KMAN Staff

City commissioners will consider 2026 funding recommendations from the Community Support Funds Advisory Board during Tuesday evening’s meeting. CSFAB makes annual recommendations on how to distribute and grant social services funds and special alcohol funds to agencies providing related services in the community. The 2026 budget includes $557,000 in social services funding ($100,000 coming from [...]

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Reed & Elliott Jewelers, a local business on Poyntz Avenue, announced it will close at the end of the year after having been open in Manhattan since 1942. Lee Nelson said Monday he and fellow co-owner Chuck Elliott will be closing their doors so they can retire. Nelson said the business opened some time during [...]

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The owners of Brothers Coffee Company announced on Sunday that they will close the location at 1437 Anderson Ave. later this month. The exact date is yet to be announced. On a Facebook post, the owners cited the rising cost of rent, property taxes, labor, insurance, equipment and goods as part of the challenges the [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a theft reported Wednesday morning in Aggieville. Officers filed the report around 10:29 a.m. Nov. 26 in the 1200 block of Moro Street. According to police, The Alms Group was listed as the victim after an unknown suspect used a deceptive scheme to steal money. The total loss [...]

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A Manhattan man was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon on charges stemming from a report filed earlier this year. Riley County Police say officers originally filed a report on May 15 around 12:07 p.m. in the 2000 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard for possession of an opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant, as well as [...]

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A Manhattan man was flown to a Kansas City–area hospital following a rollover crash Wednesday afternoon in rural Riley County. Riley County Police say officers responded around 1:35 p.m. Nov. 26 to the 12000 block of Green-Randolph Road. When they arrived, they found a 1999 Chevy Silverado driven by 30-year-old Scott Wohler had rolled in [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating two separate theft reports involving forged checks at KS State Bank on Nov. 28. The first report was filed around 11:39 a.m. in the 1000 block of Westloop Place. Bank staff told police an unknown suspect cashed a forged check, resulting in a loss of $2,500. A second, [...]

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A Manhattan woman was arrested early Monday morning following a report involving criminal threat and drug-related offenses. Riley County Police say officers filed the initial report around 11:39 p.m. Nov. 30 in the 5500 block of Stone Crest Court. The incident involved criminal threat, use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia, and possession [...]

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Forecasters say the region is on track to see its first widespread snowfall of the season beginning Monday, with most of the accumulation expected from mid-morning into early afternoon. Most areas are forecast to receive 1 to 3 inches of snow, though locally higher totals are possible depending on where heavier bands develop. While the [...]

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Forecasters say the region is on track to see its first widespread snowfall of the season beginning Monday, with most of the accumulation expected from mid-morning into early afternoon. Most areas are forecast to receive 1 to 3 inches of snow, though locally higher totals are possible depending on where heavier bands develop. While the [...]

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