Local News

Boomtown is back. The annual Wamego Fireworks Show will return this summer and event planners say it will be bigger and better than ever, after the popular 4th of July celebration was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. A 45 second hype video was posted to the Wamego Fireworks Show Facebook page and the [...]

The post Wamego officials planning for return of annual 4th of July fireworks show appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

Riley County Police have filed two rape reports in Manhattan. According to its Wednesday activity report, RCPD says charges were filed Tuesday. The first case lists a 16-year-old female victim and a 16-year-old male known to her as the suspect. The second case also involves a 16-year-old female and an 18-year-old male known to her [...]

The post RCPD investigating two rape cases reported in Manhattan appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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 local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

The post RCPD Report: 4/28/21 appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

A work session focused on paving county roads was held Monday, following the Pottawatomie County Commission’s regular meeting. Two of the county’s priority roads under consideration for widening and paving Elm Slough and Salzer roads, both of which are northwest of Wamego. Commissioner Dee McKee says the county is trying to decide if a 3 [...]

The post McKee says Pottawatomie County exploring benefit districts to pave crucial county roads appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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 local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

The post RCPD Report: 4/27/21 appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

Sunset Zoo is ready to celebrate this summer with the comeback of summer camps and in-person birthday parties. Marketing and Development Officer, Melissa Kirkwood, says summer camps this year will be limited in capacity, but she adds that while the sessions are small in attendance, their focus is big. Kirkwood tells KMAN the campers will [...]

The post Summer camps and in-person birthday parties are coming back to Sunset Zoo appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

The Center for Hazardous Substance Research at Kansas State University is receiving a $5 million grant from the United State Environmental Protection Agency to continue brownfield revitalization work. K-State is one of six organizations nationwide that will receive a total of $11 million in grants to help communities across the country under the Technical Assistance [...]

The post Kansas State Center for Hazardous Substance Research to receive EPA grant appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

The Riley County Commission will discuss the county’s face-mask ordinance during its meeting this Thursday. The topic came up during Monday’s intergovernmental luncheon, which included members of multiple local government entities. Riley County commissioner John Ford says because of the ordinance, the commission has experienced push back from citizens who live in rural areas. “That’s [...]

The post Riley County Commission to discuss face-mask ordinance during next meeting appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

Blue Township resident Judson Jones used to live in a remote section of Pottawatomie County at the northeast corner of the Green Valley Road/Junietta Road intersection. But today, his home at 8801 Junietta Road is surrounded by housing developments. Junietta Road is now paved east to where the road curves north and becomes Moody Road. [...]

The post Blue Township resident lobbies Pottawatomie County for better roads to accommodate growth appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

A Manhattan man charged in an October double homicide has pleaded not guilty. Montrell Vassar will appear at a May 24 hearing in front of Judge John Bosch, during which a jury-trial date will be decided upon. Vassar faces two first degree murder charges in the deaths of 19-year-old Skylar Havens and 23-year-old Javon Gray. [...]

The post Manhattan man pleads not guilty to double-homicide charges appeared first on News Radio KMAN.