The Manhattan boy’s basketball team fought back from a double-digit deficit at halftime to force Lawrence to overtime, but it wasn’t enough. The Indians, in their first 6A state tournament appearance since 2008, fell 51-44 in Wichita’s Koch Arena. MHS, the No. 2 seed in the bracket, struggled out of the gate. Lawrence (16-7) came into the [...]

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Officers filed a report for criminal threat in the 2000 block of Little Kitten Ave. on March 7, 2017 at approximately 8:20 AM. Officers listed Stoneybrook Retirement Home as the victim when they reported that an unknown suspect called Stoneybrook claiming to have placed 3 bombs outside the facility. Officers at the scene were able [...]

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A proposal to bring new jobs to Manhattan was presented in Tuesday’s City Commission meeting. The K-State Foundation made the proposal to take advantage of city economic development funds to help facilitate job creation at the KSU Foundation Center. The funds are available to any business in Manhattan, given the approval of city officials. The KSU Foundation [...]

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A proposal to bring new jobs to Manhattan was presented in Tuesday’s City Commission meeting. The K-State Foundation made the proposal to take advantage of city economic development funds to help facilitate job creation at the KSU Foundation Center. The funds are available to any business in Manhattan, given the approval of city officials. The KSU Foundation [...]

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WICHITA — A federal judge has delayed until summer the trial against three men accused of plotting to bomb an apartment complex and mosque used by Somali immigrants in western Kansas. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren on Tuesday scheduled the trial for June 13. It had previously been set to start April 25. Prosecutors allege Patrick [...]

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WICHITA — A federal judge has delayed until summer the trial against three men accused of plotting to bomb an apartment complex and mosque used by Somali immigrants in western Kansas. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren on Tuesday scheduled the trial for June 13. It had previously been set to start April 25. Prosecutors allege Patrick [...]

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One of three people convicted in connection with a February 1997 murder in Riley County has apparently been passed over for parole. Duereal Campbell’s (37) next earliest possible release date is March first of 2018. Campbell and Delisha Branch (45) and Shakeer Davis (37) were convicted of the murder of Wanda Norman (44) of Manhattan [...]

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UPDATED: Tuesday,  2:58 p.m. The Manhattan Fire Department has sent a fire engine to Hutchinson to help with the wildfires there. “Last night Reno County was requesting 50 fire engines and 58 brush trucks,” MFD Assistant Chief Sam Dameron told KMAN Tuesday. “So we sent one fire engine with a crew of four personnel down [...]

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Officers filed a report for motor vehicle theft in the 900 block of Juliette Ave. on March 6, 2017 at approximately 9:35 AM. Officers listed Charle Charleton, 66, of Manhattan, as the victim when she reported that an unknown suspect stole her 1996 Saturn SE, which also contained a brown backpack. The total loss associated [...]

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The bridges on McKee and Antelope Run Roads in Pottawattomie County will begin to be replaced in the near future. The only question is by who.  The County Board of Commissioners began figuring that out Monday morning when they got their first look at four contractor bids that would see work done on these bridges. Assistant Public Works [...]

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