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The business that was previously Four Points by Sheraton (which some longtime Manattanites still know as the Holidome) is now officially reopening as a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel. The company this week announced the completion of a multimillion-dollar renovation for the hotel at 530 Richards Drive, essentially along Fort Riley Boulevard. “We appreciate the renovation [...]

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Delron Tyree, Jr., 17, of Topeka, was arrested on March 5, 2025, at approximately 2:15 PM in the 6000 block of SW 10th Street in Topeka. Tyree was taken into custody on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated robbery armed with a dangerous weapon and criminal use of weapons. After his arrest, Tyree [...]

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Amari Bailey, 21, was arrested on March 5, 2025, at approximately 5:37 PM in the 500 block of Brookmont Drive. Bailey was taken into custody on multiple charges, including criminal deprivation of property, interference with law enforcement officers, criminal damage to property, possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, and domestic battery. His total bond was [...]

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William Benner, 23, of Manhattan, was arrested on March 4, 2025, at approximately 7:55 PM in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road. Benner was apprehended on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. The original charges stemmed from a previous incident involving possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher WESTMORELAND — Dana Chandler took the witness stand again on Monday to testify in her own defense. She is being tried for the double-homicide of her ex-husband Michael Sisco and his fiancée, Karen Harkness. The trial for the July 6, 2002, murders is taking place in Pottawatomie County, after concerns about influence [...]

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Courtney Jane Hochman filed as candidate in the race for a spot on the USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden board of education Tuesday morning after running in 2023. Hochman is a 25-year Manhattan resident with both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in education from K-State. She’s currently working on a PhD in student affairs in [...]

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Crews began demolishing the downtown Commerce Bank building Monday as part of plans to construct a new retail and residential space in its place. Manhattan city commissioners in December approved more than $2 million in tax breaks to raze the building at 727 Poyntz Ave., including a 10-year property tax abatement and a sales tax [...]

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Joseph Marlow, 25, of Manhattan, was arrested on March 3, 2025, at approximately 7:20 PM in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road. Marlow was taken into custody on a probable cause offense of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. His total bond was set at $125,000, and he is currently confined at the [...]

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According to reporting from The Topeka Capital-Journal, the contract between the consulting firm and Manhattan’s National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility worth $355,236 was among the contracts on the chopping block for the Trump administration’s efficiency initiative. The contract, with Berney Associates out of Maryland, is for “NBAF leadership development, coaching, team-building and strategy services,” according [...]

Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday will consider a request to issue $52 million in industrial revenue bonds to Meadowlark Hills to build 43 new independent living units, an underground parking deck and a fitness and classroom space. Industrial revenue bonds are a tax-exempt financing mechanism local government entities issue with no fiscal impact to themselves [...]

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