The City of Manhattan could be seeing 36 new affordable senior-living duplexes in the future. The Manhattan City Commission unanimously approved a real estate deal to sell 19 lots of Lee Mill Village to the Manhattan Area Housing Project. The MAHP would use the land — which the city has struggled to sell — to [...]

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Riley County Police are actively investigating an armed robbery that occurred Wednesday morning. RCPD received a call of a robbery at the Dairy Queen on N 3rd Street at approximately 9:50 a.m., according to a release by the department. Officers are still on scene. The suspect is described as being a male of unknown race, [...]

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Officers filed a report for burglary and criminal damage to property in the 1200 block of Poyntz Ave in Manhattan on January 29, 2019, at approximately 6:55 AM.  Officers listed Patrick Curtis, 43, of Manhattan as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect damaged the door to the residence and took four firearms. [...]

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7 p.m. Tuesday update MANHATTAN —  An investigation continues after a bank robbery was reported in east Manhattan Tuesday afternoon and two suspects are now being sought. Riley County Police say two black men, approximately 5’5″ to 5’6″ tall and slender build entered the United Bank and Trust at 2000 Tuttle Creek Blvd. shortly before [...]

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7 p.m. Tuesday update MANHATTAN —  An investigation continues after a bank robbery was reported in east Manhattan Tuesday afternoon and two suspects are now being sought. Riley County Police say two black men, approximately 5’5″ to 5’6″ tall and slender build entered the United Bank and Trust at 2000 Tuttle Creek Blvd. shortly before [...]

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MANHATTAN — An Arctic blast will bring the coldest air of the season to portions of northeast Kansas, prompting wind chill advisories for Riley, Pottawatomie, Clay, Marshall and Wabaunsee counties from 9 p.m. Tuesday through noon Wednesday. Dangerously cold wind chills are expected, with some places seeing between 15 below zero to as low as [...]

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MANHATTAN — Residential real estate sales volumes in Riley County were lower in 2018 than in 2017, but the median sales price was higher. Appraisal Analyst Allen Todd presented the numbers to the Riley County commissioners and says much can be attributed to people not wanting to fix up their homes, but upgrade to a nicer one. [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Commission discussed their goals for the year 2019 at their Monday meeting. Commission Chair Travis Altenhofen asked fellow commissioners to lay out their short and long-term priorities. Altenhofen’s included transferring management of the Olsburg fire station — completed in 2018 — over to the city of Olsburg. He wants to get that [...]

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Officers responded to a report of an injury accident in the 2000 block of McDowell Creek Rd in Manhattan on January 28, 2019, at approximately 6:50 PM. When officers arrived on scene they found a 2010 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by an unknown individual had left the roadway and overturned. Three passengers were transported to Via [...]

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Wahoo Manhattan won’t be opening its doors to customers for an unknown amount of time. MHK Business News reports that the restaurant closed Friday and informed employees that they won’t re-open for some time. Wahoo was first opened in Aggieville in 2012 by Darin Eible as well as Megan and Austin Schuldt. MHK Business News [...]

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