Riley County Emergency Management Coordinator Laurie Harrison explained the Saturday evening sounding of the outdoor warning sirens in the southern portion of Riley County. As the storm, with a history of significant damage approached the area, Emergency Management authorized activating the outdoor warning sirens. They did so out of concern for public safety, as there [...]
It's almost October, which means communities across the country will pretend to be German for a weeked (or more in some cases) to celebrate Oktoberfest. Unfortunately, the event could also hasten a looming beer shortage. We've had warnings since 2020 that we could see shortage of suds due to supply chain issues around carbon dioxide. [...]
We, as a people, put some weird stuff on our pizzas. Since today (Sept. 20) is National Pepperoni Pizza Day, naturally people were asked what DOESN'T belong on a pizza. The leading responses were: Fried Eggs Asparagus Zucchini Eggplant Anchovies Shrimp Corn If you have eggplant and zucchini on a pizza, it's not a pizza any [...]
A Douglas County man has been charged in connection to an August motor vehicle crash that killed a Wamego man and his son and injured three others. Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck confirmed to KMAN in an email Monday, that 44-year-old Mark Stanwix, of Lecompton, is charged with six felonies, including two counts of involuntary [...]
Riley County Police say thousands of dollars worth of firearms were stolen recently from a Manhattan storage unit. According to Monday’s activity report, officers filed a report for burglary Saturday in the 5,000 block of Murray Road, listing two men, aged 21 and 24 as victims when their storage unit was broken into. Police say [...]
An Ogden man is jailed in connection to a rape and sexual battery charges involving two separate Riley County women. The Riley County Police Department says 55-year-old Charles McMullen was arrested Friday evening on two counts of rape stemming from a Sept. 2 incident involving a 58-year-old victim. He’s also charged with an additional count [...]
The C Clyde Run and Midge’s Mile had an uninvited guest Saturday. The fundraiser’s namesake, C Clyde Jones, says this is the first time in ten years his fundraiser for Shepherd’s Crossing has been rained out. Neither rolling thunder nor downpouring rain could dampen anybody’s spirit at the event. Would-be runners lined up, crowded under [...]
As the KMAN Severe Weather Center was broadcasting warnings over the air Saturday evening, the Outdoor Warning Sirens sounded at 9:55 p.m. in Riley County. While there was no threat of tornado, many residents interpreted the sirens as such. KMAN and other Manhattan Broadcasting Company staff quickly reviewed the latest alerts from the National Weather [...]
Although construction has already begun on the Tracz Family Band Hall at K-State, the community celebrated the future home of the band on Friday. Instead of the typical shovels for the ground-breaking, the demolition of a wall was started. Band Director Dr. Frank Tracz says students and directors since the inception of K-State’s Band have [...]
K-State’s Johnson Cancer Research Center capped off a week of cancer research week events Saturday with the Ride for a Cure fundraiser ending at the Manhattan Arts Center. Attendance was lower than anticipated for the motorcycle ride amid rainy, thundering conditions in the morning, but a small group endured and set off riding North out [...]
