K-State has sold 5.17 acres of land, including the Unger Complex building, to the KSU Foundation. At a special meeting on July 30, the Kansas Board of Regents approved this purchase. The 5.17 acres and building cost $2,669,221. The KSU Foundation intends to sell the property to a developer, to convert the building into apartments. In April, the Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board rezoned the Unger Complex from a business commercial property to a residential one. The City of Manhattan approved this rezoning in May. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more Kansas State University news.
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A Manhattan man and Junction City woman were arrested Tuesday for multiple charges, including interference with law enforcement and unlawful discharge of a firearm. The arrests stem from an investigation into a report of shots fired on Sunday morning. Yabdiel Manuel Fargas Rodriguez, 22, and Jazmine Laureta Smith, 20, were arrested by Riley County Police Officers in connection with the incident. Smith was also arrested in connection with a report filed Sunday for theft. She is charged with interference with a law enforcement officer; concealing/altering/destroying evidence in felony case and theft of property or services valued less than $1,500. She was released on…
A Manhattan man is jailed on a host of charges after Riley County Police say he interfered with police trying to execute a felony arrest warrant. 22-year-old Yabdiel Rodriguez faces two counts of interference, for trying to flee from being arrested Wednesday afternoon. He was also charged with two counts of interference with law enforcement and possession of an opiate, stemming from an incident reported on Sunday. Additionally, Rodriguez was arrested on a Riley County District Court Warrant, from an April 5 complaint alleging aggravated assault, unlawful discharge of a firearm within city limits and disorderly conduct. He remains jailed…
Officers filed a report for violation of a protection order and stalking in the 1300 block of Marlatt Ave in Manhattan on August 12, 2025, at approximately 7:08 a.m. A 38-year-old woman was listed as the victim when it was reported a 36-year-old man violated a protection order. Mashawnda Dotson, 36, of Manhattan was arrested for violation of a protection order and stalking. Dotson was issued a total bond of $6,000 and is no longer confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. TJ Grant, 36, of Manhattan was arrested on August 12, 2025, at approximately…
Within Reason with Mike Matson: Joshua Gering, Riley County EMS Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN. Click here to listen on Apple Podcast. Click here to listen on Spotify.
By Tim Everson After 33 years, it will be happy trails for Kansas State director of bands Dr. Frank Tracz, who announced that he will be retiring at the end of this season, wrapping up more than three decades of leading the Pride of Wildcat Land. The K-State marching band announced the news on social media Tuesday evening. “Tonight, Dr. Frank Tracz shared with The Pride that this will be his final season as Director of Bands at K-State,” the post said. “Since 1993, he has led with passion, energy, and an unwavering love for our students, our music, our…
Today on the Manhattan Wrecker High School Football Preview Show, we will preview one of the two Flint Hills League teams we’ll cover for the season, the Council Grove Braves. Council Grove had an extremely successful season last year, advancing to the sub-state championship before falling to the eventual 2A runner-up, Nemaha Central. We’ll discuss the upcoming season for the Braves with first-year head coach Derron Reddick. 2025 Schedule (home in BOLD) 9/5 Wabaunsee 9/12 Mission Valley 9/19 Cair Paravel 9/26 Riley County 10/3 Osage City 10/10 Central Heights 10/17 St. Mary’s 10/24 Silver Lake 10/31 Week 9 Bracket game…
Within Reason with Mike Matson: Christina Nolte, Good Shepherd Homecare & Hospice Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN. Click here to listen on Apple Podcast. Click here to listen on Spotify.
By Emma Loura Property owners in Riley County will see an average 5% increase in their county taxes in 2026 after county officials on Monday approved publishing a public hearing notice for its new budget. The mill levy for the 2026 budget is 37.951, a 0.002 mill decrease from 2025, when the mill levy was 37.953. A mill is $1 in taxes for every 1,000 in assessed, taxable property value. That means the average owner of a home worth $100,000 who paid $436.46 in property taxes for 2025 would pay $458.25 in 2026 for a home now worth $105,000, given…
Curistal Briscoe, 46, of Manhattan was arrested on August 11, 2025, at approximately 3:03 p.m. on a Riley County District Court Warrant for Probation Violation. Briscoe was issued a total bond of $5,000 and is no longer confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. Edward Wright, 29, of Junction City was arrested on August 11, 2025, at approximately 7:05 p.m. on a Jackson County District Court Warrant for failure to appear. Wright was issued no bond and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. Anyone with information about a…