Two Manhattan men were transported to Ascension Via Christi on Friday evening after a serious accident along K-113 near Seth Child Road and Marlatt Avenue. The accident occurred at 4:30 pm on Friday afternoon when a 1996 GMC SC1 failed to yield the right of way to a 2003 Ford Econoline. The Ford, driven by [...]

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One person is hospitalized, following a three vehicle crash about 15 miles north of Clay Center Thursday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Clay Center man was northbound on K-15, shortly after 4:30 p.m., when his SUV crossed the center line and struck an oncoming Dodge Caravan. The SUV then was struck by an oncoming [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the report of a stolen bicycle from Manhattan last weekend. Authorities say the bike was reported stolen March 17 from the 4600 block of Sunflower Slope Drive. The bike is a Trek Roscoe 24 inch bicycle valued at approximately $569. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective [...]

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Information from the Manhattan Mercury Phil Howe, a banker, oil executive and philanthropist, has died. He was 92. Howe opened Kansas State Bank in 1969, serving as president and CEO. He later became president of Griffith Oil Company, then founder and president of Master Medical Company. He also founded Baystone Financial Group. It was his [...]

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A local convenience store chain is switching hands after being acquired by another company based out of Nebraska. Lincoln-based U-Stop Convenience Shops recently completed the acquisition of 11 company-operated stores from Manhattan-based Shop Quik Convenience Stores, according to CStoreDecisions.com. Owners Greg and Pat Junghans have operated Shop Quik since 1981, eventually building their operation to [...]

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A local convenience store chain is switching hands after being acquired by another company based out of Nebraska. Lincoln-based U-Stop Convenience Shops recently completed the acquisition of 11 company-operated stores from Manhattan-based Shop Quik Convenience Stores, according to CStoreDecisions.com. Owners Greg and Pat Junghans have operated Shop Quik since 1981, eventually building their operation to [...]

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Kansas State students took home a record number of awards from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Student Awards this week. Students from Wildcat 91.9 FM, which is celebrating 75 years of operation this year, and Channel 8 KKSU-TV won 40 awards across both audio and visual categories. The next closest school won just 12 awards. [...]

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Manhattan City Commissioners provided feedback Tuesday to city staff on potentially using industrial revenue bonds (IRB’s) to fund future rental housing development projects. City staff are refining a draft policy that would give the city some clarity on certain projects targeting specific projects and areas of town for infill and rural housing incentive districts. Commissioners [...]

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A Manhattan man has been arrested in connection with the shooting that took place on Sunday. 45-year-old Brannan Turner was apprehended by the Wichita Police Department yesterday around 10:00 PM according to Riley County Police Department PIO Ashley Tokoi. Wichita PD was able to utilize their license plate reader technology to aid in the arrest [...]

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