The Riley County Commission approved a contract to research a remodel for the fourth floor of Courthouse Plaza East. The project is to give more space to the County Clerk’s office as Election staff and equipment has created congestion in the Clerk’s Office. County Clerk Rich Vargo says there needs to be some work done [...]

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One person died after a roll-over crash in Manhattan Saturday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Monte Busch, 49, of Manhattan was Westbound on Tuttle Creek BLVD about two miles West of Manhattan, failed to negotiate a curve and entered the North ditch. The vehicle then struck a [...]

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Two people were seriously injured Saturday morning when their small aircraft crashed near Tuttle Creek State Park. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 70-year-old Edward Gifford, of Manhattan, and 88-year-old Richard Miller, of Wichita, were co-piloting a Pegasus Powrachute aircraft north over Manhattan at around 8:30 a.m. when they experienced an engine failure, causing the [...]

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Authorities say three people were injured early Saturday morning following a shooting in the 400 block of Bluemont Ave. According to the Riley County Police Department, several 911 calls came in just before 3 a.m. reporting gunfire. Arriving officers found two male victims with gunshot wounds. A third male victim arrived at the hospital with [...]

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A fire at a Manhattan hotel was quickly contained Thursday afternoon. The Manhattan Fire Departmen says firefighters were dispatched shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday to the Quality Inn & Suites on East Poyntz Avenue. Crews located a mulch fire that had spread into an exterior wall of the building. The hotel was evacuated. Firefighters opened [...]

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RCPD are investigating after a police report was filed alleging lewd behavior by an unknown male suspect toward a female victim. The incident reportedly occurred just after noon on Thursday in Manhattan. Anyone with information can reach out to Crime ...

The City of Manhattan says Hayes Drive will remain closed to through traffic longer than initially expected, as crews work to finish construction of a major storm water drainage structure and special sanitary sewer structures. That’s Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers on KMAN earlier this week. Hayes Drive was originally to reopen in November, but [...]

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Riley County and the City of Manhattan are at odds over whether a parking lot within CiCo Park should be paved. Staff from both government entities along with engineers and architects met earlier this week as the city moves forward on upgrades to the ball fields on its parcel within CiCo park. Part of those [...]

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The former Royal Towers apartments were purchased earlier this month by Back 9 Development. Back 9 acquired the property from Nevada-based TD Invest LLC for $2 million, according to a sale contract provided to KMAN, which is shared below. (*An earlier version of this article inaccurately stated the property was acquired for $1. All general [...]

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Authorities are investigating a Tuesday night injury crash in northern Riley County that was apparently caused by a drunk driver. According to the Riley County Police Department, 34-year-old Faye Evans, of Blue Rapids, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and two counts of aggravated battery. Officers say Evans crashed her vehicle shortly [...]

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