With COVID restrictions slowly being lifted in the area, the USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade says the district will approach some of their annual spring activities with careful precision. Wade, appearing on KMAN’s In Focus Wednesday, told listeners his office has received a lot of requests from community members wanting to use school [...]

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A Junction City man is jailed in Riley County on multiple charges following a scuffle at Heritage Ridge Apartments Wednesday night, near CiCo Park in Manhattan. According to RCPD, 28-year-old Brandon Lee Gibson injured a 27-year-old woman and then crashed his vehicle into a pickup belonging to a 19-year-old woman. Two 18-year-old men were inside [...]

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The weather is warming up, the birds are singing, and the ice is melting. Ben Jedlicka, Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism Game Warden, says with the recent warm spell, the ice on lakes, rivers, and ponds are melting. He says it is not the time to partake in activity on the ice such [...]

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Riley County Police say one person was injured Wednesday in a crash involving a passenger car, a moped and a motorcycle. The accident happened around 5 p.m. Police say 20-year-old Kade McGinn of Manhattan was driving his moped and struck the motorcycle driven by 21-year-old Michael Llewellyn and a 2016 Mazda MZ3, driven by 28-year-old David [...]

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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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Kansas State University has announced that commencement will in fact be held this spring in person, and it’s inviting all 2020 graduates to celebrate with its spring 2021 graduates. Spring ceremonies in Manhattan will be held outside at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Friday, May 14; Saturday, May 15 and Sunday May 16. A detailed [...]

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A man arrested last month in Texas in connection to past rapes in Ogden is now jailed in Riley County. The Riley County Police Department confirmed Wednesday that 46-year-old Michael James Tschantz was extradited from Naples, Texas to Manhattan on Tuesday. He’s charged with five counts of rape involving a child under the age of [...]

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Celebrating International Women’s Day, USD 383 Board President Jurdene Coleman read the recognition and proclamation celebrating the “collective power of women, women’s achievements, recognizing [their]challenges, focusing of greater attention on women’s rights and gender equality, encouraging and mobilizing all people to do their part to bring about positive change.” Representing the American Association of University [...]

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