The Manhattan City Commission discussed funding strategies for wastewater treatment plant upgrades during Tuesday’s work session. The city is planning to use a low-interest loan through the Kansas Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund. Commissioners expressed support for the city’s idea to work with Kansas State University also on a project funding opportunity to obtain grant money from [...]

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A 14-year-old boy was arrested Monday evening following a disturbance in the 2400 block of Buttonwood Drive. The Riley County Police Department says the boy has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery, including one count against a law enforcement officer, and felony criminal destruction of property. Victims included the 42-year-old male officer and [...]

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A Junction City man is jailed in Riley County on several drug-related offenses. The Riley County Police Department says 30-year-old Joseph Keehn was arrested in the 1400 block of Beechwood Terrace Monday afternoon on six probable cause offenses including five counts involving possession or distribution and a criminal weapons charge. Bond is set at $25,000. [...]

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Construction in Aggieville has been on pause for close to a year but should resume soon. Aggieville Business Association Director Dennis Cook tells KMAN that the Midtown project is expected to resume construction this summer, but says adjacent work to the nearby alley should get underway in April. “What they’re getting ready to do is, [...]

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A California man accused in two separate shooting incidents near Aggieville will see his cases proceed to a bench trial later this year. Travell Hairston, 32, is charged in Riley County District Court with attempted first-degree murder, stemming from a February 2020 incident in the 1100 block of Laramie. He’s additionally charged with four counts [...]

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The city of Manhattan will host the second annual Kansas Special Olympics basketball and cheerleading tournament this weekend. The event takes place at Anthony and Eisenhower recreation centers on both Friday and Saturday. Manhattan chamber of commerce sales manager Marcia Rozell detailed the event…     Scorekeeping volunteers are still needed for the basketball tournament. [...]

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Data released last week showed an uptick in arrests and citations issued during Fake Patty’s Day activities earlier this month. The Riley County Police Department says it took 533 calls for service between the evening of March 1 and the early morning of March 3, by far the most calls for service since before the [...]

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Advance voting is underway ahead of next Tuesday’s presidential preference primary. Riley County Clerk Rich Vargo said Monday that advance voting will continue through noon on March 18. “So far it’s been slow in advance voting. We’ve had 400 as of last Friday, which is a very slow pace for advance voting,” he said. Following [...]

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Sen. Jerry Moran is applauding Congress’ latest spending bill which also secures over $116 million for improvements at Fort Riley. The legislation heads to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law. In a statement, Moran noted that “investing in Fort Riley makes certain our troops are mission-ready and helps attract other men and women [...]

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The Manhattan Branch of the American Association of University Women held their annual celebration of International Women’s Day on Friday night. Kansas Senator Usha Reddi hosted the 9th annual event that highlighted four local women, originally from other countries, who now call Manhattan home. Gnieszka Lasko is a graduate student and a native of Poland [...]

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