Author: KMAN Staff

Riley County Firefighters were called to Dry Creek Equestrian Center in the 3800 block of 69th Avenue in rural Riley County Thursday afternoon. While no real damage was reported to structures or property, County Fire Chief Pat Collins tells KMAN the fire came from a neighboring property, with varying winds, which he says is probably the “most dangerous winds to burn in.”  He says the wind was blowing out of the south and all of a sudden shifted to the north, onto the Dry Creek property.  Some 40 acres were affected. Collins adds firefighters were putting out some tree fires…

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Manhattan Ogden USD 383 School Board members joined Manhattan City Commissioners, Riley County Commissioners and Pottawatomie County Commissioners during their joint meeting on Thursday, to share details about their budget planning for the upcoming school year. School board member, Leah Fliter presented a majority of the information regarding the school board’s budget structure and timeline.  She mentioned the state is cutting more and more funding for public schools, and said “I think we will be around $44,000 in the hole.” “The best case scenario for us regarding the budget, might be to take the local option budget to the legal…

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Thursday’s edition of “The Game” on KMAN breaks down the Royals extra innings victory over the Astros on Wednesday night 6-4 in Houston. Danny Valencia and Mike Moustakas hit home runs for the Royals, should fans be a little more optimistic on the offense or is it just the Astros? The K-State baseball team begins a huge conference series against Baylor. Is this a must win series if the bat cats want to keep hopes alive for postseason play? K-State spring football continues to work towards the spring game on April 26th. Is the offense more concerning than the defense heading into the new football season? Mel Kiper Jr has the Chiefs picking up USC WR Marquis Lee in his latest mock draft. Do the Chiefs need to draft a WR for their first pick in the upcoming draft? All that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.

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On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President, Lyle Butler.

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Although Senate Bill 298, which proposes the elimination of the mortgage registration fee, has not yet passed- Riley County Register of Deeds, Debbie Regester said, during Thursday’s county commission meeting, she believes it will probably pass unfortunately. Commissioners and Regester have been working, over the past few months, to convince legislators it  would not be good for county government. Commission Chair, Robert Boyd asked Regester if the bill passed, would it impact the county right away?  She replied by saying the first two years would not show a direct impact, “but after that-yes”.  As far as costs associated with the…

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(Please see news release regarding armed robbery in other web story) A Manhattan man  faces several charges after reportedly resisting his arrest by Riley County Police Wednesday. Christopher Williams, 42, was taken into custody after  police responded to the 1000 block of Humboldt at approximately 9:30 Wednesday morning.     Williams originally faced a probation violation warrant from out of jurisdiction  with a small  bond of $930.18 dollars.. Upon serving this warrant officers were met with resistance which led to Williams being arrested for obstructing the legal process and battery of a law enforcement officer. No significant injuries were reported.   Bond was set at $13,930.18. 

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