MANHATTAN — As the school year wraps up at Manhattan Christian College, officials are looking ahead to a new fundraising campaign. On KMAN’s In Focus program Wednesday, MCC President Kevin Ingram announced the schools Multiply Campaign was launched in April as part of its Vision 360 banquet. The purpose is to raise money to build [...]

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MANHATTAN — Students at Amanda Arnold Elementary were evacuated after smoke developed in the school’s kitchen Wednesday morning. Manhattan Fire crews responded shortly before 10 a.m. and removed all students and staff from the building as a precaution. Manhattan Fire spokesman Ryan Almes tells KMAN that a microwave was the cause of the smoke. There [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft in the 1100 block of Moro St. in Manhattan on May 14, 2019, at approximately 3:00 PM. Officers listed Austin White, 25, of Manhattan as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took his iPhone. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $600.00. Police ask [...]

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MANHATTAN — An upcoming panel discussion at Kansas State University aims to continue toward solutions to filling jobs for local employers. It’s the second in a series studying the workforce crisis facing the Manhattan area. The previous one was held in December, according to Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Jack Allston. The December [...]

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MANHATTAN — Local officials are pushing to get more people prepared in the event of flooding in Riley and Pottawatomie counties. On KMAN’s In Focus Tuesday, Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins informed us that while there’s no cause for alarm with the water levels at Tuttle Creek Lake, it is a good idea [...]

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MANHATTAN — Riley County Chief Judge Meryl Wilson of the  is retiring next month after more than two decades of service in the courts. Wilson began work as a District Judge of the 21st Judicial District on April 18, 1997. Prior to that he was in private practice in Manhattan from 1974 to 1997. He [...]

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Officers filed a report for domestic battery and criminal damage to property in Manhattan on May 13, 2019, at approximately 8:55 PM. Officers listed a 54-year-old male as the victim and a 53-year-old female as the suspect. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,380.00. Due to the nature of the crime [...]

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Downtown Manhattan denizens and visitors alike now have a new way to get around the district through a new shuttle program. The Green Apple Bike program recently unveiled the Downtown Area Shuttle, also known by the acronym DASH, to provide free rides around downtown. According to posts on the Green Apple Bikes Facebook page and [...]

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Fort Riley and Kansas State University will partner up to survey long untouched land within the installation. The two organizations signed their first intergovernmental support agreement with one another May 13 in the K-State Alumni Center. Archaeology experts and students from the university will be able to work with the post’s cultural resources archaeologist, providing [...]

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High waters at Tuttle Creek Reservoir have been impressive as of late, rising to over 1,123 feet as of Monday, nearing the second highest level in the lake’s history. As a result, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it’s seen an uptick in the the use of drones capturing images of the lake and [...]

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