For the first time since the start of the pandemic, Manhattan Regional Airport has seen near pre-pandemic numbers throughout 2022. Manhattan’s Kansas Jet Center had an exceptionally good year, and KJC General Manager Patti Robyler presented some numbers to the Airport Advisory Board during their meeting earlier this week. Some of this success can be [...]
A Manhattan woman has been charged in connection with causing a Sunday night crash near the intersection of Tuttle Creek Blvd. and Allen Road. According to RCPD, 30-year-old Crystal Jaimez was arrested Tuesday evening on two counts of aggravated battery: DUI, for being under the influence at the time of the crash. The Kansas Highway [...]
The City of Manhattan is continuing on the path of dissolving and consolidating its Social Services and Special Alcohol Funds Advisory Committees. That’s Commissioner Mark Hatesohl at Tuesday’s city commission work session. City officials had discussed the consolidation of the two boards with commissioners earlier in the year, with the majority supporting consolidation citing the [...]
Gov. Laura Kelly was in Westmoreland Tuesday to announce more than $40 million will support 33 local and off-system bridge projects across the state in fiscal year 2024, including one in rural Pottawatomie County. Joined by Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz and Pottawatomie County Commission Chair Pat Weixelman, Gov. Kelly highlighted the local project along Armstrong [...]
Like everything else in 2022, the 12 Days of Christmas have seen inflation raise in price. According to PNC Banks, who does an annual study on the cost of this ridiculous Christmas song, it would cost $45,523 to buy every item on the list. Once, that is. If you run though everything multiple times like [...]
This is, once again, one of those "National ____ Day" things I can get behind. Because it's food related. First things first: apparently there is a difference between hot chocolate and hot cocoa. Hot chocolate is known as drinking chocolate and is made from semi- or bittersweet chocolate, with added extras thrown in. Hot cocoa [...]
Residents and Aggieville stakeholders got an opportunity Monday to see and provide input on numerous streetscape projects planned around Aggieville, part of a public input session with City of Manhattan administrative staff and design consultants. That’s Auntie Mae’s Parlor’s George Matthews. The discussions overviewed multiple concepts including a pair of possible designs for 12th Street [...]
Riley County Law Board members have approved a contract for incoming Riley County Police Department Director Brian Peete. The contract was approved unanimously during a special meeting of the board Monday. Salary details and contract length weren’t immediately available, though KMAN is requesting that information. Peete’s contract begins with RCPD on Dec. 30. Peete, 47, [...]
A Salina man with past criminal charges in Riley County was jailed over the weekend on several outstanding warrants. According to RCPD, 28-year-old Aaron Noonan was arrested Friday on a warrant for probation violation, stemming from his arrest for conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. The charge comes from a November 2019 incident where Noonan allegedly [...]
A police pursuit in Geary County ended in a fiery crash, with no serious injuries reported. The Kansas Highway Patrol says shortly after noon Sunday, officers were pursuing an eastbound Toyota Avalon on K-244. The vehicle failed to negotiate a left hand curve, crossed the centerline and struck a guard rail, overturning in the north [...]
