Authorities say three people were injured early Saturday morning following a shooting in the 400 block of Bluemont Ave. According to the Riley County Police Department, several 911 calls came in just before 3 a.m. reporting gunfire. Arriving officers found two male victims with gunshot wounds. A third male victim arrived at the hospital with [...]

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A fire at a Manhattan hotel was quickly contained Thursday afternoon. The Manhattan Fire Departmen says firefighters were dispatched shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday to the Quality Inn & Suites on East Poyntz Avenue. Crews located a mulch fire that had spread into an exterior wall of the building. The hotel was evacuated. Firefighters opened [...]

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RCPD are investigating after a police report was filed alleging lewd behavior by an unknown male suspect toward a female victim. The incident reportedly occurred just after noon on Thursday in Manhattan. Anyone with information can reach out to Crime ...

The City of Manhattan says Hayes Drive will remain closed to through traffic longer than initially expected, as crews work to finish construction of a major storm water drainage structure and special sanitary sewer structures. That’s Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers on KMAN earlier this week. Hayes Drive was originally to reopen in November, but [...]

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Riley County and the City of Manhattan are at odds over whether a parking lot within CiCo Park should be paved. Staff from both government entities along with engineers and architects met earlier this week as the city moves forward on upgrades to the ball fields on its parcel within CiCo park. Part of those [...]

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The former Royal Towers apartments were purchased earlier this month by Back 9 Development. Back 9 acquired the property from Nevada-based TD Invest LLC for $2 million, according to a sale contract provided to KMAN, which is shared below. (*An earlier version of this article inaccurately stated the property was acquired for $1. All general [...]

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Authorities are investigating a Tuesday night injury crash in northern Riley County that was apparently caused by a drunk driver. According to the Riley County Police Department, 34-year-old Faye Evans, of Blue Rapids, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and two counts of aggravated battery. Officers say Evans crashed her vehicle shortly [...]

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Manhattan city officials are moving forward on a request from the group renovating the Wareham Opera House. City commissioners agreed Tuesday that a sales tax exemption on construction materials and labor for nonprofit Wareham Hall could be explored further. City staff would do the exemption through the issuance of industrial revenue bonds. Wareham Hall Executive [...]

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