Riley County Republicans Saturday hosted two of three candidates to be the party’s nominee in the race for attorney general in a town hall forum and meet and greet in the Wareham Opera House. Former Kansas Sec. of State Kris Kobach and retired Asst. U.S. Attorney Tony Mattivi spoke for more than an hour in [...]
There's a million examples of good Father's Day gifts, so let's highlight some stinkers. Dad's were asked about the worst gifts they had gotten. The answers: Nothing. (This was the top answer) Ties Socks Macaroni art A "bad letter" A pet rock A fish plaque (I really, really hope that it was the singing one) Pokémon [...]
One person was injured Thursday following another serious crash at the intersection of Highway 24 and Flush Road. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says a van was southbound on Flush Road shortly after 1 p.m., attempting to cross the eastbound lanes of Highway 24. As it was doing so, the van was struck by an [...]
Freedom, strength, and resilience were the themes set for this year’s Manhattan Juneteenth art auction, held Thursday at Manhattan’s Douglass Activity Center. The second-annual event showcased works from artists across the community. These pieces were created by artists of all ages and skill levels. Event organizer and artist Hilary Wahlen spoke with KMAN about the [...]
Damage caused on McCain Lane now confirmed to be caused by a tornado from Saturday’s storms, says a new report from the National Weather Service. A brief low end EF-2 tornado was on the ground around McCain Lane near the Country Club. In addition to the widespread wind damage across Manhattan Warning Coordination Meteorologist Chad [...]
Manhattan residents can expect to see fire crews out and about performing annual hydrant flowing and maintenance starting this week. MFD released notice Thursday, indicating flowing and painting will continue through late Fall. The program is a yearly task necessary to flush out water lines and ensure hydrants operate as intended when needed. Fire officials [...]
Emporia State Bank and a 69-year-old woman were listed as the victims of a larceny reported Wednesday, according to Riley County police. RCPD filed the report after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of Poyntz. Police officials say there a woman reported her debit card was stolen and used to make multiple purchases from [...]
Riley County remains in the ‘substantial’ incidence category for COVID-19 cases in the latest report from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Reported Thursday this week due to technical difficulties surrounding the KDHE’s data dashboard, Riley County saw 53 new COVID cases between June 4th and 10th. That’s just 5 more new cases than [...]
At least this one isn't teens jumping in front of trucks. The newest TikTok challenge is entertaining. The "Tortilla Challenge" has at least two people face off armed with tortillas and a mouthful of water. Then you start slapping each other with said tortillas until someone spit-takes the water from laughing. It doesn't last too [...]
We already kind of knew this, but it's nice to have confirmation. A food expert has lifted the lid on what foods you can still dig into after the "best by" date. The results may shock you. Sorry. Went full Buzzfeed there. Milk. It's most likely still good up to a week after what it [...]
