If you’re looking to warm up on the K-State campus today, the Psi Chi fraternity is selling hot chocolate Monday, Dec. 3, and Tuesday, Dec. 4. The sale is a fundraiser benefiting the national CASA for Children organization, which supports abused and neglected children going through the court system. Cups of cocoa will be available [...]
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Dayton Hunter-Clay, 20, of Topeka, was arrested while in the 1000 block of S Seth Child Rd. in Manhattan on November 30, 2018, at approximately 2:00 PM. Hunter-Clay was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. Hunter-Clay was issued a total bond of $20,000.00. Hunter-Clay was not confined at the [...]
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MANHATTAN — Manhattan Fire Department officials made quick work Saturday morning of a fire at the Hilton Garden Inn hotel at 410 S. 3rd Street. Upon arrival, shortly after 6:30 a.m., crews found fire located in the hotel’s laundry room. It was determined that the building’s sprinkler system contained the fire to a commercial dryer [...]
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Riley County Police have determined a suspect in Friday’s hit and run accident involving a pedestrian. Police have not named the suspect as the investigation continues. RCPD officers were dispatched to the intersection of Hunting and Denison, on the west edge of the K-State campus Friday evening around 5:15 p.m. When they arrived, they found [...]
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MANHATTAN — Mental health in the Manhattan area is getting a major boost thanks to a state of Kansas grant awarded to Pawnee Mental Health Services recently. The $725,000 grant will help toward construction soon of the new Community Crisis Stabilization Center. Executive Director Robbin Cole, a guest on KMAN’s In Focus Thursday, says this [...]
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Riley County government officials met with state legislators representing the area on Thursday to discuss the county’s policy priorities for the upcoming legislative session set to start on January 14. 51st House district Representative Ron Highland (R), 64th House district Representative Susie Swanson (R), 66th House district Representative Sydney Carlin (D) and 67th House district [...]
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MANHATTAN — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has notified the City of Manhattan that $18.4 million is being awarded in fiscal year 2019 to fund improvements to Manhattan’s levee system. The total cost of the project will be approximately $26 million and city officials will have several options to cover the remaining $7.5 million. [...]
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A sock drive is underway in Manhattan. This is the sixth year for the “Sock It To ‘Em Sock Campaign” which has seen more than 30,000 pairs of socks collected and distributed to different agencies since it began. Organizer Regina Schroeder is a sock ambassador for the Colorado-based 501c3 nonprofit and says it highlights a [...]
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Officers filed a report for theft in the 1000 block of Bluemont Ave. in Manhattan on November 29, 2018, at approximately 12:40 PM. Officers listed Debra Myer, 62, of Manhattan as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect took her Ford Focus. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $800.00. Police ask that [...]
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This weekend in the Manhattan area features a multitude of events in addition to the Festival of Lights Christmas Carnival, Fill the Ambulance and the 35th annual Fort Riley Tour of Homes. Other festivities include the Holiday Luminary Walk at Sunset Zoo. The event will be both Saturday, December 1, and Sunday, December 2, from [...]
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