As the completion of the new Douglass Recreation Center near, the city of Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department are looking for a professional artist to paint a mural inside the new building.
Riley County Police Department says there is no clear explanation for a recent spike in the number of Motor Vehicle Thefts and Thefts from Motor Vehicles within the city of Manhattan and Riley County.
The attorney for a former Kansas City Kansas Police detective filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court in Wichita on Thursday. 35 year old Lionel Womack says he was traveling in western Kansas on August 15, 2020 when he was pulled over by a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper. He then led authorities from at least three agencies on a car chase before running from the vehicle and into a field where a Kiowa County sheriff’s deputy ran over him with his patrol vehicle.
Senate President Ty Masterson says the bill passed with bi-partisan support, and gives the legislature time to thoroughly review of the Kansas Emergency Management Act.
Fort Riley’s 79th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion will loan a World War II practice bomb to the Onaga Historical Museum for a presentation on Monday.
A statement from the Kansas Association of school boards, along with several education organizations, applauded Kelly and urged legislature to pass the budget proposal.
For the last day of in-person learning for the time being, students were sent off with the school’s drum line playing on the veranda while student groups held up posters.
Like other surrounding counties, the Shawnee County Health Department (SCHD) has launched an online survey for those interested in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
Over the last year, there have been a large number of thefts involving catalytic converters. Those converters are a part of a vehicle’s exhaust system that you can find underneath the vehicle.
A study from Gallup found a sharp drop in republican’s support for stricter gun laws stems from the pandemic, civil unrest and the presidential election while gun sales reach record highs nationwide.
A joint statement from Senate President Ty Masterson, Senate Vice-President Rick Wilborn, and Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop criticizes the plan for taxing digital media and what they call a risky re-amortization of teachers’ retirement fund.
The latest Shawnee Co. COVID-19 Community Transmission Scorecard marks the area at 23, one shy of last week’s score and still at the uncontrolled level.
Gov. Laura Kelly is restricting access to the Kansas Statehouse due to the possibility of an armed protest, telling state lawmakers Thursday that an event is planned for Sunday with “other potential gatherings” next week.
The City of Manhattan will host a City Commission meeting to discuss a few City matters, including the consideration of a new ordinance that would establish a new airport parking lot.
