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By Emma Loura Manhattan city officials on Wednesday said they are concerned about the safety of local immigrant families and the impact on the community in the event of mass deportation. Commissioner Susan Adamchak during the two-day city commission retreat said most immigrants living in Manhattan are in the United States legally, and she wants [...]

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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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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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Jessica Urbina, 20, of Manhattan, was arrested on January 29, 2025, in the 300 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. Urbina faces charges of possessing and using drug paraphernalia with intent to introduce into the human body, as well as two counts of possession of opiates, opium, narcotics, or certain stimulants. Urbina was arrested at approximately [...]

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Jesse Brewer, 31, of Manhattan, was arrested on January 29, 2025, in the 1300 block of Laramie Street. Brewer faces a range of serious charges, including trafficking contraband into a correctional facility, criminal damage to property, theft of property or services, and domestic battery. In addition, he was charged with possession of opiates, opium, narcotics, [...]

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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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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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A Manhattan man is being held at the Riley County Jail on a two million dollar bond, accused of shooting at three people in a Thanksgiving weekend incident, one of two shootings that occurred within 18 hours of each other. 22 year old Clayson Joyce was arrested Tuesday in Riley as investigators believe he shot [...]

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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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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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