Two people were injured in Manhattan after shots were fired in a Sunday morning domestic altercation, according to Riley County police. 37-year-old Ryan Powell was arrested after the incident on two counts of aggravated battery and assault, as well as three counts of aggravated endangerment of a child. Powell is accused of firing shots Sunday [...]

K-State Student Union’s Forum Hall was host Saturday to Sanskriti, an event celebration Indian culture with an assortment of performances. The annual outing is organized by the Indian Students Association at Kansas State, featuring diverse art, music and dance from across the 28 States and 8 territories of India. Performances included classical dance by the [...]

Eighty-five people participated in Manhattan’s Polar Plunge Saturday, raising about $16,000 for Special Olympics Kansas. The fundraiser returned to Tuttle Creek State Park for the 2022 observance, having previously shifted to Bill Snyder Family Stadium in 2021. Manhattan is one of 11 Kansas cities participating in the event, a key fundraiser to support the local [...]

Now a year in existence, the Douglass Activity Center celebrated its first birthday Thursday with a spread of snacks and friendly conversation. The Douglass Activity Center is the newest addition to the Frederick Douglass Recreation Complex on Manhattan’s Downtown Yuma Street, opening in March of 2021. The project was approved in 2019 by the Manhattan [...]

As mental health continues to fill headlines and be a growing concern for many, Pawnee Mental Health Services continues to provide for the Manhattan area. One of the largest fundraisers for Pawnee Mental Health wrapped up earlier this month with the Pancakes for Pawnee event. Cole says this was their fourth annual event and it [...]

After 33 years, Jami Ramsey is retiring as the executive director of the Riley County Seniors Service Center. Ramsey began her position at the center in 1989. She says it has been the best job ever; she gets to go to work and talk all day long. She adds that it has been fulfilling, but [...]

Junction City High School’s principal is being reassigned and an associate principal will remain in place through the remainder of the school year. In a letter to parents Tuesday, Geary County School District Superintendent Reginald Eggleston announced that Merrier Tartt is being reassigned. James Neff, the school’s assistant principal has been named acting principal. Tartt, [...]

Sunset Zoo and K-State’s Veterinary Medicine program recently worked together to restore the eyesight of a monkey living at the zoo. Mangalisa is a colobus monkey, who lost her sight causing her to not be able to climb the trees. Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood says this became an issue since colobus monkeys live [...]

A succession plan for the Manhattan-Ogden superintendent position was approved Wednesday by the USD 383 school board. As part of that, Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid was named the successor to Dr. Marvin Wade, upon Wade’s retirement on a 6-1 vote, with Christine Weixelman opposing. The board voted to update the superintendent job description to no [...]

Kansas lawmakers cleared the first hurdle Tuesday on a ban on transgender athletes in girl’s and women’s school sports. The 27-12 Senate vote on SB 484 gave conservatives the necessary two-thirds majority needed for a veto override. Governor Laura Kelly vetoed a similar effort last year, but Republicans fell one vote shy of overriding a [...]