One person sustained a minor injury Wednesday following a three vehicle crash north of Manhattan at the intersection of US 24 and Kansas Hwy 13. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash happened just after 5 p.m. when the driver of a pickup attempted to make a left turn onto Hwy 24 from KS [...]
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Aggieville and City Park parking restrictions The Manhattan City Commission Tuesday discussed adding parking restrictions in Aggieville, City Park and nearby neighborhoods. The move is in response to what will be a sizable decrease in available parking stalls during 2021 due to the construction of a parking garage near the N. Manhattan Ave./Laramie St. intersection. [...]
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Riley County is reporting 56 new positive COVID-19 cases and 175 recoveries since Monday. This brings the county’s total number of active cases to 432 and recoveries to 2,597. The percent positive rate in Riley County for the week of Nov. 8 came in at 18.6 percent, down slightly from the previous week’s rate of [...]
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Don’t worry children of Manhattan , Santa Claus IS coming to town. Santa Claus will be visiting the Manhattan Town Center to meet with children and families. Visits with Santa are scheduled to begin Nov. 27 and will continue through Christmas Eve (Dec. 24th). Reservations are strongly encouraged with walk-up visits available as space allows [...]
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Pawnee Mental Health continues to help those struggling after losing a loved one to suicide. Robbin Cole, Pawnee Mental Health Executive Director tells KMAN that November 21st is National Survivor of Suicide Loss Day. This day is for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. She says they hold an event each year [...]
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Increasing COVID-19 cases numbers and calls for mask wearing Local health administrators spoke to the Pottawatomie County Commission Monday about the urgency of the local COVID-19 situation and the need for increased mask wearing. Steve Land, Wamego Health Center administrator, says that increased hospitalizations and the inability to transfer patients to other hospitals is currently [...]
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The USD 383 school board meets Wednesday night, faced with more tough decisions as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the community. While not currently on the agenda, it’s highly anticipated the board could consider bringing a motion to transition the district out of hybrid learning to full remote after the Thanksgiving holiday. Superintendent Dr. [...]
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Researchers at George Mason University’s Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy shared results at Monday’s Law Board meeting of an eight-year evaluation of crime analysis in Riley County. The program is called the RCPD Laser Point Program and focuses in on roughly 10 hot spot street blocks where crime has been known to takes place frequently. [...]
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Kansas State University has announced it is cancelling fall commencement activities this weekend. Ceremonies in Manhattan and Salina had initially been planned for Friday through Sunday. K-State President Richard Myers said in a statement Tuesday that the decision was made following several days that have seen hundreds of new COVID-19 cases in its communities. Capacity [...]
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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 [...]
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