The City of Manhattan has received notice of being awarded two grants from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). One is for the Juliette Brick Streets Rehabilitation, Phase III project and the other is Safe Routes to Schools, Phase II. The grants are both part of KDOT’s Transportation Alternatives Program and together total $1,308,640. Juliette [...]

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One person was injured in a Monday night fire on Walters Drive in Manhattan.  The Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 415 Walters Drive Apartment 911 shortly before 8:30 for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, crews found an apartment building with smoke and flames visible on the first floor. The fire was contained within [...]

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A Geary County man was sentenced Monday to 16 years in federal prison for taking part in the kidnapping of a Junction City woman who was killed during the abduction, according to a press release from Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall. Drexel A. Woody, 27, who lived on Fort Riley at the time of the [...]

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Kansas State University, President, Richard B. Meyers delivered his State of the University address Friday to a full crowd in the Student Union’s Forum Hall. “The State of our University is Strong.” Meyers spoke passionately about a broad range of topics pertaining to the University including conceal carry on campus. “There’s not a President in [...]

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Enrollment at K-State declined by 984 students this year and the university has seen an overall decline in applications of nearly 20 percent, according to a press release from the KSU Friday. K-State attributed the declines to higher admissions standards set by the state in 2015. The university’s website says incoming freshman must complete the [...]

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Kansas State University President Richard Myers penned a letter published in Friday’s K-State Today calling for civil discourse and leadership. Myers referenced the conversation that has broken out across the country about protests led by National Football League players, which started last season when former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem. Kaepernick, [...]

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Riley County Police made two arrests on failure to appear charges and also filed a report for aggravated assault Thursday. Roy Cephas Jr., 19, of Junction City, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department at approximately 9:00 AM on three Riley County District Court warrants for failure to appear. Cephas Jr. was issued [...]

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Manhattan sales tax receipt numbers are down again in numbers just released by the Kansas Treasurer’s office. The September numbers, which actually reflect July sales across the Manhattan community, indicate $893,919  was collected for the month, compared to $920,565 last September. However the 2017 numbers are still higher than 2015 ($893,165) and 2016 ($832,645)  sales tax [...]

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Riley County commissioners approved 3-0 Thursday morning to rezone a tract of land near Ogden for a new rural fire station. The 5.3 acre tract of land is already owned by the county and is located approximately 1,800 feet northwest of Fort Riley Boulevard (K-18 Highway) on the south side of E. Riley Avenue near the [...]

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Four Manhattan Firefighters were part of a large group recognized Wednesday by Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, Lt. Governor Jeff Colyer, and Adjutant General Lee Tafanelli in a ceremony honoring Hurricane Harvey first responders. Men and women from 16 state and local agencies who traveled to Texas to aid in Hurricane Harvey rescue and recovery efforts [...]

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