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Coordination is key to maintaining safe airspace between MHK, Fort Riley

By Rose Gruenbacher and Zach DeLoach While Manhattan’s airspace is significantly less congested than that of the nation’s capital, Manhattan Regional Airport and Marshall Army Airfield on Fort Riley are a mere 8 miles apart. Furthermore, American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines and the operator of the jet from Wichita, provides service to [...]

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By |2025-01-30T13:17:37-06:00January 30th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Coordination is key to maintaining safe airspace between MHK, Fort Riley

Manhattan Regional Airport finishes project to build 8 new hangars

The Manhattan Regional Airport’s nearly $3 million project to build new hangars is complete. The Manhattan City Commission in March approved a contract with Icon Structures to build six bay box hangers and two bay box hangers at the airport using a Federal Aviation Administration grant to cover 90% of the cost, with the Build [...]

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By |2025-01-30T11:33:19-06:00January 30th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Manhattan Regional Airport finishes project to build 8 new hangars

Ogden man arrested after crash on Wildcat Creek Road

A single-vehicle accident occurred on Wildcat Creek Road on January 29, 2025, at approximately 5 PM, involving 28-year-old Rontavius Banks of Ogden. According to law enforcement, Banks lost control of his vehicle due to unsafe speed for the road conditions. Banks was transported to Via Christi Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Following treatment, he was arrested [...]

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By |2025-01-30T09:22:44-06:00January 30th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Ogden man arrested after crash on Wildcat Creek Road

20-year-old arrested for alleged child sex crimes

A 20-year-old Manhattan man, Kelvy Abbott, Jr., was arrested on January 29, 2025, in connection with serious child abuse charges. Abbott was taken into custody at approximately 10:27 AM in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road, based on a Riley County District Court warrant. Abbott faces charges of aggravated indecent liberties with a child [...]

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By |2025-01-30T09:19:04-06:00January 30th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on 20-year-old arrested for alleged child sex crimes

Report: Fort Riley exceeds $2 billion in economic impact on area

Fort Riley leaders recently released the 2024 economic impact summary. The report shows that the installation, home of the 1st Infantry Division, had a direct economic impact on the area of $2.047 billion in fiscal year 2024, which runs from Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024. That number includes payroll, contracts and services, construction, [...]

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By |2025-01-29T13:06:00-06:00January 29th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Report: Fort Riley exceeds $2 billion in economic impact on area

Rec center fee implementation delayed until July 1

Manhattan Parks and Recreation officials last week announced they won’t implement new membership fees to use the three local recreation centers until July 1 after previously setting the start date for Feb. 1. Parks and rec director Aaron Stewart in a public discussion last week said the delay will allow time for families to prepare [...]

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By |2025-01-29T12:56:17-06:00January 29th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Rec center fee implementation delayed until July 1

Hyundai Santa Fe reported stolen in Manhattan

Riley County Police are investigating the theft of a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe, which was reported stolen on January 28, 2025, at approximately 9:10 PM. The victims, two women aged 52 and 24, discovered the vehicle was missing from the 1600 block of Houston. The estimated value of the stolen vehicle is around $33,000. Authorities [...]

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By |2025-01-29T09:41:14-06:00January 29th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Hyundai Santa Fe reported stolen in Manhattan

New Pott Co. commissioner is confident in new, expanded board

By Beth Day A Pottawatomie County commissioner wants to alleviate any concerns citizens might have about the new board after expanding from three to five members and replacing all but one member of the previous commission. Commission chair Terry Force on Monday acknowledged anxieties county employees might have with such a new makeup but said [...]

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By |2025-01-28T13:12:32-06:00January 28th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on New Pott Co. commissioner is confident in new, expanded board

RCPD renews appeal for witness information in ’18 aggravated battery case

The Riley County Police Department is renewing its appeal for information regarding a potential witness in connection with an aggravated battery that took place on Thursday, May 31, 2018. At approximately 1:00 PM that day, a 15-year-old girl was attacked and beaten in the head with an object resembling a bat or pipe. During the [...]

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By |2025-01-28T12:42:38-06:00January 28th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on RCPD renews appeal for witness information in ’18 aggravated battery case

Pickup and trailer stolen in Manhattan

On January 27, 2025, at approximately 3:11 PM, officers with the Riley County Police Department responded to a report of a stolen vehicle and trailer at the corner of Powerline Place and Waterway Place. The victim, a 52-year-old male, reported that his 1985 Toyota pickup truck, which was on a trailer, had been stolen sometime [...]

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By |2025-01-28T09:45:46-06:00January 28th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Pickup and trailer stolen in Manhattan
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