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Riley County police are investigating a report of shots fired that occurred in Manhattan Sunday evening. Officers responded to the area of 10th St. and Pottawatomie Court on Sunday at about 8:30 p.m. where they discovered a vehicle had been shot. No one was hurt in the incident. RCPD officials are not releasing any further [...]

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Manhattan firefighters battled a weekend house fire which reached a first alarm before it was contained a short time later. The Manhattan Fire Department was called out to 2411 Brook Lane around 11 a.m. Saturday. Crews arrived to find a garage in a single story structure on fire. Everyone inside exited the building prior to [...]

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Two people are dead and one person is in custody following a shooting in Manhattan Friday. Riley County Police say 19-year-old Montrell Vassar is jailed on two counts of second-degree murder. Police were alerted to shots fired in the 700 block of Allison Ave. shortly before 5:30 p.m. Friday. Bond has been set at $500,000. [...]

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The Halls are alive with the sound of Country Music, as Kerri Haller was recently nominated for the Country Music Teacher Classroom Initiative (CMTCI). This program was designed to provide teachers with classroom supplies and project funds across the United States. Teachers develop a catalogue of desired items for their classrooms and materials required throughout [...]

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Senator Jerry Moran visited Pawnee Mental Health Services on Friday to present a $832,505 grant for telemedicine services. The grant is being provide by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as part of their Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program.  Moran says there is a challenge to provide mental health services throughout the state.  [...]

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The Manhattan Public Library continues to expand their online resources. Maddy Ogle, Manhattan Library Development and Public Relations Coordinator, tells KMAN that they have started a new program called Brain Fuse. Ogle says there are several different sections of the program and she explains one section called HelpNow. “It’s live tutoring sessions that you can [...]

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Kansas State University recently received a $350,000 competitive grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support pollution prevention. The grant continues the university’s Pollution Prevention Institute partnerships with Kansas companies and government entities in pollution prevention efforts. It funds a 10-week internship program for students to get hands-on experience with small businesses and provide [...]

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Spooktacular, the annual Sunset Zoo Halloween celebration, will go on this year with some changes implemented to keep trick-or-treaters safe. The event typically draws in thousands of children with their families over a weekend. Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood tells KMAN it will look a little different this year. “We will do some crowd [...]

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Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 board of education continued to here from concerned parents on the current model of learning. Parents, as well as a student and staff member, voiced their concerns over the quality of education being given in the hybrid model.  Manhattan High School Sophomore Wesley Zika says she is a straight A student and [...]

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A Manhattan felon is jailed on new charges in Riley County. According to its activity report, Riley County Police Department say a 25-year-old woman reported Wednesday that a suspect kidnapped and injured her. The suspect was identified as 25-year-old Aaron Lewis. Officers arrested Lewis in connection to several charges including aggravated kidnapping, aggravated domestic battery, [...]

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