After a very successful reunion tour wrapped earlier this year, now we've got some "new" music from Jay, Joe Don, and Gary. "Life Is A Highway-Refueled Duets" is available today. The project features 10 of their biggest song reimagined as duets with some huge names in the music world. Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Kelly Clarkson [...]
An officer with the Riley County Police Department is on administrative leave after he was arrested Wednesday on charges of unlawful computer acts. Stephen Benjamin Clark, 42, of Manhattan, was arrested shortly before 5 p.m. at 1024 Lobdell Drive and issued a $4,000 bond. He was no longer confined as of Thursday’s arrest report. His [...]
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We've always known how talented he is as a musician. Hopefully we've also known how big a heart he has. Darius Rucker just hosted his 16th annual "Darius and Friends" benefit concert and golf tournament, where he and those friends raised $815,000 for the St Jude Childrens' Hospital. That total set a new record for [...]
By Rose Gruenbacher WESTMORELAND — Dana Chandler received two life sentences on Tuesday with no parole eligibility for 25 years, in yet another drawn-out court proceeding. Shawnee County judge Cheryl Rios ordered Chandler’s terms be served consecutively, meaning parole eligibility actually won’t come until Chandler serves 50 years. Her prior incarceration of about 10 years, [...]
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The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved an agreement with Hartford LLC at 700 Poyntz Ave., which is the former Commerce Bank building. The plan calls for crews to make streetscape, landscaping and sidewalk improvements along Poyntz Avenue, Eighth Street and Houston Street, around a future 80,000-square-foot building that will boast retail and residential [...]
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By Beth Day The Pottawatomie County Commission did not show a lot of interest Monday in restricting fireworks sales, usage. County Counselor Bernard Irvin, in his weekly update, informed the commission of the new state law concerning the sale of fireworks. “The Kansas legislature passed a new law that amends fireworks sales,” he said. He [...]
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The sign on the exterior of the building reads "Something BIG is coming...we'll keep you POSTED". Rumor is that Post Malone is getting ready to be the next artist to open a bar in the country music capital of the world. The location is on lower Broadway downtown. He announced his partnership with TC Restaurant [...]
Flint Hills Job Corps students have to vacate their campus dorms by Wednesday, following a U.S. Department of Labor decision last week to suspend operations. City commissioner Peter Oppelt said in a statement Friday that students at the residential facility, 4620 Eureka Drive, will go to their homes of record, but 10 still need somewhere [...]
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A Manhattan woman became the final candidate on Monday to enter the race for a seat on the city commission. Martha Sweeney is an office manager for the K-State rowing team and works alongside her husband Patrick, the long time rowing coach. This is her first attempt at seeking public office. “I know there’s a [...]
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Manhattan city officials have announced they are soliciting bids from businesses and organizations for naming rights to the new athletic facilities under construction at CiCo Park. The new complex will feature four new youth baseball and softball fields in the northeast portion of the park, with upgraded amenities. There are five different tiers for naming [...]
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