Fort Riley and the 1st Infantry Division will be sending additional troops to Europe. An estimated 300 soldiers will be deployed soon as part of the additional seven thousand troops announced a few weeks ago by the Department of Defense. These Soldiers will join the Division’s forward deployed headquarters in Europe, which previously had about [...]

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Despite the current weather forecast, summer is quickly approaching and that means swimming. Sydni Baker, Manhattan recreation specialist of aquatics, tells KMAN that pool operations and activities will be back to nearly normal this season. She says they are excited to bring back all their activities and classes. “We will have our typical water aerobics [...]

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Downtown Manhattan Inc is bringing a one of a kind festival to downtown this year. Executive Director, Gina Snyder says it’s an event that deserves a drum roll, that event– a mac and cheese festival. She adds that it actually has a unique and local tie. “You all might remember when Kevin and Kurstin Harris [...]

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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for areas along and north of Interstate 70 from 6 p.m. Wednesday through 6 p.m. Thursday. That includes Riley, Geary, Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties. An estimated 4 to 8 inches of snow is possible in the Manhattan area, with heavier amounts expected further to the [...]

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No injuries were reported after a house fire early Wednesday morning in northwest Manhattan. The Manhattan Fire Department was called out to 2112 Farming Dale Court just after 4 a.m. to the report of a two-story house fully involved with fire. The fire reached a second alarm before being contained within an hour and 20 [...]

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Riley County Fire District #1 will be using new technology for emergency response. Emergency Management Director Russell Stukey says the fire district is conducting a test for a startup company for a new program. Maps, personnel and apparatus resources, weather conditions, and incident pre-plan documents will be available in one location with this new program.  [...]

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Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee County commissioners came together Monday to negotiate matching funds for possible federal grants as they continue moving forward on repairs to the Belvue Bridge. Wabaunsee County Attorney Tim Liesmann told both counties Monday that after a debriefing last week with the U.S. Department of Transportation, they received both some good and bad [...]

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The Geary County School Board Monday voted to make masks optional for students, staff and visitors of its schools not on Fort Riley, effective Tuesday. The schools on post will continue to adhere to the federal mask policy. The district’s Test to Stay Program also is being suspended. The district will only test students and [...]

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A trial for a man charged in the October 2020 deaths of two people in Manhattan was postponed Monday. Montrell Vassar is charged on a count of first degree murder as well as felony murder, under which a defendant can be tried for deaths that occur in the course of another crime even if the [...]

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Firefighters were busy this weekend battling multiple wildfires across the region Saturday. Just north of Manhattan, Riley County Fire District No. 1 crews worked to contain a grass fire that scorched a little over 40 acres in the 6400 block of North 52nd Street near Tuttle Creek Blvd. According to Deputy Fire Chief John Martens [...]

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