Authorities are investigating after a gunshot was heard in the Aggieville area early Sunday morning. The Riley County Police Department says officers monitoring crowds heard a gunshot in close proximity to the 1100 block of Moro Street, just before 2 a.m. and responded to a nearby walkway. While investigating the matter, officers observed two vehicles [...]

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(This is the first of a two-part news series into research being stood up at the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility.)  Nearly a year after officials cut the ribbon on the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility (NBAF), science is starting to begin within the facility. In an interview with KMAN this week, NBAF Deputy [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating after someone walked off with thousands of dollars in merchandise from a Manhattan retailer. A felony theft report was filed Saturday afternoon at Walmart. Store officials say a man and woman shoplifted approximately $2,700 worth of items, via distraction. As of Monday, no arrests had been made. Anyone with information [...]

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By Joe Montgomery, K-State Communications & Marketing A Kansas State University researcher has new support to battle one of the biggest global threats to pigs and swine production, which is a $57-billion-dollar industry in the U.S. The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research, or FFAR, recently awarded a $1 million Seeding Solutions Grant to Waithaka Mwangi, immunology professor [...]

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  Fort Riley celebrated the grand re-opening of the 1st Infantry Division Museum Friday, almost a year after reopening the nearby Cavalry museum. “The Big Red One” is the oldest continuously serving division in the Regular Army, and their museum is once open again after being closed for 6 years due to various improvements. “Today, [...]

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Severe storms pushed through the Flint Hills Saturday afternoon, bringing strong wind gusts that led to power outages and other hazards. Tornado warnings were issued in Riley and Clay counties around 1 p.m., eventually moving through northern Pottawatomie County. Fortunately there were no reports of touchdowns in the area, though strong winds, ranging from 60-70 [...]

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Severe thunderstorms are likely to move across the Manhattan area Saturday and could pack quite a punch. The Storm Prediction Center has placed of the eastern half of Kansas, including Manhattan, in an enhanced (level 3) risk for severe storm development throughout the afternoon and evening. Storms will be capable of producing very large hail [...]

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A Manhattan man is behind bars after leading authorities on a pursuit on the Kansas Turnpike, in a kidnapping investigation. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Riley County Police Department requested assistance Friday morning locating 26-year-old Jonathan Maldonado, who was reported as being armed and traveling eastbound on Interstate 70. The victim in the [...]

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