KMAN Staff

Manhattan’s National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) was recognized for sustainable design and development with a recent certification. The $1.25 billion federal biocontainment lab was given a Gold certification by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, having exceeded expectations for sustainable development. NBAF is the first such American facility to receive a [...]

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Fort Riley and the 1st Infantry Division will be sending additional troops to Europe. An estimated 300 soldiers will be deployed soon as part of the additional seven thousand troops announced a few weeks ago by the Department of Defense. These Soldiers will join the Division’s forward deployed headquarters in Europe, which previously had about [...]

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Despite the current weather forecast, summer is quickly approaching and that means swimming. Sydni Baker, Manhattan recreation specialist of aquatics, tells KMAN that pool operations and activities will be back to nearly normal this season. She says they are excited to bring back all their activities and classes. “We will have our typical water aerobics [...]

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Downtown Manhattan Inc is bringing a one of a kind festival to downtown this year. Executive Director, Gina Snyder says it’s an event that deserves a drum roll, that event– a mac and cheese festival. She adds that it actually has a unique and local tie. “You all might remember when Kevin and Kurstin Harris [...]

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Riley County Fire District #1 will be using new technology for emergency response. Emergency Management Director Russell Stukey says the fire district is conducting a test for a startup company for a new program. Maps, personnel and apparatus resources, weather conditions, and incident pre-plan documents will be available in one location with this new program.  [...]

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A trial for a man charged in the October 2020 deaths of two people in Manhattan was postponed Monday. Montrell Vassar is charged on a count of first degree murder as well as felony murder, under which a defendant can be tried for deaths that occur in the course of another crime even if the [...]

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Manhattan City Commissioners unanimously approved expanding the Downtown sales tax and revenue (STAR) bond district on first reading at their Tuesday meeting, and now look to March 15 to finalize approval. If approved on second reading, commissioners will see the topic before them again in April to review the proposed project plan. “It isn’t often [...]

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Gov. Laura Kelly was in attendance Friday for a windy groundbreaking ceremony for the new USD 475 elementary school at Fort Riley. Kelly joined key figures involved in the new school’s planning in donning hard hats and digging in with shovels at the Leonard Avenue site that afternoon. The 81,000 square foot facility is being [...]

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Riley County commissioners have settled on Leonardville as the future location for a new ambulance station. EMS Director David Adams presented options to the commission Thursday, for both Leonardville and Randolph. He says the first option, in Randolph would’ve covered the city, Leonardville, and University Park. Both options would keep the county shop’s station open, [...]

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A man convicted for a 2019 shooting in Manhattan will spend at least 36 years in prison, following emotional testimony Thursday by the victim’s family. Richard Goens was convicted of first degree murder among other charges in January for the killing of Tanner Zamecnik in what was described by prosecutors as a robbery plot gone [...]

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