of the [...]

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The Big Red One will say goodbye to one leader and welcome another Monday afternoon with a Victory with Honors Ceremony at 4 p.m. at the 1st Infantry Division’s headquarters on Fort Riley. Brig. Gen. Stephen G. Smith has served as the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley deputy commanding general for support since October [...]

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More than 3,000 soldiers with the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, are set to return to  Fort Riley following a nine-month deployment to Europe in support of Atlantic Resolve, according to the army post. The “Dagger” brigade deployed to Europe in September 2017 as the second iteration of heel-to-toe rotations of U.S. [...]

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Story by Mikayla Gentine Manhattan city commissioners tackled three items Tuesday night. The first was the consideration of a new Flint Hills Area Transit Agency (FHATA) inter-local agreement and cancellation of the current FHRTA inter-local agreement. The second item considered a change to the parking rules in Aggieville’s streets and public lots. The third reviewed [...]

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Gov. Jeff Colyer traveled to Kansas State University on Tuesday to sign House Substitute for Senate Bill 109. This is the supplemental appropriations passed by the legislature that includes $15 million restoration for higher education across the state. The money will be spread out over multiple platforms including universities and technical colleges. “This is a [...]

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Democratic candidate for Kansas governor Josh Svaty announced his choice of Katrina Lewison of Manhattan as his running mate for Lt. Governor Wednesday morning. Lewison, born and raised in Hutchinson and Buhler, is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and served in the 101st Airborne Division as a Black Hawk [...]

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