Fort Riley officials are preparing for the next phase of road work on Henry Drive. Construction will begin March 7, weather permitting. The phase will run from the roundabout at Ray Road to the Kansas River bridge. Traffic will be limited to one lane through the work zone, controlled by traffic signals. Drivers can expect [...]
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K-State students and faculty won’t be able to go on university-sponsored or faculty-led trips to certain countries affected by COVID-19, or novel coronavirus, for the foreseeable future. The university has place a travel ban, with guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. State Department, on these types of trips to [...]
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A Riley County jury trial began Wednesday for 52-year-old Rodney Roberts, who is accused of three counts of rape and two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with children. Roberts was arrested in July 2019. the charges which are alleged to have occurred on multiple occasions with two children under the age of 14. The abuse [...]
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The community came out for a groundbreaking of the new Douglass Community Recreation Center Wednesday. The new $4.3 million project will see construction of a 3-lane elevated track and programmable to accommodate an 84-foot basketball court, two NCAA volleyball courts and two pickleball courts alongside community and fitness rooms. Douglass Center Director Dave Baker was [...]
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The community came out for a groundbreaking of the new Douglass Community Recreation Center Wednesday. The new $4.3 million project will see construction of a 3-lane elevated track and programmable to accommodate an 84-foot basketball court, two NCAA volleyball courts and two pickleball courts alongside community and fitness rooms. Douglass Center Director Dave Baker was [...]
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Starting a business can be tumultuous — only about half of American businesses make it past year five, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A class of Manhattan High School students got an opportunity to experience a small taste of the trials and tribulations through the 4th annual Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. Organized locally by [...]
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Riley County prosecutors called several witnesses Wednesday in the trial of a Missouri man charged with aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated burglary. Devonta Bagley, 25, of Belton, Missouri, is accused of sneaking into another man’s room in the Sigma Chi fraternity house at K-State in September 2017. The victim testified in court this week he [...]
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Pottawatomie County authorities are searching for two suspect vehicles they say are connected to a burglary of the Brooks Yamaha business on East Hwy 24 in Manhattan. According to Sheriff Shane Jager, the break-in happened the morning of Feb. 25. Their investigation revealed numerous STIHL tools including chainsaws, leaf blower packs and a concrete saw [...]
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Manhattan residents may be sharing their streets and sidewalks with electric scooters before summer. The City Commission Tuesday unanimously voted to authorize city administrative staff to negotiate a contract permitting the company Zagster to deploy a 500 e-scooter pilot program in the city and on the Kansas State University campus. Zagster, originally from Boston, was [...]
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Emergency services in Pottawatomie County and Riley County took part in a statewide tornado drill put on by the National Weather Service Tuesday. The drills were part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, which also includes days devoted to preparedness, lightning safety, hail and wind safety and flood safety. Riley County Emergency Management Coordinator Laurie Harrison [...]
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