After previously tabling the vote, the Manhattan City Commission unanimously approved a final design concept for the Douglas Recreation Center at its Tuesday meeting. McMillan Architects will now finalize the plans for the center, which could be open as early as November 2020 based on a tentative timeline. The commission postponed the decision in April [...]

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Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 500 block of N Manhattan Ave in Manhattan on May 9, 2019, at approximately 3:20 AM. Officers listed Dirty Dawgs Saloon as the victim when two known male suspects damaged piping in the bathroom of the business. The estimated total loss associated with this [...]

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After several days of rain, the outlook for the end of the week looks encouraging for the Manhattan area. Still, some rivers and streams remain high including the Kansas River which is in a flood warning until Friday afternoon. At 6 a.m. the stage was 17.62 feet, just slightly under flood stage which is 18 [...]

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MANHATTAN — Frank V. Bergman Elementary School principal Lori Martin has announced she will retire at the end of the school year. Martin announced on the school’s Facebook page Tuesday, that after almost 20 years with the district, she will be leaving once the school year ends. In the post, Martin says she’s excited to [...]

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MANHATTAN — The Manhattan Fire Department responded just after midnight Thursday to a shed on fire in the Northview neighborhood. Firefighters arrived to find the 10-foot-by-10-foot shed in the 2100 block of Mike Place fully engulfed. Fire spread to the adjacent mobile homes. The shed fire was contained within five minutes, although crews had to [...]

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3 p.m. Wednesday update MANHATTAN — Flooding continues on a number of rivers and streams throughout the region, despite a break in the rains Wednesday afternoon. More rains are expected through the evening into early Thursday. A flood warning continues on the Kansas River at Manhattan affecting Pottawatomie, Riley and Wabaunsee continues until Saturday morning. [...]

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Thomas Adams, 50, of Manhattan was arrested while in the 1100 block of S Seth Child Rd. in Manhattan on May 7, 2019, at approximately 11:10 AM. Adams was arrested on offenses of rape and aggravated criminal sodomy. Adams was issued a total bond of $500,000.00 causing him to remain confined at the time of [...]

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MANHATTAN — A Riley County man is being held on half a million dollar bond in Riley County jail on rape charges, according to the daily police report. 50-year-old Thomas Ray Adams was arrested in the noon hour of May 7 in the 6000 block of Tuttle Terrace, outside of city limits. He’s charged with [...]

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MANHATTAN — Three children were injured Tuesday evening in a crash near Tuttle Creek Blvd. and Ewing Road. Riley County Police responded just after 6 p.m. to a two-vehicle accident involving a passenger car and a minivan. Police determined the accident occurred when the passenger car driver, 23-year-old Jaylen King of Manhattan, failed to yield [...]

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MANHATTAN — A $20 million gift has been bestowed on the Kansas State University College of Business Administration. Paul and Sandra Edgerley of Brookline, Massachusetts made the donation recently to support the college’s recently adopted five-year strategic plan and vision. The Edgeleys’ gift helps the college get nearly halfway to its goal of doubling its [...]

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