How's that for a click bait title? Selective Insurance announced the results of a recent study that showed 97 percent of people who decorate for Christmas have at least one fire hazard. "I'm not trying to be Scrooge, but our research shows that most U.S. residents need to better understand and practice smart fire safety precautions [...]
More changes are coming to administrative leadership within the Riley County Police Department. During his department briefing to the Riley County Commission Thursday, interim RCPD Director Kurt Moldrup noted that current Administrative Captain Josh Kyle is retiring from RCPD at the end of the year. Captain Kyle has been with RCPD since 1991, when he [...]
(AP) Billie Moore, who coached America’s first women’s Olympic basketball team to a silver medal at the Montreal Games in 1976, has died at age 79. UCLA, where Moore won 296 games over 16 years including a national title in 1978, announced her death on Thursday. Born in Missouri, Moore’s family moved to Westmoreland then [...]
Kansas State University will be relocating its indoor track facility from Ahearn Fieldhouse, following unanimous approval this week by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university had previously been approved to renovate the track, now looking to see the facility relocated to the existing indoor football practice building located at the K-State Athletics Complex on [...]
This feels appropriate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5LlkvWexvA K-State is taking the Big 12 trophy won by the Wildcats Dec. 3 with the 31-28 OVERTIME win over TCU in the Big 12 Championship on a 19-stop tour of Kansas. "We can't thank our fans enough," head coach Chris Klieman said in a press release. "Our crowds were electric all [...]
There are families that like to be organized when it comes to the holidays. Dinner at a certain time, followed by gifts and church. Or flipped around. A guy on Twitter, however, shared his mother's Christmas itinerary and hoo boy. It is...intense. And almost entirely based off food. https://twitter.com/kmelkhat/status/1602321167939141637 I agree with Khalid, here. I [...]
A small fire was quickly extinguished at a Manhattan apartment complex Wednesday evening. The Manhattan Fire Department says firefighters were dispatched around 7:30 p.m. to 1832 Claflin Road. Crews found a small smoldering fire on a deck of the apartment complex, quickly gained access and extinguished it. Residents were able to exit without injury. The [...]
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 [...]
