Two people were injured Sunday in a crash north on North Seth Child Road near Top of the World Drive. According to the Riley County Police Department, a northbound passenger car driven by 17-year-old Camden Iwanski, of Stockton, tried to turn left onto Top of the World Drive in front of a southbound pickup truck [...]
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Twenty years ago this past weekend, America changed forever following the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. and a fourth hijacked plane that crashed in Pennsylvania. The Flint Hills Volunteer Center hosted a 9/11 Day of Remembrance Ceremony at City Park Friday night to honor those lives lost in the attack and [...]
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Traffic could be a major concern for fans returning to Manhattan for K-State’s home opener. Two current road projects in the city could cause congestion on gamedays this fall, especially with near capacity crowds expected following limitations last year due to COVID-19. West of the stadium, reconstruction of Kimball Avenue between Candlewood Drive and Seth [...]
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A man and woman from Manhattan were arrested Friday in connection to multiple sex crimes. The Riley County Police Department says 31-year-old Vincent Meeks Jr. is charged with rape, three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, three counts of solicitation, criminal threat, unlawfully hosting minors consuming alcohol and furnishing alcohol to minors. Police [...]
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Hospitals throughout the region continue to deal with the stress being placed on the system because of the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant. Ascension Via Christi Critical Care Director Melanie Haestert tells KMAN that strain is taking a toll on nurses and other health care providers. With the ICU at Ascension Via Christi in [...]
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A new kids’ bike park skills course is coming soon to Frank Anneberg Park. The plan is a partnership between the Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee BikeWalkMHK, private donors and volunteers. Work begins at 9 a.m. Saturday. In a release from the City of Manhattan Thursday, Parks and Rec [...]
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The Manhattan City Commission Tuesday night signed off on city staff entering into a pre-development contract with a group that has proposed a 40 million dollar mixed use project for Laramie and 12th Street in Aggieville. The approval of entering into that deal, though, drew complaint from Commissioner Linda Morse, who feels the city should [...]
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The fate of three co-defendants, charged with the 2019 murder of a Manhattan man during an attempted robbery, won’t be resolved until after the first of the year. A trial for Richard Goens is scheduled for Jan. 6, with a pretrial hearing on Dec. 20. Goens, along with Jaylon Hitsman and Shamar Sutton are each [...]
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An official ribbon cutting for the new Junction City High School will take place next month. School officials announced Thursday they’re planning to unveil the new $132 million, $437,000 square foot facility at 10 a.m. Oct. 9. Students will lead tours following the ribbon cutting. The new school, which broke ground in April 2019, opened [...]
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The controversy over a lack of a kitchen at the soon to open Eisenhower Recreation Center became part of the discussion over the 2022 Manhattan City Budget. Andrew Elliott used public comment time at the City Commission meeting Tuesday night to express frustration over the status of the Northview area as a “food desert”. Elliott [...]
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