Temperatures in Northeast Kansas are expected to get into the ridiculous levels over the next week. Like, ludicrously hot. A heat advisory is in effect from Monday at 1 p.m. until Thursday at 9 p.m. As always with this kind of heat, the recommendation is to limit outdoor activities, wear light clothing, drink plenty of [...]
Construction continues today on Browning Avenue in Manhattan. This is the second phase of a concrete maintenance project to replace the concrete pavement on the roadway surface as well as install new curbs and gutters. During this phase of construction, the portion of the roadway currently under construction will be reopened to traffic, but only [...]
An Eskridge man was arrested Friday in Manhattan for a number of counts that includes harassment via telephone and a criminal threat. Gregory Walker Garner, 28, was arrested at the 1000 block of Seth Child Road just before 4:00pm in Manhattan. Garner was arrested on two counts of making a criminal threat that caused terror [...]
The Riley County Police Department officially welcomed its newest member to the force Friday. K9 Moses, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, becomes the sixth addition to the RCPD K9 program since being established in 2004. He becomes the first patrol K9 in the department’s history. RCPD says Moses received specialized training and is certified to detect [...]
The Riley County Health Department and Flint Hills Wellness Coalition launched a new pilot program today to assess housing quality in the Aggieville and City Park areas. Volunteers will be seen walking around these neighborhoods recording information on housing conditions such as visible roof damage, debris on properties, peeling paint and other issues that impact [...]
Jury selection begins Monday in Riley County for a 31-year-old California man accused in a 2020 shooting near Aggieville. Travell Hairston is charged with attempted first-degree murder, stemming from a Feb. 8, 2020 incident in the 1100 block of Laramie Street. Responding officers found an unoccupied car that had been shot at. A further investigation [...]
Manhattan Parks and Recreation is now offering opportunities for community members to talk and have their voices heard. Parks and Recreation Director Aaron Stewart announced Thursday that he will offer multiple small group discussions this summer and fall called “Parks and Rec It”. These discussions will be held twice a month and will allow residents [...]
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKLAHOMA where the coasters come sweeping the down the rails. Kind of catchy. A massive America-themed amusement park is slated to open just northeast of Tulsa, Okla., in 2026. The park, called American Heartland Theme Park & Resort is just off Route 66 in Vinita. It'll have rides scattered across the park and different areas [...]
Well, if this doesn't make for a great Friday! Chris Stapleton dropped a new single, "White Horse" in the early morning hours, and it's a banger, as the kids say. Do kids still say that? Or has it been co-opted by out-of-touch Millennials and Gen Xers? Regardless, it's a banger. Check it out below. It's [...]
USD 383 has recently hired a new Assistant Superintendent following the promotion of Eric Reid to Superintendent. Nathan Downs began his new role on Jul. 1 after spending the last five years at the executive director of special education at USD 475. He began his career as a school psychologist in Wamego. Downs said he [...]
