The City of Manhattan facilitated an open house discussion on flood plain safety Wednesday evening at the Manhattan Fire Department Headquarters. The discussion centered around a large pilot project recently initiated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, to help communities in the Big Blue River flood plain stay safe and dry. “The thrust of this pilot project is to look at specifically the risk of flooding, less so of what the lines in the flood maps will say or what flood insurance will cost. It’s all interrelated, but its more about the risk of getting wet…
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Updated 5a.m. Thursday: On April 16, 2014 at 10:06 PM, the Riley County Police Department received a report of an armed robbery which had occurred at Dollar General located at 2321 Tuttle Creek Blvd., Manhattan, Kansas. Information at this point is preliminary; however employees of the store described the suspect as: A black male, just under 6 feet tall, who was wearing a red sweatshirt and a ball cap with the American Flag spread across the bill. The suspect was armed with a black semi-automatic handgun. There were no reported injuries and an undetermined amount of money was taken.…
“They won’t say it, but there is a large percentage of legislators who are opposed to public schools in general. They’d much rather see it privatized.” This statement was made by Board member, Dave Colburn during Wednesday evening’s Manhattan Ogden USD 383 School Board, as the board discussed the due process bill. Over a week ago, the Kansas Legislature passed and sent a bill to Governor Sam Brownback that provides court-ordered equity funding for public schools. During the meeting, some of the board members weighed in on the due process bill. Colburn commented that the legislature should be deciding on these things out in the…
Linda Sarsour, the executive director of the Arab American Association of New York, applauds the NYPD decision to disband their Muslim surveillance program but said there’s still concern about the police use of informants to infiltrate mosques.
A mother weeps as she and others search for their children’s names among a list of survivors rescued from a ferry that sank off the country’s southern coast, at Danwon high school in Ansan, South Korea, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Dozens of boats, helicopters and divers scrambled to rescue more than 470 people, including 325 students on a school trip from the high school, after the ship sank earlier in the day.
“The Game” on KMAN breaks down more from Bill Snyder’s press conference on Tuesday afternoon. What are some of the more intriguing position battles on the offensive side of the ball? The K-State athletic department extends the contract for K-State basketball coach Bruce Weber through 2019. What does that say about what Bruce Weber has done for the program over his first two seasons with the Wildcats? Josh Kinder from the Manhattan Mercury joins the show to give the guys more of an in depth look at why Leti Romero is wanting to transfer away from the K-State women’s basketball program. New MHS boys basketball coach Benjamin George stops by the studio to talk about the new job and what the future looks like next season for the Indians. All that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.
Darby Price is the second Manhattan High senior from the girls state tournament team to sign to play college basketball. Hours after teammate Par McNair signed with Hutchinson Community College to play basketball and soccer, Price signed her letter of intent to play basketball next season at Rockhurst University. “It’s a great amount of relief,” Price said. “It’s done and I can’t wait to start playing.” Price was the Centennial League player of the year this past season and was also named first team all-state after helping lead the Indians back to state for the second time in three years.…
The library received a grant to participate in this year’s World Book Night celebration on Wednesday, April 23. Library staff and volunteers will be giving out free books in Aggieville, Downtown Manhattan, and the Little Apple Brewery from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in effort to raise awareness about the library and its services. World Book Night is an annual celebration of the printed word, taking place on April 23rd to celebrate the lives and work of William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes. This year, Manhattan Public Library is the lucky recipient of a grant from World Book Night U.S. to…
A pair of Manhattan high stand out athletes have signed their letters of intent to play collegiate athletics. Jessie Kujawa and Par McNair will be taking a step forward into the world of collegiate athletics. Jessie will be playing volleyball at Fort Hays State while Par will attend Hutchinson Community College to play both basketball and soccer. Jessie began her volleyball career in fourth grade. She played with the Konza volleyball club for two years, and then joined the Jets program in eighth grade. She was a member of the 2010 state championship volleyball team, and was named to the…
Madison and Makayla Vargo officially signed their letter of intent to take their talents to Washburn University next fall. The two had a big gathering at the Riley County high school library to celebrate the next step in their lives. Both are excited to continue to play at the next level with one another. Madison really likes the bond that they both share on the court with each other. “She always knows what i’m going to do, always there for me, its nice to have her on the court,” says Madison. Makayla really likes the fact that working together can…