A 23-year-old man sustained injuries after his foot was reportedly run over by a known individual driving a silver Ford F-150 early Sunday morning. The incident occurred at about 2:02 AM on December 15, 2024, in the 1000 block of Bluemont Avenue, prompting officers to file charges of aggravated battery and simple battery. Authorities have [...]

The post Man’s foot run over in early-morning Bluemont Ave. incident appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

A local man is out $6,000 after a charitable donation took a costly turn. According to Riley County Police, the incident occurred on December 13, 2024, in the 500 block of Richards Drive. The 30-year-old victim reported that he agreed to donate $5 to a charity, but his card was instead charged $6,000 without authorization. [...]

The post $5 donation turn into $6k loss for local man appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

Riley County public works officials announced on Monday that the Kitten Creek Culvert Replacement project will begin at the start of the new year. Andrea Rose, administrative assistant with Riley County Public Works, said the project will begin on Thursday Jan. 2 and last 45 days with the hope of the project being completed by [...]

The post Kitten Creek Culvert Replacement to begin in the new year appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

A Manhattan resident previously arrested in connection with a recent string of motor vehicle burglaries has been taken into custody again, now facing additional charges and a higher bond. On Tuesday, officers arrested 19-year-old Alexander Darnell in association with multiple vehicle burglaries reported over the last few weeks. In that arrest, Darnell was charged with [...]

The post Manhattan teen arrested for new charges in connection with area vehicle burglaries appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

A Manhattan man was taken to a local hospital on Friday after he drove his car into a concrete building. Officers responded to the corner of S. Seth Child Road and Farm Bureau Road at 3 p.m. on Friday afternoon to find a man injured after he struck a concrete building in his 2014 GMC [...]

The post Man taken to hospital after crashing car into concrete building appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

Starting today, two-way traffic on Denison Ave will be restored south of Kimball Avenue to the NBAF main entrance, while also implementing a closure extending south from the NBAF entrance to the north side of the Kerr Drive intersection. During this next period of construction, traffic access to Denison south of Kimball will be “right [...]

The post Two-way traffic restored on Denison Ave.; new closure extends into 2025 appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

Leaders of a local youth football program have wanted to use Bishop Stadium for years, but the USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board hasn’t allowed it. Buck Driggs, president of the Manhattan Youth Football Association, said the organization has held five games a year at K-State’s Bill Snyder Family Stadium. However, efforts to use the district’s [...]

The post Youth football program wants to use Bishop Stadium; USD 383 says no appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

Riley County Historical Museum will close at the end of the month for interior renovations, county officials announced Friday. The final day to see the items currently on display will be Dec. 22. The museum, at 2309 Claflin Road, will close until February while staff members and folunteers repaint the interior, update the layout and [...]

The post Historical museum’s old exhibits getting a new look appeared first on News Radio KMAN.