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MANHATTAN — Primary care for pets has a bright future at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine thanks to a record sponsorship by Hill’s Pet Nutrition. With Hill’s sponsorship — the largest corporate gift in the college’s history — three strategic areas in the college’s Mosier Hall will be renovated to provide approximately 16,000 [...]

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Kansas State University’s Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy in collaboration with the Communication Studies department will be holding a pair of community discussions on immigration this Tuesday and Wednesday. The talks will be non-partisan group discussions on multiple topics under the umbrella of immigration based on a format created by the National Issues Forums [...]

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Manhattan’s Blue Earth Plaza was a festive scene Friday night. That was the sound of the crowd demanding the Grinch restore the lights at the Blue Earth Plaza for the Festival of Lights. The lights were restored and the Christmas tree was lit.  KMAN spoke with Manhattan City Mayor Mike Dodson after the lighting to [...]

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Manhattan city streets are gradually thawing out after snow fell virtually all day Sunday. Streets Supervisor Robert Ott tells KMAN that after getting through roughly 50 percent of residential streets Sunday, crews began their third shift working Monday morning. Ott says street crews planned to tackle more of the residential and side streets by Monday [...]

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Road crews have been working round the clock after a rare November blizzard struck northeast Kansas Sunday. Heavy snow and strong winds forced a number of road closures around the state including portions of Interstate 70 west of Topeka and areas northeast of Manhattan. A number of roads around Manhattan remain completely snow covered and [...]

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With conditions continuing to deteriorate across the area, the Riley County Police Department has announced that its Emergency Accident Reporting Phase (or EARP) is now in effect until further notice. During this time, if there are no injuries to any involved parties, no hit and run, no DUI or alcohol or drug related crime, the [...]

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The potential exists for wintry weather Sunday that could also have an impact on holiday travel. The National Weather Service Office in Topeka has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the northern half of Kansas including Riley, Pottawatomie and Geary counties from late Saturday night through Sunday afternoon. How much snow we see is still [...]

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A man was shot in what is believed to be an attempted aggravated robbery in Manhattan Thursday night, according to a release by the Riley County Police Department. Police say they received a call reporting a shooting in the 700 block of Allen Road at approximately 10:10 p.m. On-scene, they found an 18-year-old man with [...]

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The Kansas Highway Patrol says one person is dead and another in critical condition after a wreck northwest of Manhattan Thursday morning. Shortly before 6 a.m., officers responded to the 6700 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. for a two-vehicle wreck. According to the highway patrol, 54-year-old Jamie Franch of Riley was southbound on US 24 [...]

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Those who own electric vehicles in Manhattan soon will be able to recharge away from home. During Tuesday’s Manhattan City Commission meeting, a proposal by Westar was approved paving the way for two new user-paid electric vehicle recharging stations to be installed. The two stations will be located in the Flint Hills Discovery Center parking [...]

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