Junction City has named a new city manager following a national search to replace Allen Dinkel. Kim Zimmerman was announced as the new manager, as he was selected from a field of 26 candidates for the post. Zimmerman will bring experience as the chief administrator of the Borough of Lewiston, Pennsylvania and previously as city [...]
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Santa has a list, and most of you do also. The big question is: are you on your own list? According to a new survey, 42% of Americans will buy themselves a gift for Christmas this year. That's about a 10% increase from last year. As for how much we plan to spend on ourselves? [...]
A Manhattan man remains behind bars after being arrested Tuesday evening on a slew of charges. 27-year old Corey Justin Troxel is being held in the Riley County Jail on a bond of nearly $21,000 after being charged with seven counts of variable offenses. The charges include two counts of burglary, one count of attempted [...]
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The applications passed on a vote of 4-1, with Commissioner Karen McCulloh voting against because she didn’t support one of the projects. The developments are now reinvestment housing incentive districts, part a state program meant to help developers build housing by returning the incremental property tax increases to the developers as reimbursement for the cost of [...]
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Manhattan Parks and Recreation on Saturday will host its 10th annual Red Cedar Holiday Harvest, allowing people to pick out a tree for their home for free. The event is from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Manhattan’s Warner Memorial Park. Staff members from Britt’s Farm will be on hand to provide hayrack rides to [...]
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Riley County Police responded to a report of a firearm discharge within city limits on December 3, 2024, at approximately 6:52 PM in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road. Officers determined that a 19-year-old male accidentally shot himself in the foot. The individual was transported to Via Christi by EMS for treatment of non-life-threatening [...]
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Riley County Police are investigating a theft reported at Ulta Beauty in the 100 block of Manhattan Town Center on December 3, 2024, at approximately 2:19 PM. According to officers, two unknown female suspects stole $1,663 worth of products from the store. Authorities encourage anyone with information about the incident to contact Crime Stoppers. Tips [...]
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Riley County Police filed reports for two separate vehicle thefts on December 3, 2024, in Manhattan, KS. The first incident occurred in the 2700 block of Leslie Lane, where a 46-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man reported their 2004 Toyota Tacoma stolen overnight. The total loss associated with the theft is approximately $6,000. Later in [...]
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How adorable is this? Lady A's Hilary Scott has written and recorded a new holiday song...and she's performing it as a duet with her 11-year old daughter Eisele! The song is called "Hard To Wait For Christmas". As Hilary tells it, the song was written by the family after some "family drama" last year. Hilary [...]
Jayme Morris-Hardeman on Monday told Mike Matson on 1350 KMAN’s “Within Reason with Mike Matson” she plans to run for re-election next year. “Education is something that I’m passionate about,” Morris-Hardeman said. “I had an interest from my perspective of having spent all these years at CASA and at Thrive working with families in poverty, [...]
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