The Kansas Farm Bureau hosted its annual meeting Sunday, with Gov. Laura Kelly as the key guest speaker. During her speech, Kelly says strengthening rural communities in Kansas has been a critical mission for her administration. She recognizes agriculture is widely tied to the state’s past and future, economically and culturally. Kelly says farmers and [...]

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Riley County commissioners met with area lawmakers to discuss the county’s priorities for the 2022 legislative session. One of the main topics of discussion was the impact of state actions on county dollars. Treasurer Shilo Heger presented the impacts based on dollar loss and mill levies from her office’s point of view. The numbers presented [...]

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USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade says the district is implementing the Emergency Response Plan to provide support to students, staff members and families following the tragic deaths of two Eisenhower Middle School students and the serious injury of an Anthony Middle School student from an early Sunday morning crash on K-18. Two other [...]

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Updated 12:20 p.m. Sunday Two teenagers were killed early Sunday in a fiery crash along K-18, southwest of Manhattan. Emergency crews called out shortly after 1 a.m. found a single-vehicle on fire under the Scenic Drive overpass.  The Kansas Highway Patrol says an eastbound SUV, carrying five people, left the roadway after the driver lost [...]

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Christmas cookies are a holiday tradition for many. For St. Thomas More Church, the 31st annual Cookie Carousel was a return to its more traditional format, or at least a version of it, while adhering to COVID protocols. After adjusting the format last year to a drive thru distribution with free cookies for participants, this [...]

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Eight months after fire damaged the Manhattan Taco John’s store, a building official with the Manhattan Fire Department says he believes plans are coming together to eventually renovate and reopen the store. “There’s some fire repair that’s going to have to happen and a rebuild of the interior, but I get the feeling we’re really [...]

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Holiday spirit filled the air in Manhattan Friday night That’s the sound of the KSU marching band at the annual Mayor’s Spirit of the Holidays Lighted Parade. The 20th annual event was followed by the lighting of the Mayor’s Christmas tree in Triangle Park…   Mayor Wynn Butler says the parade, which doubles as a [...]

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Kansas State University Friday unveiled a new plan with the goal of creating thousands of new jobs and bringing billions in investment to the State of Kansas over 10 years. Dubbed the Economic Prosperity Plan, the announcement at the K-State Alumni Center drew attendance from government and business officials representing both state and local level [...]

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Riley County officials say a kitchen fire caused an estimated $25,000 in damage to a structure just north of the Manhattan city limits. Firefighters from Riley County Fire District No. 1 were dispatched shortly after noon Friday for the structure fire at 2830 Nelson’s Landing. The fire was extinguished within a few minutes and crews [...]

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The Manhattan Fire Department’s Risk Reduction office is alerting general contractors who work in the city of some changes to its license renewal process. Building Official Darren Emery says those licenses are generally broken down into one or two year terms. This year all are due for renewal. Emery says there are some changes to [...]

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