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By Emma Loura The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce asked Riley County officials to slow down in its Reinvestment Housing Incentive District policy Thursday. RHID is a program that reimburses developers for property tax increases, enabling them to build housing. “Slow down, either table it or delay it so you have the opportunity to hear [...]

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By Staff Reports Monday marked the end of an era for one local Cub Scout organization in Manhattan. Cub Scout Pack 75, has been part of the lives of many young boys — and in recent years, young girls — for 75 years. The pack was started the year Lee Elementary School opened and held [...]

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A couple of weak storm systems will bring minor travel impacts to the area this weekend. On Friday morning, there is a low chance for a mix of light sleet, snow, and freezing rain, particularly north of Interstate 70, with a light glaze of ice possible. A second system will move in late Friday night, [...]

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Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Academic leaders of the University of Kansas and Kansas State University said Tuesday legislation retroactively abolishing property rights inherent in tenure would run off distinguished educators, undercut faculty recruiting, destroy research programs, trigger an exodus of students and deliver a devastating blow to the state’s economy. KSU President Richard Linton and [...]

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This morning’s winter weather sent a Salina woman to the hospital after she lost control of her vehicle on I-70 in Geary County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says that 46-year-old Lisa Good was eastbound on the interstate when a truck passed her 2023 Lexus ES, causing Good to have to move further to the right. [...]

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By Emma Loura Officials shared that and other planned changes at an event Tuesday to discuss the university’s master plan and seek feedback on it. Attendees left their thoughts with an online form or sticky notes. K-State recently demolished the Ahearn Natatorium and attached gymnasium but kept the 1950 field house building, which for many [...]

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By Zach DeLoach City commissioners on Tuesday supported a housing rehabilitation program that would reimburse local nonprofits for performing structural repairs on qualifying homes to build up and maintain Manhattan’s workforce housing stock. Commissioners in October said they were interested in funding a program like that, and community development director Stephanie Peterson on Tuesday presented [...]

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An injury accident occurred at the intersection of Southwind Road and S. Seth Child Road on February 11, 2025, at approximately 12:01 PM. According to the police report, Courtney Downs of Manhattan failed to yield the right of way at a traffic light, causing her vehicle to collide with a car driven by Dauane Briggs [...]

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A winter storm is set to move through the region tonight and continue into Wednesday, bringing moderate to heavy snow. Snow will begin in north-central Kansas this evening and spread across the area overnight. By Wednesday morning, the storm will intensify, with snowfall lasting until the late afternoon. Total snow accumulation is expected to range [...]

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