KMAN Staff

Officials across Kansas were digging out and cleaning up Thursday, a day after hurricane-force winds ripped through the region, along with severe thunderstorms. Riley County officials say several grass fires were sparked, primarily the result of downed power lines. The largest fire was north of Randolph, on Hilltop Road. Those fires have all been extinguished. [...]

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K-State’s band hall at the Memorial Stadium field will be named in honor of its longtime bad director. The new facility will be called the Tracz Family Band Hall, after Band Director and Professor of Music Frank Tracz.  It will provide the university’s marching band  with designated rehearsal, storage and office space next to the [...]

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Plaza West redevelopment discussions were brought back to the table with city commissioners at a Tuesday work session. . The project would focus on bringing retail, multifamily housing, and hospitality to the Plaza West area. Commissioners previously met on the topic in July and expressed concerns with the areas floodplain. The area flooded during the [...]

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Just like humans, cattle can find themselves getting sick during this time of year. Dr. Brain Lubbers, Kansas State Veterinary Medicine Associate Professor, tells KMAN one common illness this time of year is respiratory disease, which is hard to diagnose and catch right away. “Cattle are evolutionary, they’re prey animals, right, and so they don’t [...]

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A Fort Riley Middle School student will be the youngest competitor in 2021 US Paralympics Swimming National Championship. Kenley Teller will be heading to Greensboro, North Carolina this week for the championship, after a year of being out of the pool due to COVID. Teller first participated in the national championship two years ago, where [...]

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A Fort Riley Middle School student will be the youngest competitor in 2021 US Paralympics Swimming National Championship. Kenley Teller will be heading to Greensboro, North Carolina this week for the championship, after a year of being out of the pool due to COVID. Teller first participated in the national championship two years ago, where [...]

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Fort Riley’s Parker Gate reopened Monday. The Parker Access Control Point had been closed in relation to a construction project that began in September. The gate will be closed on weekends and holidays, but otherwise is open Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Access to the post through the Grant Access Control [...]

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Amid circulating rumors on social media, the Manhattan Mercury has confirmed the identity of a K-State football player wounded in a Sunday shooting in Aggieville. According to the Mercury, 24-year-old Reed Godinet suffered a gunshot wound during the incident that occurred in Tate’s Bar just before 1:30 a.m. The senior defensive end graduated with his [...]

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Two people sustained injuries in an early Sunday morning incident in Aggieville. The Riley County Police Department says it responded to a report of shots fired sometime after 2 a.m. Police were instructing individuals at the time to shelter in place. No other initial details about the shooting were reported by police, but according to [...]

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  A 46-person ensemble of tuba, sousaphone and euphonium players brought the holiday spirit to the Manhattan Town Center Saturday. The Manhattan TubaChristmas concert returned in 2021 after a year off due to COVID-19, playing an hour-long set of Christmas-themed songs. The event is organized by the K-State Tuba and Euphonium Studio and the ensemble [...]

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