After running unopposed in the Democratic primary for the District 2 seat of the Riley County commission, Fanny Fang is ready for November. Fang says she was motivated to run after Commissioner Marvin Rodriguez’s controversial comments on the coronavirus and Chinese people back in March.  As a Chinese American herself, Fang says not only were [...]

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A rural Riley County family lost their home to a fire over the weekend. No injuries were reported in the Saturday afternoon fire, which caused over $30,000 in damage to a mobile home, located northwest of Manhattan. Riley County firefighters were dispatched shortly after 5 p.m. to the 6300 block of North 52nd Street to [...]

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A Manhattan man was injured while being arrested by Riley County Police Officers on Sunday. Early Sunday morning, RCPD Officers came in contact with 31-year-old Joshua Stepney around the 1200 block of Moro St. He had an active arrest warrant through the Riley County District Court for Probation Violation. Stepney physically resisted the officers when [...]

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St. Isidore’s Catholic Church and the Food and Farm Council of Riley County and the City of Manhattan are teaming up to fight food insecurity among K-State students. The two organizations will host the Konza Student Table in front of Saint Isidore’s every Wednesday beginning at 5:30 p.m. starting Sept. 9 as a way of [...]

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A Manhattan man has been arrested in connection to a series of burglaries that took place in July. Trenton Paul Juenemann, 20, of Manhattan, was arrested on September 1 following an investigation by the Pottowatomie County Sheriff’s Office into a series of burglaries that took place in new-home construction sites near Green Valley Rd.. The [...]

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Eight classrooms at seven daycare facilities have been shut down due to staff members, all of whom are 18 to 24-years old, testing positive for COVID-19. Some of the daycare facilities have decided to close completely. Each classroom holds about 10 children and close contacts of the children and staff members will have to complete [...]

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Kansas State University is urging students, staff and faculty to stay close to their respective campuses over Labor Day weekend. The message, which went out to students, staff and faculty at K-State campuses in Manhattan, Salina and Johnson County, is in response to rising COVID-19 case numbers across the state of Kansas. While most young [...]

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For the first time in months a live music event is taking place in Manhattan The Purple Power Animal Welfare Society is holding its first Beer, Bands and Barks fundraiser to help foster dogs thru their program, complete with live music, beer and some Purple PAWS rescue dogs. Susan Clasen joined KMAN’s In Focus Thursday [...]

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Following the first week of classes at Manhattan Catholic Schools, students are adjusting to in person learning with new restrictions. Students at MCS are attending classes five days a week, unlike their USD 383 neighbors where students are in person only part of the time. Principal Mike Hubka says they did lose some students as [...]

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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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