Pet Poolooza returns this weekend
Bring your dog to swim in the pool! The Manhattan Parks & Recreation Department is hosting Pet Poolooza this Sunday, August 13 at the CiCo Park Pool. The event will run from 1-4 p.m. Pet Poolooza...
View ArticlePrepare for the Great American Solar Eclipse with Chris Sorensen and UFM
Join Chris Sorensen, professor of physics at K-State, at 2 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Manhattan Public Library Auditorium for an informative discussion about everything you need to know and would like to know...
View ArticleRemaining pool hours change
Hours and availability at Manhattan’s three pools are changing for the rest of the season. Starting today, CiCo Pool will be closed for the season except for the PetPoolooza event on Aug. 13. City Pool...
View ArticleManhattan man facing charges for hit and run crash that critically injured woman
The White truck is the vehicle police believe hit Wilhelm- Image courtesy RCPD RILEY COUNTY – A Kansas man is free on bond and facing charges of aggravated battery; reckless great bodily harm in...
View ArticleEagle Communications Chairman Bob Schmidt dies at age 90
Bob Schmidt Robert E. “Bob” Schmidt, 90, Hays, Chairman of the Board of Eagle Communications in Hays, died early Tuesday morning at his home. He was preceded by his wife Patricia A. “Pat” Schmidt, who...
View ArticlePolice: Man dead in Junction City officer-involved shooting
GEARY COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Geary County are investigating a Tuesday morning officer-involved shooting. Just after 12:48a.m., police were dispatched to the incident on Caroline Avenue...
View ArticleRiley County Arrests August 8
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow...
View ArticleKansas State Provost announces resignation
Tuesday morning K-State Provost and Senior Vice President April Mason announced her resignation, effective June 30, 2018. Dear Kansas State University family, I write today to communicate I have...
View ArticleRiley County Arrests August 9
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow...
View ArticleWednesday Weather Forecast
High of 80° Mostly cloudy and humid; a shower or heavy thunderstorm in the area this afternoon.
View ArticleRegister now for the Just Tri It Triathlon
The Just Tri It Youth/Adult Triathlon is coming up this Saturday at Manhattan City Park. The youth triathlon consists of a 50-yard swim, 2.4 mile bike and half-mile run. There will be two youth...
View ArticlePrickly situation: K-State veterinarians, specialists treat porcupine with...
The latest issue of the Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine details how a fungal skin infection in a porcupine at Manhattan’s Sunset Zoo was carefully diagnosed and successfully treated with the help...
View ArticleKBI identifies man killed in Junction City officer-involved shooting
Police on the scene of Tuesday’s officer-involved shooting in Junction City JUNCTION CITY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) identified Wednesday identied the Fort Riley man killed in a...
View Article‘Devil’ brigade Soldier dies in Junction City
A 1st Infantry Division Soldier died Aug. 8 in Junction City, Kansas. Spc. Peter Robbins, a field artillery Firefinder radar operator with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th...
View ArticleKHP: Man hospitalized after hit by car in Riley County
RILEY COUNTY – One person was injured in an accident just after 9:30p.m. Wednesday in Riley County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Ford Focus driven by Michael Graf-Dedonder, 26, St. George,...
View ArticleRiley County Arrests August 10
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow...
View ArticleThursday Weather Forecast
High of 85° Fog will lift this morning and humid; otherwise, periods of sun and clouds.
View ArticleTickets still available for Brew at the Zoo
General admission tickets are still available for Brew at the Zoo, Saturday, August 19 at Sunset Zoo. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 day of, if available. General Admission begins at 5pm as brewery...
View ArticleAttend the Kansas Science Communication Initiative social Aug. 16
The Kansas Science Communication Initiative, or KS-SCI, will host a social from 5-6:30 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Little Apple Brewing Company, 1110 Westloop Place. All faculty, staff, students, grad...
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