KMAN Staff

Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday will vote on scheduling a public hearing for June 16 to move forward with the K-State Foundation’s Edge District. Commissioners during that hearing could establish a tax increment finance district near the northeast corner of College Avenue and Kimball Avenue, as well as establish a sales tax revenue district on [...]

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A small aircraft sustained damage Friday afternoon during a landing at Manhattan Regional Airport, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The incident occurred at approximately 1:58 p.m. May 1st, 2026, at the airport located at 5500 Skyward Drive. Investigators said a 1965 Champion aircraft had completed its landing and was slowing on the runway when [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday on multiple charges stemming from separate investigations, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 9:57 a.m. April 29th in Manhattan for two counts of stalking. A 32-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were listed as the victims, while a known 39-year-old man was [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Thursday afternoon at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on multiple offender registration and perjury charges, according to authorities. Elijah James Smith, 29, of Manhattan, was taken into custody at approximately 2:30 p.m. April 30th in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. He was arrested on four counts [...]

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Police are investigating a reported aggravated assault involving a firearm and knife Thursday afternoon in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 4:18 p.m. April 30th in the 500 block of North Manhattan Avenue. According to the report, a 23-year-old man pointed a gun at a 47-year-old man [...]

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By Bryan Richardson The Riley County Commission on Thursday adopted a policy for handling complaints related to a recent state law prohibiting transgender Kansans from using facilities associated with their gender identity. “It’s relatively straightforward,” county counselor Jacob Hansen told commissioners. “The purpose, of course, is that individuals who want to make a complaint pursuant [...]

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Manhattan city crews are replacing manhole cover lids and concrete collars over the next few weeks along Anderson and Bluemont avenues between Harris Avenue and 11th Street. City officials said the work includes necessary repairs that were unplanned. Work was expected to begin Thursday in the eastbound lanes of Bluemont from North Manhattan Avenue to [...]

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A Manhattan woman was arrested Wednesday at the jail for violating a Riley County District Court order. 31-year-old Brittanie Vaughn was arrested Tuesday evening on charges of unlawful distribution of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to RCPD, that violated a court order after Vaughn had initially been charged with distributing methamphetamine, possession of [...]

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The K-State student who fell from the window of his fraternity house Saturday has died, according to sources close to the family. Jack Fleischaker, 19, had fallen out of a second-story window of the two-story Sigma Chi fraternity house at 1224 Fremont St. at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday, sources said. Emergency personnel transported him to [...]

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A Colorado woman formerly of Manhattan pleaded guilty to a charge of obstruction of mail in the District of Kansas United States District Court. Gayli Harman, 44, of Sulphur Springs, Colorado, worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Westmoreland in the sales, service and distribution department. Between June 2021 and March 2023, Harman opened mail [...]

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