Back 9 Development at Tuesday’s Manhattan City Commission meeting will propose a second change to a project that called for a mixed-use building at the northwest corner of 12th and Laramie streets with a hotel and parking garage building across the street on the northeast corner. Back 9 Development and owner TJ Vilkanskas now is proposing the hotel and parking garage be built on the Midtown site, formerly a parking lot south of Kite’s Bar and Grill and currently an empty mud pit . Vilkanskas bought that site from the city for $1 and made a development agreement in April…
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Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 9:42 Segment 3: 23:47 Segment 4: 36:19 On Friday’s edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson he spoke with Greg Willems the President and CEO of the KSU Foundation. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN.
Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday announced her annual budget, coming the day after her State of the State on Wednesday night. Kelly mentioned in the news release that one of her main goals is to fully fund public schools in Kansas. Kelly said… “I’m a fiscal conservative, which is why, once again, I’m proposing a budget that’s balanced, maintains fiscal stability in the future, and ensures Kansans have access to the services their government has promised them.” Some of her other top priorities include expanding child care slots and build child care workforce capacity, providing free school meals to qualifying…
RCPD officers filed a report of an injury accident at the corner of Leavenworth Street and N. 4th Street on Thursday evening just prior to 7 p.m. Officers are reporting that Lonny Scott, 50, of Manhattan, was crossing the street in his wheelchair when it struck ice and tipped over. Antonio Casillas-Ventura, 24, of Fort Riley, was approaching the intersection at the same time and subsequently collided with Scott. Scott was transported to Via Christi by ambulance for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Click here for more local news.
Officers filed a report of an injury accident at the corner of Leavenworth Street and N. 4th Street on January 16, 2025, at approximately 6:47 PM. Officers report Lonny Scott, 50, of Manhattan, was crossing the street in his wheelchair when it struck ice and tipped over. Antonio Casillas-Ventura, 24, of Fort Riley, was approaching the intersection at the same time and subsequently collided with Scott. Scott was transported to Via Christi by ambulance for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Tanasha Dupree, 32 of Manhattan, was arrested on January 17, 2025, at approximately 3:52 PM in the 2500 block of Candle…
Kansas State head men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang addressed the media on Thursday, Jan. 16, to preview the Wildcats’ upcoming showdown against No. 9/10 Kansas. K-State (7-9, 1-4 Big 12) kicks off a two-game road trip on Saturday with the 302nd Dillon Sunflower Showdown at Allen Fieldhouse. This historic rivalry, the second-longest active series in college basketball, has been played annually since 1907 and ranks as the sixth-most played matchup in Division I history. Tip-off is set for noon CT and will be broadcast on CBS. https://youtu.be/pisAEbvaygM Click here for more K-State sports.
FORT RILEY — A military jury found a soldier guilty of sexually assaulting a fellow soldier during his court-martial last month and was sentenced to 15 months confinement, officials said Wednesday. Army Sgt. Trent Goines, 31, who is a petroleum supply specialist assigned to A Company, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, was also reduced to the rank of E-1 and given a dishonorable discharge from the military judge presiding over the trial at the Fort Riley Courtroom, according to a report from the Army’s Office of Special Trial Counsel. Goines and the victim were both serving…
City crews plowed 42.24 million cubic feet of snow after last week’s historic snow storm, an official said Tuesday. Interim director of public works Wyatt Thompson said at the city commission meeting that officials figured if the snow was 16 inches deep, the snow they plowed between Jan. 4 and Jan. 9 could have filled City Park Pool 468 times. That amount of snow also could have filled 12,500 train cars or filled Bill Snyder Family Stadium 400 feet deep. Thompson said public works had 31 operations team members who were able to mobilize quickly. “We had a couple members…
Eva Cleary, 20, of Ogden, was arrested on January 15, 2025, at approximately 11:12 PM at the corner of N. Elm Street and Riley Ave. Cleary was arrested on the probable cause offenses of driving while a habitual violator- 2nd conviction and driving while suspended – 3rd or subsequent conviction. Total bond was set at $5,000. Cleary was confined at the time of this report. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Click here for past RCPD reports.
Karen McCulloh became mayor of Manhattan on Tuesday as the city commission had its annual reorganization. Commissioner Peter Oppelt nominated Susan Adamchak, who became mayor in May following the resignation of Wynn Butler, when Adamchak had only been on the commission for a few months. Commissioner Jayme Minton seconded, but Adamchak before the motion could go to a vote asked if she could decline to be nominated and make a nomination herself. The full story can be read at The Mercury. For more local news involving Manhattan, click here.