K-State Athletics generates more than $486 million in annual economic activity for the Manhattan community and the state of Kansas according to a economic impact study performed by consulting firm Tripp Umbach and the athletics department. Tripp Umbach, who also recently performed a similar study with the university, utilized data from 2022-23 to conduct the [...]

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Michael Miller, 29, of Manhattan, was arrested on February 13, 2025, at approximately 8:46 PM in the 2200 block of College Ave. Miller was taken into custody on a probable cause offense of breach of privacy. Miller was confined at the time of the report, with a bond set at $8,000. Click here for more [...]

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On February 13, 2025, Kody Nations, 31, of Ogden, was arrested in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road around 1:45 PM. The arrest was made based on a Riley County District Court warrant, with charges including burglary, theft of property or services, criminal damage to property, and criminal trespass. Nations is currently confined [...]

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A couple of weak storm systems will bring minor travel impacts to the area this weekend. On Friday morning, there is a low chance for a mix of light sleet, snow, and freezing rain, particularly north of Interstate 70, with a light glaze of ice possible. A second system will move in late Friday night, [...]

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Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Academic leaders of the University of Kansas and Kansas State University said Tuesday legislation retroactively abolishing property rights inherent in tenure would run off distinguished educators, undercut faculty recruiting, destroy research programs, trigger an exodus of students and deliver a devastating blow to the state’s economy. KSU President Richard Linton and [...]

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This morning’s winter weather sent a Salina woman to the hospital after she lost control of her vehicle on I-70 in Geary County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says that 46-year-old Lisa Good was eastbound on the interstate when a truck passed her 2023 Lexus ES, causing Good to have to move further to the right. [...]

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By Emma Loura Officials shared that and other planned changes at an event Tuesday to discuss the university’s master plan and seek feedback on it. Attendees left their thoughts with an online form or sticky notes. K-State recently demolished the Ahearn Natatorium and attached gymnasium but kept the 1950 field house building, which for many [...]

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