KMAN’s Cathy Dawes was able to interview via Skype with U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Maylin Matute, the enlisted aid to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin, commander, Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command — Operation Inherent Resolve, 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley commanding general.
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The 2017 Community Survey administered to Manhattan residents this spring indicates the community is ready to vote “yes” on a quarter-cent sales tax issue on the November ballot. Manhattan City Commissioners heard the findings of the recently-administered 2017 community survey, which was distributed to roughly 2,500 homes this spring. Dr. Josephine Gatti Schafer, who is an assistant [...]
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A lawsuit filed in Kansas City making allegations against a former Riley County Police officer has received some clarification from local police officials. As earlier announced by KMAN and according to the Kansas City Star in a Monday article, a Kansas city woman has filed a lawsuit in Kansas City, Kansas, alleging she was raped by an [...]
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A Manhattan truck driver was sentenced to 12 months in the Riley County Jail for vehicular homicide. Ethan Butts, 21, was involved in a three-vehicle accident on Feb. 13, 2016, that took the life of 30-year-old Jenna Lindsten of Manhattan. The accident happened at the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Marlatt Avenue. Butts was the [...]
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To recognize the 100th anniversary of the 1st Infantry Division, the century-old “Big Red One” will conduct a division run and a Victory with Honors ceremony Thursday. The division run will start at 6:30 a.m. on Fort Riley’s Custer Hill. Every unit at Fort Riley will take part in the run, led by Brig. Gen. [...]
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A ribbon cutting Thursday celebrated the opening of a third kstate CREDIT UNION facility at 601 McCall Road. The group has been part of the Manhattan community for 71 years. Several grand opening events are planned Saturday by KMAN’s sister stations B104.7 and Z96.3.
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As of the noon filing deadline Thursday, these were the candidates for the November election. A primary apparently will not be needed: Riley County: Manhattan City Commission: Brian Thomason, Wynn Butler, Kaleb James, Jerred McKee, Usha Reddi, Trent McGee Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 School Board: Katrina Lewison, Karla Hagemeister, Jurdene Coleman, Dr. Jennifer Prewitt City of Leonardville Council: Jack McCarty, Larry Wendland [...]
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One of the Manhattan Junior Crew rowing’s safety/coaching boats is missing from their dock at Tuttle Creek Lake and is possibly stolen. It’s described as a green Tracker 15 with a 20 Horsepower outboard Mercury motor.. If anyone sees it around Tuttle Creek Lake, they’re asked to let MJC, and Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office office know. An email address is juniorcrewmanhattan@gmail.com .
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The largest animal vaccine company in China announced Wednesday that it will open a research lab and offices in the Kansas State University Office Park, located on the north side of campus. Officials for Jinyu Bio-technology Co., LTD, said that this is the first time that the company has established facilities in the United States, according [...]
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Four police departments teamed together to make a substantial drug bust Tuesday. According to a press release sent from the Riley County Police Department Wednesday morning, members of the RCPD’s Special Investigation Unit partnered with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, Waterville Police Department and Blue Rapids Police Department to serve a search warrant in Waterville. [...]
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