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Manhattan city officials approved 15 funding recommendations for special alcohol funds and 20 for social services funds Tuesday, but for a second consecutive year have denied a funding request from True Colors, a local nonprofit organization providing education and support to queer and trans youth. The 2-1 decision was largely political, with Commissioner John Matta [...]

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More than 584,000 Kansans are expected to travel this Thanksgiving weekend, according to AAA. That’s a 2% increase from last year’s travel volume, as some 55 million Americans head to their holiday destinations. AAA spokesman Shawn Steward says 9 in 10 travelers will be traveling by car, with many taking advantage of significantly lower gas [...]

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The Flint Hills Breadbasket and Common Table are collaborating to bring back a community Thanksgiving meal this week. The two nonprofit organizations encourage anyone to join the event for a sit-down, table service dinner. Executive Director of the Flint Hills Breadbasket, Karla Hagemeister… Hagemeister also emphasized the importance of not only being fed on Thanksgiving, [...]

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A familiar voice is returning to Manhattan Broadcasting. Matt Walters will take over Monday as the new general manager of the company which owns News Radio KMAN, as well as FM stations 101.5 K-Rock, B104.7, Sunny 102.5 and Z96.3. Walters says radio is in his blood, having graduated from Kansas State University in 1992 with [...]

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No injuries were reported after a vacant home in northern Riley County went up in flames Monday morning. Firefighters from Riley County Fire District No. 1 were dispatched shortly after 8:30 a.m. after a passerby reported smoke at 13650 Lasita Road, northwest of Leonardville. When firefighters arrived on scene, the structure was fully engulfed. Deputy [...]

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An armed man at the Manhattan Walmart was safely taken into custody following a vehicle chase early Monday morning. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers were led on a pursuit at around 4:30 a.m. after a motorist was discovered committing multiple traffic offenses. The vehicle was later located, but the driver, later identified [...]

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State transportation officials are looking at ways to improve safety along the US 24 corridor between Manhattan and Wamego. One of the more dangerous intersections along the corridor is the Flush Road interchange, which had 15 crashes between January 1, 2017 and February 28 of this year. Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization Planning Manager Jared [...]

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Residents can expect to hear loud noises from Fort Riley through Wednesday Scheduled training that could yield significant noise from tank, artillery and mortar certification fire may also result in vibrations in the ground and structures around the area. No loud noise is anticipated after Wednesday and through the rest of November. Small arms fire [...]

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The Flint Hills Breadbasket distributed Thanksgiving dinner baskets on Saturday morning. Community Connections Manager Jennie Jordan explains that the process had a bit of a change from last year. Some 400 baskets were distributed on Saturday. The annual event is aided by a number of volunteer groups, including the Knights of Columbus. Kansas State University students, [...]

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The 14th annual Kevin Coffey Memorial Blood Drive wrapped up Friday at St. Thomas More Church. Kevin was a 2009 Manhattan High graduate who died in a bus accident in 2010. His parents, Ray and Maxine Coffey, have hosted this drive in Manhattan annually in November since his untimely passing. Red Cross Kansas District spokesperson [...]

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