Woman accused of setting Manhattan apartment fire out of hospital and jail
Fire crews on the scene of Monday’s fire- photo courtesy Manhattan Fire Dept. RILEY COUNTY — A Kansas woman arrested for allegedly intentionally setting a fire at a Manhattan apartment building is out...
View ArticleConstruction trailer theft under investigation
On Monday, October 2, 2017, Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 9000 block of Roepke Road, rural Manhattan, Pottawatomie County, for the theft of a construction trailer. The...
View ArticleManhattan Area Habitat for Humanity October Events
Habitat Homeowner Orientation October 9 7pm, Manhattan Public Library Partner families are not given a home, but an opportunity to build confidence, self-worth, and responsibility through home...
View ArticleMural lab in Aggieville
Assisted by a K-State student, artist Enrico Isamu Ōyama will begin creating a mural on the building that houses exhibition sponsor Little Apple Art Supply, 706 N. 11th St. Visit throughout the month...
View ArticleGrant Gate hours changing at Fort Riley
Hours of operation at Fort Riley’s Grant gate will expand beginning Oct. 16. The new hours for the Grant gate will be 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Grant gate will remain closed on...
View ArticleFlint Hills Discovery Center Hosts WWII USO Style Canteen and Cocktails: A...
The new exhibit, Duty First: 100 Years of the Big Red One opened at the Flint Hills Discovery Center on August 26 surrounded by much celebration of partnership and recognition of those who have served...
View ArticleGene Taylor Finalizes Ahearn Fund Staff, Announces Additional Promotions
K-State Athletics Director Gene Taylor announced today the hiring of two new staff members in the department’s Ahearn Fund, in addition to the promotion of three other members of the department’s...
View ArticleRiley County Historical Society to host annual dinner meeting
On Wednesday, October 18 the Riley County Historical Society will hold its annual dinner meeting and program at the Family and Child Resource Center (lower level), 2101 Claflin Road, Manhattan. The...
View ArticleAnnual Cats for Cans Drive to be Held Saturday
he Kansas State Athletics Department will hold its 22nd-annual Cats for Cans food drive during Saturday’s home football game against Oklahoma. Fans are encouraged to help the K-State Student-Athlete...
View ArticleManhattan woman hospitalized after 2-vehicle crash
RILEY COUNTY — A Manhattan woman was injured in an accident just after 8p.m. Tuesday in Riley County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Nissan Frontier driver by Sterling W. Johnson, 23,...
View ArticleRiley County Arrests October 18
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 ArticleThree Kansas State University teams awarded more than $2.5 million by...
Teams led by three Kansas State University researchers have been awarded National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation grants. The grants will provide more than $2.5 million to advance...
View ArticleKansas State seeks $12 million in cuts after enrollment drop
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State University officials say they are developing a plan to cut $12 million because of a drop in enrollment. Fall enrollment at the university fell by nearly 1,000...
View ArticleManhattan man hospitalized after 2-vehicle crash
RILEY COUNTY — A Manhattan man was injured in an accident just after 1p.m. Wednesday in Riley County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Kaitlin Elizabeth Vaughn,...
View ArticleRiley County Arrests October 19
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 ArticleK-State Homecoming Children’s Carnival Today
Bring the kids to a fun-filled night at the Children’s Carnival presented by Union Program Council and the K-State Alumni Association. The event, hosted in conjunction with K-State Purple Pride...
View ArticleFinal Food Truck for 2017 this Friday: Tasty Traveler and Mr. K’s
Mr. K’s and Tasty Traveler will be featured in the final Food Truck Friday for 2017, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, in the K-State Office Park — new home of Powercat Game Day. You will find...
View ArticleKansas State University featured in Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense...
Kansas State University is strengthening its reputation as the Silicon Valley for biodefense. The university is featured in several sections of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense’s special...
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