Manhattan Fire says a contractor striking a gas line with a backhoe was the cause of a leak that caused the closure of Fort Riley Boulevard overnight. Having been called out to the 1800 block of Fair Lane just after 4:15 yesterday afternoon, the fire department crew found an 8-inch natural gas line had been struck, begining a process that included employees from nearby businesses being evacuated. Kansas Gas Service isolated the leak and stopped it around one this morning, allowing for Fort Riley Boulevard to reopen. The Union Pacific tracks were also closed part of last night, but reopened…
Author: Troy Coverdale
Troy Coverdale
Currently the host of "KMAN's Morning News", Troy is a 30 year veteran of radio, nearly 20 in northern Colorado, where he served as the "Voice of the UNC Bears" while serving as the news and sports director for one of the oldest AM stations in the country. No stranger to Manhattan nor Kansas, Troy is an alum of K-State in broadcast journalism and grew up near Circleville. He began his broadcast career with KSDB-FM on campus while working part time at another radio station in town. He's married to the former Monica Haugsness of Seneca, who has patiently put up with his schedule for more than 25 years.
A Manhattan man is being held at the Riley County Jail on a two million dollar bond, accused of shooting at three people in a Thanksgiving weekend incident, one of two shootings that occurred within 18 hours of each other. 22 year old Clayson Joyce was arrested Tuesday in Riley as investigators believe he shot at the three before sunrise December 1 near Claflin and College. He could face as many was 12 counts of First Degree Attempted Murder, two counts of criminal discharge of a firearm into an occupied dwelling, criminal damage to property, and unlawful discharge of a…
A cyber attack targeting Ascension Via Christi hospitals, including the one in Manhattan, in May impacted about 5.6 million people, the company reported to federal regulators. Ascension officials said they’re working with third-party experts to investigate the personal information that may have been compromised and, over the next 2-3 weeks, will mail notices to patients affected. Those people will receive free credit monitoring and identity protection services from Ascension. Ascension officials said it’s impossible to confirm the data involved for each person, it may include medical, payment, insurance, government or other personal information. They also said that though patient information…
Legislative candidates for this fall’s elections participated in a forum at the Manhattan Public Library Saturday, October 5. The League of Women Voters of Manhattan-Riley County, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, Manhattan NAACP and the MHS Civic Engagement Club sponsored the forum, which was broken into two parts: State House and State Senate candidates. For the State House candidate forum, 67th District candidates Angel Roeser and Kim Zito, 51st District candidates Megan Steele and Linda Morse, 61st District candidate Robert Thomas plus unopposed 66th District Rep. Sydney Carlin answered questions for nearly 90 minutes. The State Senate forum included the 22nd…
Volleyball: Manhattan took a match from Lawrence but fell to Centennial League rival Washburn Rural at Lawrence High. Wamego picked off a win over Chapman. Rock Creek fell to Clay Center in its first NCKL matches since moving to that league at the start of the school year. Blue Valley-Randolph lost to Valley Heights but took a win over Frankfort. Valley Heights also tallied wins over Axtell and Frankfort, with Frankfort losing to Axtell to round out the quad. Golf: Manhattan placed third at the Washburn Rural Invitational at Wamego County Club yesterday, three strokes off the title won by…
Interim city manager Jason Hilgers and Mayor Susan Adamchak join AJ Shaw for an hour of discussion ahead of this evening’s City Commission meeting.
Kyliah Kellerman, Recreation Coordinator and Casey Smithson, Parks Superintendent with Manhattan Parks and Rec discuss happenings, including the upcoming Little Apple Paddle. Dr. Jessica Meekins from K-State Veterinary Health checks in to talk animal health ahead of the 4th of July.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State and women’s basketball coach Jeff Mittie have agreed to a new five-year contract through the 2028-29 season. Wildcats athletic director Gene Taylor announced the deal Friday. The financial terms were not immediately available. Mittie’s previous contract, which was signed in 2022, would have lasted through the 2025-26 season. Mittie has spent the past 10 seasons with the Wildcats, leading them to the postseason eight times while going 190-135 with four 20-win seasons. His best season may have been this past season, when Kansas State briefly ascended to No. 2 in the AP Top 25…
Segment 1 – Captain Dominique Sumpter Lieutenant Wally Ratchford to preview Saturday’s Army Reserve deployment ceremony. Segment 2 – Jeff Shelton of Katie’s Way to preview their anniversary celebration. Segment 3 – State representative Sydney Carlin (D-Manhattan) of the 66th legislative district discusses the special session Segment 4 – State representative Mike Dodson (R-Manhattan) of the 67th legislative district discusses the special session
The KSHSAA executive board has finalized plans for this year’s State Football Championships, setting up three locations for games on Friday and Saturday the final weekend in November. Emporia State will host the 4, 5 and 6A games, Hutchinson Community College will host the 3, 2 and 1A contests. Kiowa County in Greensburg will host the eight-man and six-man games. Also, this week, the board voted to begin planning to shift the state basketball tournaments to four sites in March of 2026. There will remain seven classifications of schools, however. Wrestling this coming season will see the expansion of state…