MANHATTAN — Local instances of the flu have decreased in Riley County but cases of flu illness have reached the peak of the season. Those are the latest trends seen by the Riley County Health Department. Administrative Director and local health officer Jennifer Green tells News Radio KMAN what age groups have been hardest hit. [...]

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TOPEKA — Another round of winter precipitation is on its way this weekend. The National Weather Service says a Winter Weather Advisory will go into effect at 6 a.m. Friday and continue through 6 p.m. Friday for the entire region. Snow will develop Friday morning and will likely be at its heaviest during the mid-morning [...]

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WAMEGO — For the better part of the new year, area schools have dealt with closings and delays due to winter weather. So far this semester, USD 320 Wamego has plowed through close to a school week’s worth of snow days already. It’s caused a financial burden on some teachers and staff, since they aren’t paid for [...]

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Officers filed a report for indecent liberties with a child and unlawful transmission of visual depiction of a child in Manhattan on February 13, 2019, at approximately 8:40 AM.  Officers listed a 14-year-old female as the victim and a 14-year-old male as the suspect.  Due to the nature of the crime reported, no further information will be [...]

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The Riley Cemetery has sustained thousands of dollars in damage after what’s being described as an act of vandalism. An unknown vehicle drove through the cemetery sometime between the evening of Saturday, February 4th and Monday morning, February 6th, tearing ruts in a 25 by 150 feet long portion of the lawn. A photo was [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft in the 500 block of Poyntz in Manhattan on February 12, 2019, at approximately 4:55 PM.  Officers listed Chad Robertson, 45 of St. George as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect took the victims 1996 Dodge Ram 1500.  The estimated total loss associated with this case is [...]

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Members of the Manhattan business community talked about the future of economic development in the city at Tuesday’s Manhattan City Commission work session. The discussion followed a presentation on the annual economic development report. The city performs an accountability review of all organizations which receive Manhattan Economic Development Opportunity funds — including recipients of funds [...]

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MANHATTAN — With the upcoming retirement of its current president later this month and a new president taking the helm in March, the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that Karen Hibbard will lead the chamber on an interim basis. Hibbard, who is Executive Director for the Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau received the [...]

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Manhattan Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers expects the city won’t see any more return on $317,000 of investments it made in the Tallgrass Brewing Company. He presented the annual economic development report at the city commission work session Tuesday. Tallgrass suspended operations last August after negotiations with new investors languished. Recapitalization efforts seem to have failed for the time being [...]

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MANHATTAN — Time is running out to get your sweetheart a gift for Valentine’s Day. The Little Apple Barbershop Chorus in Manhattan is once again providing a unique gift idea, through the power of music, as heard on the KMAN Morning Show Tuesday. That is Charades, one of four Little Apple Chorus barbershop quartets this [...]

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