After two hours of discussion and debate, a majority of City Commissioners Tuesday voiced support to consider a pre-development agreement with Manhattan Housing Authority on its Downtown affordable senior housing project with National Church Residences. That’s Commissioner Wynn Butler. The Housing Authority and National Church Residences are together trying to replace the deteriorating Carlson Plaza and flood-prone Garden Grove properties with a new 62 unit subsidized senior housing building across from a rebuilt 47 unit Carlson Plaza building at 5th and Pierre. Housing Authority Executive Director Aaron Estabrook. Mayor Linda Morse, though, felt rushed by the grant application timeline presented…
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Story via K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University’s plan to build and renovate agriculture infrastructure on its Manhattan campus continues to build momentum. University officials have announced that the Kansas Soybean Commission has pledged $4 million to support the K-State College of Agriculture’s Innovation Centers for grain, food, animal and agronomy research. The $125 million project was unveiled in early September to improve or build facilities near the current Weber Hall and the property known as the North Farm that contains many of the university’s crop and livestock facilities. Ernie Minton, dean of K-State’s…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – K-State freshman outside hitter Shaylee Myers, after leading the Wildcats in kills last week, was named Big 12 Rookie of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday. Myers produced a match-high 17 kills in the Wildcats’ sweep of Iowa State Sunday, hitting .311 while adding three blocks, two digs and an ace. Earlier in the week, Myers logged 10 kills over three sets at Texas Tech last Wednesday. Her 4.50 kills per set were tops among league freshmen during the week and her season average of 3.95 a set ranks fourth in the league and…
News Radio KMAN · KMAN’s Morning News Special 10/04/22 – Eric Dozier, Aliah Mestrovich Seay On Tuesday morning’s program, we previewed UFM Community Learning Center’s Lou Douglas Lecture Series special guest speaker Eric Dozier, co-founder of Oneness Lab and One Human Family Music Workshops. He is hosting a Tuesday lecture at Forum Hall, in the K-State Student Union entitled Musical Journeys to Racial Justice. Wednesday he’ll host Praise, Protest and Purpose: Music as Cultural Activism at the Douglass Activity Center. Both events start at 7 p.m. each night.
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 10/04/22 – City of Manhattan Tuesday’s edition of In Focus welcomed guests from the City of Manhattan, including Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers and commissioner John Matta. The pair previewed Tuesday evening’s agenda for the city commission, which includes consideration of code adoptions and a discussion of senior housing proposals from the Manhattan Housing Authority. Segment 1 – 00:00 – Jason and John discussed some of the consent agenda items including an agreement with Whoville, Inc. to execute a Holiday Display Agreement with Whoville, Inc. for the 2022 Festival of Lights, and authorization…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Each week throughout the 2022 season, k-statesports.com recaps the action for the 14 former Kansas State football players currently in the NFL. Timmy Horne, DL – Atlanta Falcons Horne, a rookie free agent who made the active roster out of training camp, carded a pair of tackles among his 17 defensive snaps and was also in for four special teams plays in Atlanta’s 23-20 home win over Cleveland. In four games this year, Horne has three tackles. The Falcons improved to 2-2 this season, and they travel to face Tampa Bay on Sunday. Elijah…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for burglary in the 5300 block of William Wood Rd. on October 3, 2022, around 10:15 a.m. An 87-year-old male was listed as the victim when it was reported his unoccupied…
CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Drew Waters belted a three-run homer off Kirk McCarty in the 10th inning, sending the Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 victory over the AL Central champion Cleveland Guardians on Monday night. Waters’ third home run in four games landed on the porch in left field, scoring automatic runner Nicky Lopez and Michael A. Taylor. The 23-year-old outfielder went 2 for 4 with four RBIs as Kansas City won for the second time in seven games. “I wasn’t trying to hit a homer, I was just trying to make contact and get the guy in from…
Story from K-State Research and Extension news service MANHATTAN – Kansas Farm Bureau has announced a pledge for the largest donation in its history to support a plan to build and renovate agricultural infrastructure at Kansas State University. KFB officials announced they will provide $5 million over five years to support the K-State College of Agriculture’s Innovation Centers for grain, food, animal and agronomy research, a project totaling $125 million to improve several facilities on the north end of its Manhattan campus. The $5 million pledge from Kansas Farm Bureau was recognized on Ag Day during the K-State football game Oct. 1…
A 20-year-old Fort Riley man who police say tried to kill a former K-State football player stood mute at his Monday arraignment in Riley County District Court. Joshua Cummings is accused in the December 2021 shooting of Reed Godinet and pistol whipping another man in an Aggieville bar, facing charges of attempted first and second degree murder as well as aggravated battery and assault. Standing mute is one of multiple possible pleas in criminal proceedings, a choice to plead neither guilty nor not guilty – though treated by the court in practice as a not guilty plea. Cummings, represented by…