Riley County commissioners heard a request to aid in the renovations of Peace Memorial Auditorium in Manhattan Monday morning. Friends of Peace Memorial Auditorium President Dave Fiser asked the commission for a $30,000 contribution. While commissioners said it’s unclear what they can do, they urged Fiser to come back with the request when they begin

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Rock Creek Schools Superintendent Darrel Stufflebeam will be taking a job as the superintendent of USD 469 in Lansing. Stufflebeam made the announcement via email to Rock Creek staff Sunday night and forwarded the message to KMAN. “As you know, I have looked at a few new opportunities and challenges over the past few years,”

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The Riley County Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance in the city limits of Manhattan, Kansas and an arrest was made. This arrest took place at 7:30 AM on April 8, 2016 in the 6000 block of Tuttle Terrace and was for the offenses of domestic battery, criminal threat, and criminal restraint. The victims,

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The selfie game in the Little Apple was proven strong Sunday afternoon. Approximately 300 people gathered at Manhattan High’s Bishop Stadium to attempt to break the coveted Guinness World Record for the most people tagged in a selfie. — CLICK any photo to open pop out gallery — The standing record was 268 people in one

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Kevin Leon Mason, 30,  was arrested for burglary and interference with a law enforcement officer. Bail was was set at $15,000.   Juan Lopez Perez, 24, was taken into custody for criminal threat, domestic battery, criminal restraint and aggravated intimidation of a victim. Perez was issued a bond of $30,000.00 and at the time of this report remains confined

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Kirk Schulz has been confirmed as the 11th president of Washington State University and will receive a five-year contract with a base salary of $625,000 per year, according a report from the Associated Press released Friday afternoon. The WSU Board of Regents made those decisions at a meeting on Friday. Schulz’s salary for the 2015-16

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Firefighters returned to the scene of a house fire Friday morning that had already sustained $10,000 worth of damage due to a possible electrical mishap. Riley County Fire Department crews from the Keats station returned to 3090 Keats Ave. to find the home fully engulfed. Crews extinguished the fire and cleared the scene around 10 a.m. after being

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The City of Manhattan will host a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at City Hall to discuss the proposed components of the 2016 Community Development Block Grant Annual Action Plan. Last fall, the City asked for project ideas from the community at-large. Those have been evaluated, combined and categorized to fall within the

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Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for and made an arrest in an investigation into violation of protection order and criminal trespass. Lucas Paar, 22, of Manhattan, was arrested on Thursday at approximately 12:30 p.m. for the aforementioned offenses and was given “no bond.” At the time of this report he was

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Riley County commissioners are eager to help in realizing K-State’s North Campus Corridor plans.  They’re just worried if they can. “As we go forward, you know we have a tax lid coming at us,” Commissioner Robert Boyd said to KSU Institute for Commercialization president Kent Glasscock Thursday morning. “We will need partnerships in dealing with the

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