A pair of local teens were arrested Sunday afternoon after they broke into Dunkin Donuts and attempted to set the store on fire. RCPD officers arrested two 15-year-olds Sunday around 3 p.m. on charges of Aggravated arson, criminal trespass, burglary, and child misconduct. The two boys were not held in the Riley County Jail because [...]

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Attendees honored the dead and celebrated the living during a Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, event at K-State this weekend. The two-day event was hosted by the K-State Student Union Program Council, or UPC, and featured sugar skull decorating, kite decorating, face painting, live mariachi music, folkloric dancers and snacks. Attendees had [...]

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The Riley County Police Department announced Wednesday afternoon that it has arrested a local man for attempted murder and aggravated battery. The RCPD put out a press release around 1:30 p.m. to announce that 53-year-old Marcus Washington was arrested for attempted murder and aggravated battery in connection with Tuesday night’s stabbing. On Tuesday, RCPD officers [...]

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A national western outfitter retail chain recently set up shop at the Plaza de Maria in Manhattan. Boot Barn celebrated its grand opening in the Little Apple the last weekend in September. The store’s location is at 407 East Poyntz Avenue next to Academy Sports and Outdoors. In addition to offering premium workwear and western [...]

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Riley County Police Officers are responding to a report of a hit-and-run accident that left one teenaged pedestrian with injuries. Around 7:30 a.m. Friday, RCPD officers investigated the hit-and-run that occurred near Lee St. and Anderson S.t in Manhattan. The 16-year-old male pedestrian is being treated at Via Christi Hospital for his injuries. Anyone with [...]

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It remains unclear following Tuesday’s commission meeting if Manhattan residents will be protected from housing discrimination based on source of income. City commissioners discussed expanding the city’s non-discrimination ordinance to bar landlords, property owners and real estate brokers from refusing to rent to prospective tenants who want to pay with legal income other than job [...]

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Yard Bar won the 22nd annual Chili Crawl by a large margin, beating out the 11 other teams competing in the Manhattan Optimist Club’s fundraising event. Ticket-holding participants of all ages packed Aggieville to try all the different local recipes and vote for their favorite. Dirty Dawg Saloon claimed second place, and Mi Tierra Restaurant [...]

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A large pedestrian and bicycle bridge is part of a plan for economic development around the Kansas River in Manhattan. Representatives of Anderson Knight Architects and the RiverFrontMHK committee on Thursday unveiled a development plan to officials from the Manhattan city, Riley County and Pottawatomie County commissions. The proposed RiverFrontMHK plan would connect downtown Manhattan [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners are split on allowing a developer to use more than $2 million in tax breaks and assistance to turn the downtown Commerce Bank building into retail and residential space. Officials from Hutton Development on Tuesday requested a 10-year property tax abatement, a sales tax exemption on construction materials and for the city [...]

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Manhattan residents now can eat out as late as they want on the weekends after the opening of the Little Apple’s only current 24-hour restaurant. Abelardo’s Mexican Fresh has set up shop in the old Aggieville Burger King building at 1328 Laramie St. The Mexican fast-food chain is open 24 hours on Saturdays and Sundays [...]

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