Paid parking in Aggieville Paid parking may soon be coming to Aggieville. The city is exploring a parking management plan that would include an initial free 30-minute parking period, followed by $1-per-hour on-street parking for up to two hours, or 50-cents-per-hour off-street parking, up to $2 per day. Monthly fees would also be available at [...]

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Riley County Police say a 29-year-old man is charged with animal cruelty after intentionally killing another person’s pet fish. Taylor Morris was arrested in relation to the Tuesday night incident in the 2800 block of West 61st Ave. Officers listed a 39-year-old male as the victim. Police allege Morris put detergent in the fish tank [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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Fire danger remains high across the region following three straight days of strong winds and warmer temperatures. Forecasters say Wednesday is expected to be the windiest day of the week with wind gusts expected up to 50 mph at times. Red Flag Warnings are posted in the area along with a wind advisory and extreme [...]

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As the weather turns warmer, it’s a perfect time to get out and get active. Gary Fike, Riley County Extension Director says now is the time to get registered for Walk Kansas, an event that has been around for quite some time that encourages people to get moving. Fike tells KMAN the event is hosted [...]

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Many around the world celebrated International Women’s Day on Monday, including one organization in Manhattan. The Manhattan Branch of the American Association of University Women held a panel of four women speakers from countries across the world who are now living in Manhattan. The panelists spoke about their experiences in America compared to their homelands, [...]

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For many of us, March 14th might not seem like a day of significance, but for others, like math majors, they know that March 14th marks Pi Day. In celebration of Pi Day this year, the Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity is teaming up with five local bakers to offer a plethora of tasty Pi(es). [...]

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Pottawatomie County health officials hope federal money will allow them to upgrade much of its infrastructure going forward. Health Department Director Leslie Campbell presented an application request to the county commission for a $221,000 federal COVID-19 ELC Expanding Infrastructure grant. Campbell proposed several items including $25,000 for temporary staff for case investigation and $10,000 to [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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