Kansas State University Police are investigating after a racist note was left on a student’s on-campus apartment door. K-State newspaper The Collegian reports that sophomore Brodrick Burse returned to his home Monday night, finding the sign with a racial slur on the door frame of his Jardine Apartments residence. Burse posted an image of the [...]

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It was a big win Tuesday night for the USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school district after the passage of a $129.5 million bond referendum. The bond passed by a 63 percent margin with 11,179 votes in favor. Board member Leah Fliter says she was cautiously optimistic heading into election night and says she believes the business [...]

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Riley County saw a 52 percent voter turnout while Pottawatomie County saw a 62 percent voter turnout for the 2018 general election. Final unofficial tallies are as follows. Local races are listed first, followed by state races. Final election totals from Riley and Pottawatomie counties * – Denotes incumbent LOCAL RACES USD 383 Manhattan Ogden [...]

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Christmas may be seven weeks away but they’re already getting into the holiday spirit at Fort Riley. That was volunteer Juan R Pena talking about the 34th annual Operation Santa Claus which is now officially underway following Monday’s opening ceremony and ribbon cutting. Volunteers have begun taking donations of gifts or money to help make [...]

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Riley County Police Department reported via twitter on Monday that they responded to 20 vehicle accidents involving deer in October. In addition, so far in November there have already been 10 incidents involving deer. As a result, the RCPD has come out with some friendly reminders to anyone who may become involved in a vehicle-deer [...]

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Pottawatomie Health Director Lisa Kenworthy reported to the Pottawatomie County Commission Monday that they are applying for a grant through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The grant is for an opioid overdose crises response cooperative agreement and is a one time grant that runs from December to August 31st. Kenworthy says although Pottawatomie [...]

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Officers filed a report for burglary and criminal damage to property in the 1100 block of Moro St. in Manhattan on November 5, 2018, at approximately 9:45 AM. Officers listed The Hi-Lo and Seth Stone, 39, of Manhattan as the victims when it was reported an unknown suspect broke a window at the business, causing [...]

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Funeral arrangements have been announced for longtime Manhattan High soccer coach Francisco “Frank” Alonso, who died Sunday after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. A Celebration of his life will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, November 10th at the First United Methodist Church, 612 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS, with Dr. Rick L. Wright officiating. [...]

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As voters head to the polls Tuesday, local election officials are hoping a good advanced voting turnout this election season also translates to a high volume of voters at the polls for Election Day. Riley County Clerk Rich Vargo says the number of advanced voters this election cycle has been nearing historic levels. While official [...]

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The Young Trustees held their second annual chili cook-off at Blue Earth Plaza over the weekend. Addie Bunnell with the Young Trustees talked about the success for this year’s event. Bunnell says proceeds from ticket sales gave event-goers the choice of which nonprofit organization they wished to support.  She also discussed the Half-K run held [...]

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