Coordinator Vickie James, Board Member Adrian Self and Intern Rachel Van Gilder of the Food and Farm Council of Riley County and the City of Manhattan joined KMAN in-studio Thursday. Created more than 9 months ago, they discussed the progress they’ve made conducting interviews with stakeholder groups involved in the food system — from farmers [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft in the 400 block of Poyntz Ave. in Manhattan on. June 26, 2019 at approximately 9:10 PM. Officers listed a teenage female as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect took her Rose Gold iPhone 8. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $800.00. Police ask [...]

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Coordinator Vickie James, Board Member Adrian Self and Intern Rachel Van Gilder of the Farm and Food Council of Riley County and the City of Manhattan joined KMAN in-studio Thursday. Created more than 9 months ago, they discussed the progress they’ve made conducting interviews with stakeholder groups involved in the food system — from farmers [...]

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Manhattan City administration has shaved off more than 2 mills from the proposed 2020 budget since the first City Commission budget work session in May, but Commissioners want to see the property tax burden further reduced. They discussed the proposed budget at their Tuesday meeting. As it currently stands, the proposed 2020 budget features a [...]

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MANHATTAN — The Native Stone Chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse is opening a firework stand Monday that will help raise money for their organization. Spokesperson Lisa McCurdy says this is the most important fundraiser of the year for the organization. “It generates the funds we need for the year to provide things to the [...]

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GEARY COUNTY — One person is dead following an ATV accident Tuesday in rural Geary County. The Geary County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called out to a rural field just off of Ava Road shortly after 4:30 p.m. in reference to an unresponsive man pinned under an ATV. Emergency responders determined the man to [...]

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MANHATTAN — Fire investigators have ruled the cause of Wednesday morning’s fire at Colonial Gardens mobile home park to be undetermined, with a loss of about $400,000 in damages. The Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office was requested to assist by responding an accelerant detection canine. The dog is used to sniff out traces of potential [...]

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A former Fort Riley first division soldier received the Congressional Medal of Honor from the president on Tuesday. Former Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia received the medal of honor from President Donald Trump during a ceremony in Washington DC.  Bellavia served with the 1st Infantry Division in Iraq in 2004.  He is the first living [...]

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Researchers at K-State want to know more about the effects of a chemotherapy drug on the small blood vessels in the skin. PhD student Steve Hammond at the Integrative Physiology Laboratory says they are looking for participants, and that the commitment is minimal. The drug under test, 5-Fluorouracil, which is commonly known as 5-FU, is [...]

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MANHATTAN — The Prairiewood Retreat and Reserve will be setting up a conservation easement in the tallgrass prairie. This easement, in partnership with the Kansas Land Trust, will cover over over 200 acres of the native tallgrass prairie . This will prohibit any future development on the historic grasslands. To celebrate this easement, Prairiewood will [...]

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