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Crime and Safety Updates

• 🔥 Aggravated Domestic Battery Arrest: Emilio Soto, 41, of Manhattan, was arrested Friday on multiple charges including...

• Purple Reign (K-State alumni) faces JHX Hoops (KU) tomorrow in TBT game one of best-of-three series.
• Jacob Poland will not suit up for Purple...

Harold Oliver, longtime Riley County girls' basketball coach for 32 years, passed away at 66, leaving a deep legacy of shaping generations of local athletes across the Manhattan area.

K-State baseball added a major in-state talent when Texas transfer Grady Westphal committed to Manhattan.

• Westphal ranked as Kansas's No. 1...

A cluster of weekend arrests across Manhattan and nearby counties reveals ongoing public safety challenges involving violence and officer assaults.
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Harold Oliver, the Riley County girls' basketball coach who delivered three state championships across 32 years, passed away at 66 after a 37-year...

Riley County Health Department secured renewed funding from the federal Vaccines for Children Program and Memorial Hospital Association to cover...

Urgent Heat Advisory

• ⚡ Dangerous Heat Monday: Dangerous heat Monday with heat index values up to 108°F across Northeast Kansas including...

Roar and Explore with Dinosaurs lands at the Flint Hills Discovery Center on July 25, inviting families to journey back to the age of dinosaurs in an...

Dangerous heat grips the Manhattan area Monday with heat indices climbing to 108 and a heat advisory active from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Residents should stay hydrated and limit outdoor activity. Cooler temps and storm chances arrive midweek for relief.

Riley County Police Department published its summary of arrests and citations for July 18-19. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

Kansas lawmakers remain split on Senate Bill 98 tax incentives for data centers, weighing economic development tools against resource strain, while noting local communities decide project outcomes.

City Government Debt

• 🔥 Debt Ranking: Manhattan's city government debt of $323 million ranks seventh among Kansas's largest cities according to...

Riley County's unemployment rate rose to 4.2% in June from 3.6% in May, while the statewide rate held steady at 3.8%. Private sector job gains of 3,500 helped keep the broader labor market stable.

K-State athletics sees fresh momentum across three fronts this summer.

• Football interior line features new transfers and recruits like Austin...

Manhattan holds $323 million in total city debt, placing it seventh among Kansas's largest cities per 2025 data from the Kansas League of Municipalities. Only Wichita, KCK, Lenexa, Topeka, Olathe and Lawrence carry more.

Chad Len Mouton Jr., 21, of Manhattan was arrested Thursday on a rape charge involving sexual intercourse without consent and use of force, stemming...

Kansas State track and field has added Brent Ewing as assistant coach overseeing distance and middle-distance runners. Ewing replaces Kate Bucknam, who resigned after two years as cross country coach on the staff.

Local Government Decisions

• Planet Fitness Rezoning: Riley County commissioners will vote Tuesday on rezoning 4.47 acres north of E. Poyntz...

• Riley County commissioners vote Tuesday on rezoning 4.47 acres for a potential Planet Fitness
• Site north of E. Poyntz Avenue and Sarber Lane would...