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A contingency of Kansas legislators descended on Pawnee Mental Health’s new Crisis Stabilization Center Wednesday afternoon – the last stop on a three-day bus tour of Kansas public mental health facilities. The purpose of the tour was to bring exposure to resources currently available across the state. State Senator Tom Hawk of Manhattan says he [...]

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A ceremony was held Wednesday evening at Manhattan’s Bishop Stadium to remember those who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2011. The event was put on by the Flint Hills Volunteer Center, Senior Core and the Senior Core RSVP program to honor area first-responders. The Fort Riley 1st Infantry Division Band [...]

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Manhattan is looking to demolish an apartment building that was substantially damaged in the 2018 Labor Day flood of Wildcat creek. The city opened bidding last week to demolish 1001 through 1023 Garden Way and revert it to open space on September 6 and will accept bids until the 20th. The 3-building 12-plex is not [...]

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Manhattan is looking to demolish an apartment building that was substantially damaged in the 2018 Labor Day flood of Wildcat creek. The city opened bidding last week to demolish 1001 through 1023 Garden Way and revert it to open space on September 6 and will accept bids until the 20th. The 3-building 12-plex is not [...]

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Seven Manhattan High School students have been named semifinalists for the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Schools announced Wednesday that Elizabeth Hohn, Elizabeth Kim, Ethan Myer, Alejandro Ortiz, Allen Zhang, Robert Zhang and Stepan Zharkov were named among approximately 16,000 semifinalists nationally. Of those, about 15,000 are expected to advance to the [...]

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With over 1,700 P-O-W and M-I-A military veterans living in the Manhattan area, Fort Riley just up the road and several military memorials on display around town, it is no secret that Manhattan has a significant presence of military personnel and history. VFW Post 1786 commander Dan Watkins explains how Manhattan will officially, after months [...]

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After much work, Manhattan administrative staff is now paging through an ordinance amending zoning and land-use rules as one document to tie up any loose ends. The Unified Development Ordinance, according to staff, is intended to modernize the city’s regulations and bring them in line with current development and design practices. It amalgamates and reorganizes [...]

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A Manhattan man who had been sought in connection to multiple property crimes is in custody. Riley County Police say 26-year-old Collin Wood was arrested just after 6 p.m. Wednesday in the 1200 block of Overlook Drive. He faces 15 total charges including six counts of vehicle burglary, five counts of theft, two counts of [...]

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Officers filed a report for motor vehicle theft in the 3200 block of Claflin Road in Manhattan on September 10, 2019, at approximately 6:30 AM. Officers listed a 24-year-old female and a 36-year-old female as the victims when it was reported an unknown suspect took a 1999 Dodge Intrepid with miscellaneous items inside the vehicle. [...]

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Riley County residents can now send text messages to 911 in the event of an emergency. The Riley County Police Department announced Tuesday it has upgraded its infrastructure to Next Generation 911, an internet-based system. The transition is the beginning step toward enhanced capabilities such as more accurate caller location and a faster, more resilient [...]

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