Story by Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The COVID-19 pandemic set court districts across the country behind, but Riley County has nearly wiped away its backlog. County attorney Barry Wilkerson on Thursday told county commissioners his office is caught up on cases the pandemic interrupted, though he acknowledged that making those gains caused other delays. “The system itself is behind,” Wilkerson said. “I mean, you don’t lose 18 months and catch up in a couple years, so there is still stuff that was put of. We’re still moving through things in 2024 that we would’ve liked to have done in 2023.” Wilkerson…
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Manhattan city commissioners are talking about laying off as many as 70 city employees as they consider cost-cutting measures to avert what they say is a potential budget crisis. City officials during Tuesday’s meeting weighed options to increase the general fund. The fund’s cash balance is expected to drop from $11 million to $6 million by the end of 2024. Officials have said they like to keep the cash reserve above $10 million. Commissioners have initially targeted a combination of staff reductions and tax increases. Personnel currently makes up around 70% of the general funds’ expenses. Commissioners are looking at…
AJ is joined for the hour by members of the Boomtown Pyro Crew and the Wamego Chamber of Commerce to preview the events surrounding the 4th of July celebration.
31 year old Demetrius Salon Ivory Jr. of Ogden was arrested Thursday night on one count of aggravated battery: knowingly cause great bodily harm or disfigurement. He was arrested at the intersection of Riley Avenue and North Elm Street, and is still confined within the Riley County Jail on a $20,000 bond.
Officers filed a report of criminal destruction of property in the 1300 block of Laramie Street on June 27, 2024, at approximately 4:34 PM. Officers listed the City of Manhattan as the victim when it was discovered footage of an unknown male tampering with the elevator. Total loss associated with this report is $2,600. 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. Officers filed a report of aggravated battery at the corner of Riley Ave and N. Elm Street in Ogden on…
The Change of Command for the 1st Infantry Division “Danger” is scheduled at the Cavalry Parade Field, Fort Riley, on Friday, at 9:30 a.m. The outgoing division commander is Maj. Gen. John Meyer and the incoming division commander will be Maj. Gen. Monté Rone. Lt. Gen. Sean Bernabe, Commanding General of the 3rd Armored Corps, will host the change of command ceremony, as Meyer relinquishes command to Rone. The Ceremony will bid farewell to Meyer while welcoming Rone and his family to Ft. Riley, and also include a division pass in review followed by a historic cavalry charge from the…
K-State football has added another commitment to it’s Class of 2025 with four-star offensive lineman Brock Heath makng public his pledge to join the Cats. The Blue Valley Northwest senior-to-be is the second offensive lineman to commit to the Cats, picking the squad over a number of Big 12 and Big 10 teams such as in-state rival KU and Iowa. On3 ranks Heath as a four-star prospect as well as ESPN. On3 also rates him as the 8th best prospect in the state of Kansas. He becomes the highest ranked in-state commit to date for K-State, with another four-star–Keiton Jones–and…
By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The Boys and Girls Club is set to move into two local elementary schools. The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden Board of Education on Wednesday voted unanimously to establish Boys and Girls Club programs at Frank V. Bergman and Ogden elementary schools, the only two without a previous on-site partnership. The two schools had before-and after-school programs before using 21st Century Community Learning Center grants, but ongoing complications including financial problems and low staffing prompted the district to seek an expansion of its agreement with Boys and Girls Club. Boys and Girls Club will take over the schools’…
News Radio KMAN’s AJ Shaw sits down with Riley County Police Department Captain Scott Hajek, Captain Brad Jager, Communications Center manager Tyler Siefkes, and Pawnee Mental Health CEO Michael Rezkalla. Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 8:12 Segment 3: 14:55 Segment 4: 24:45
League schools will embark on a new 20-game conference schedule in 2024-25 MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Visits by NCAA Tournament participants Arizona, Colorado, Houston and Texas Tech, along with home-and-home matchups with Arizona State, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Kansas and Oklahoma State, highlight Kansas State’s home-and-away opponents for the 2024-25 Big 12 men’s basketball season released Thursday morning (June 27). Big 12 schools will embark on a new 20-game league schedule with 10 games at home and on the road as the conference expands to 16 teams in 2024-25 with the additions of Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah. Dates,…