You’ve likely seen the green bikes around Manhattan–known as the Green Apple Bikes. And Jared Tremblay, who serves as Transportation Planning Analyst with the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization,  told intergovernmental leaders Monday just how much those bikes are being used by members of the community. One bike was tracked by a GPS unit for one month and [...]

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Riley County Police are asking for the public’s help regarding an altercation reported early Saturday morning. According to RCPD Public Information Officer Hali Rowland at approximately 3:50 a.m. RCPD received a report an altercation had taken place at the Blue Hills Shopping Center in Manhattan. Officers responded to the location at 2301 Tuttle Creek Boulevard. [...]

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A North Carolina man driving a Suzuki was injured during a law enforcement pursuit in Riley County Saturday afternoon.  Dallas Wilson, 21, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was eastbound on K-18 in what the Kansas Highway Patrol describes as an active pursuit with law enforcement. Wilson’s Suzuki exited K-18 eastbound onto the ramp toward Scenic Drive but Wilson [...]

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September unemployment numbers in Manhattan were down considerably from the month before, according to information just released by the Kansas Department of Labor. The 3.3 percent unemployment rate was down from 4.1 in August for the Manhattan metro area including Riley and Pottawatomie Counties. The Manhattan/Junction City combined statistical area showed a lower rate also [...]

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It’s National Veterans Caregivers Month and KMAN’s Cathy Dawes had a chance to visit with Veterans and Military Caregivers Support Network of Kansas Founder Carolyn Tolliver-Lee. Toliver-Lee is also a Fellow with the Elizabeth Dole Foundation. Her interview follows:

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A man charged in connection with a Wamego kidnapping this past May entered a plea in Pottawatomie County Court Thursday.  David Rojas, 31, of Wamego, entered a plea of no contest to kidnapping and criminal discharge of a firearm and was found guilty by the court. His sentencing is set for December 14th. Rojas was [...]

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A Manhattan man faces rape and other charges following his arrest in Pottawatomie County.  Thursday’s Riley County Police report indicates Jesse Porter, 22, was taken into custody in Westmoreland, last Friday October 13th at approximately 2:50 PM. Porter was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for one count of rape, one count of aggravated sexual [...]

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Riley County informed Pottawatomie County officials Thursday afternoon during a monthly joint meeting between the two governments, along with the City of Manhattan, that they would not consolidate ambulance services. The meeting was held inside the Riley County Commission Chambers in Manhattan. Earlier in the day at the close of Riley County’s commission meeting, Riley [...]

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A man has been arrested for attempted murder in Wamego, according to a press release faxed to KMAN from the Wamego Police Department Wednesday morning. Police arrested Terry Schroeder of Wamego. He was booked into the Pottawatomie County Jail on a $1 million bond. On Oct. 13 just after 8 p.m., officers received a call [...]

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As KMAN has been hearing since last week, budget cuts are being implemented at K-State. The following is a letter from Cindy Bontrager of K-State in K-State Today: Dear K-State community, The 20th day fall enrollment census was recently announced and the fiscal year 2018 main campus tuition revenue projection has been completed. The projected [...]

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