Source: WalletHub WalletHub is out with its 2023 Best and Worst Community College rankings and a local school is up near the top. WalletHub compared more than 650 community colleges across 19 key indicators of cost and quality. It ranked Manhattan Area Technical College No. 2 overall in the, earning a fifth place nod for [...]
The USD 383 school board meets at 6:30 p.m. this evening at the Robinson Education Center. Among the agenda items to be considered is a 4.63% wage increase for classified employees, as well as administrator, coordinator and manager employee salaries, retroactive to July 1, the start of the new budget year. The board will consider [...]
A Manhattan man was arrested this week on a warrant from Jackson County for drug distribution and possession. The Riley County Police Department says 44-year-old Andrew Jones is charged with unlawful distribution of meth and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jones was already jailed at the time the new charges were filed, following a February arrest [...]
City officials will review and discuss results of a recent community survey at Tuesday’s Manhattan City Commission legislative meeting. Over 11,000 households took the survey which gauges resident satisfaction with city services, quality of life and potential support for future projects. Some of the highlights include a 90% satisfaction with quality of life, 84% satisfaction [...]
Officials say a multimillion dollar runway reconstruction project at the Manhattan Regional Airport is still behind schedule and may not reopen by the targeted Sept. 6 deadline. Engineer Diane Hofer, with design firm Olsson, provided a progress report at Monday’s Airport Advisory Board meeting. Airport officials noted that phase 3, which includes the crosswind runway [...]
A 24-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Sunday morning in the 500 block of 9th Street for a domestic dispute. Oscar Herrera is charged with five total counts including domestic battery and battery, criminal threat, criminal damage to property and criminal restraint. Herrera is accused of restraining, hitting and threatening a 31-year-old woman and breaking a [...]
A report for battery was filed Sunday morning in the 1100 block of Moro Street after a 21-year-old man was reportedly struck in the head during a fight inside Fat Shack, which caused him to have a seizure. The victim was transported to Via Christi for treatment. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime [...]
It’s unclear how Country Stampede’s impending move out of Topeka will impact the festival, though a return to Manhattan is not out of the question. In a statement late last week, Visit Manhattan Director Marcia Rozell noted her office had received a request for proposal (RFP) from entities representing the annual summer concert festival to [...]
RCPD arrested 40-year-old Brandon Cameron for aggravated burglary and sexual assault. Officers responded to a 911 call at approximately 11:45 p.m. on August 12. The call came from a 26-year-old woman reporting a burglary in the 1300 block of Flint Hills Place. Officers discovered that a sexual assault had occurred during the burglary. Officers investigated, [...]
Saturday was National Garage Sale day, and K-State celebrated by having a garage sale of their own. Thousands gathered outside Bramlage Coliseum to have a chance to buy some Wildcat memoribilia and collectibles. A wide variety of of items were available, including team-issued gear, game-used jerseys, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and more. Fans came from all around, [...]
