MANHATTAN — Motorists have had their fair share of detours this month in and around Manhattan. City Manager Ron Fehr on Tuesday’s In Focus said drier weather has helped keep a number of street projects on or ahead of schedule. On Monday, city officials were able to reopen Vanesta Drive. That alleviates some of the [...]
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The City of Manhattan and USD383 will share the costs to re-orient the planned Middle School recreation centers to accommodate planned additions at the schools that include storm shelters. The City Commission approved the decision 4 to 1, Mayor Pro Tempore Usha Reddi opposed. The cost of the change will be at most $500,000 (a [...]
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MANHATTAN — Kansas State University has announced it’s selection for Dean of the College of Agriculture and KSRE. Ernie Minton has been serving as the interim dean of the college, and was appointed this week to hold the position permanently. K-State Provost Charles Taber made the announcement today in a media release. Minton’s appointment is [...]
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TOPEKA, Kan. — As Country Stampede gears up for its 2019 event this weekend, the Topeka venue hosting it has planned a “major announcement” Thursday morning regarding the music festival. Heartland Motorsports Park has planned an 11 a.m. news conference ahead of the festival which starts later in the day along with Topeka Mayor Michelle [...]
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MANHATTAN — Riley County Police were busy Tuesday with an investigation in the Stagg Hill area of Manhattan. According to Wednesday morning’s RCPD arrest report, 39-year-old Shawn Lance Henderson of Manhattan was arrested shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday for a charge of attempted 2nd degree murder. Henderson was arrested at 704 Ridgewood Circle in the [...]
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MANHATTAN — The Flint Hills Discovery Center was akin to a wild prairie Friday night for the finals of the Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest. Dinner jackets, t-shirts and cowboy hats represented the diverse crowd who listened intently to eight brave souls reciting their original Cowboy prose. The poems fell into two categories; Serious and Humor. [...]
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Officers filed a report for criminal use of a financial card in Wichita on June 17, 2019, at approximately 1:20 PM. Officers listed a 67-year-old male and a 64-year-old female of Manhattan, as the victims when it was reported an unknown suspect used the victim’s bank information for purchases. The estimated total loss associated with [...]
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MANHATTAN — A Topeka man was arrested Monday after leading Riley County Police on a brief pursuit onto Kansas Hwy 18, west of Manhattan. Dylan Wayne Masse, 28, faces four total counts including a charge of flee or attempt to elude, reckless driving, possession of stolen property and operating a car without a required device. [...]
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MANHATTAN — The Riley County Police Department has been approved for its $22.1 million budget for fiscal year 2020. (A link to the budget slideshow from RCPD can be found here) The budget was adopted following a public hearing during Monday’s monthly meeting of the Riley County Law Board. The total amount was a 2.8 [...]
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MANHATTAN — An electrical issue caused smoke in the basement of a Kansas State University building Monday afternoon. Manhattan Fire Department officials were dispatched around 3:30 p.m. to Trotter Hall, located south of the KSU Veterinary Hospital for the report of a structure fire. When they arrived, they noticed smoke filling the basement and the [...]
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