Construction will begin today as Hostetler Drive will be closed in phases to vehicular and pedestrian traffic for full removal and replacement of asphalt pavement by Walmart. The first phase is from McCall Road south to the entrance to the American Legion parking lot and is expected to last for about two days. The second [...]
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Hutton Development is planning to buy the bank branch at 727 Poyntz Ave., tear it down and build a new building that includes retail space on the ground floor and residential space on the floors above. Hutton Development will present details of the project and financial requests to the commission. City officials said part of [...]
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Two were killed and three were seriously injured in a weekend accident on US-24 in Clay County. The accident occurred Saturday just before 4 p.m. on US-24 just 7 miles west of Clay Center. A 2001 Ford Ranger was traveling eastbound before it unknowingly crossed over into the westbound lane striking a 2004 Toyota Sienna [...]
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K-State and Fort Riley officials celebrated the renewal of the long-standing partnership between the two entities Thursday. President Richard Linton, Garrison Commander Gerald Nunziato and Major Gen. Monté Rone signed an intergovernmental support agreement to make it official. The new agreement will extend over 10 years, and will focus on research, training and education, in [...]
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Both candidates for the Kansas Senate District 22 seat see abortion as a top priority, but they differ greatly in their approaches to the issue. That — as well as their contrasting views on healthcare and the economy — was on full display Wednesday as Democratic incumbent Usha Reddi and Republican challenger Brad Starnes squared [...]
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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Local officials are seeking a grant that provides resources to help communities protect against wildfires. Together with the Kansas Forest Service, the Riley County Emergency Management and Fire Department applied for a Community Fire Defense Grant. “That protection plan is a guide for public entities and citizens on practices, techniques, things [...]
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A Manhattan woman finds herself in trouble following an arrest on Wednesday evening in Manhattan. Mandy Torres, 44, was arrested just after 7:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Griffith Drive on a charge of aggravated burglary by dwelling for felony, theft, domestic violence or sex. Torres was booked into Riley County Jail on a [...]
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A fire caused a loss of more than $50,000 to a garage on the east side of Manhattan Wednesday morning. The fire at 2017 Green Ave. started in the 1996 Ford Bronco parked in the detached garage and spread to the rest of the structure. The Manhattan Fire Department dispatched crews a 11:27 a.m., and [...]
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A Manhattan man sustained life-threatening injuries after another man shot him in apparent self-defense in the parking lot of the Douglass Center Wednesday evening. Riley County Police Department spokeswoman Ashley Tokoi said in a written release officers responded to the report of shots fired in the 900 block of Yuma Street around 7:57 p.m. When [...]
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A man was seriously injured on Wednesday in a motorcycle accident that occurred in Manhattan. Kade Schulze, 29, of Manhattan, was riding near the intersection of 12th Street and Fort Riley Boulevard just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday morning when he was struck by an unknown vehicle. Schulze was transported by EMS to Via Christi [...]
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