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Manhattan High implementing zero-tolerance policy for...

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2025/05/10

By Emma Loura Manhattan High School is cracking down on the use of personal electronic devices during school hours. In the next school year, Manhattan High officials are implementing a zero-tolerance policy for devices. After the Blue Ribbon Task Force gathered input from the community, students and teachers at USD 383 schools, Manhattan High has [...] The post Manhattan High implementing zero-tolerance policy for cell phones appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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The Game – 5/9/25

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2025/05/09

On today’s edition of The Game, Mitch and Cole cover the final Bat Cats home series, the growing support for a 16 team CFP & the lull in action in the college basketball portal. Full Show Segment 1 – There is growing B1G-SEC support for a 16-team bracket Segment 2 – Bat Cats host final [...] The post The Game – 5/9/25 appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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City to receive updates on housing projects, street...

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2025/05/09

Housing projects, street maintenance and cemetery improvements will be discussed at Tuesday’s city commission work session. In April, the city opened the first round of workforce housing sales tax funding applications and have since received two applications for potential housing projects, both along Moro Street. The first is from local developers Zach and Michelle Burton, [...] The post City to receive updates on housing projects, street maintenance and cemetery improvements appeared first on News

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Manhattan residents face meth charges; bond set at...

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2025/05/09

Two Manhattan residents remain in custody, after being arrested on charges of possessing and distributing methamphetamine. According to the Riley County Police Department, 36-year-old Cody Dodge and 30-year-old Brittanie Vaughn, were arrested Thursday evening and early Friday morning after officers executed a search warrant in the 2100 block of Elm Lane. Both have been charged [...] The post Manhattan residents face meth charges; bond set at $60k and $27k appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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RCPD Report: 5/9/25

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2025/05/09

On May 8, 2025, at approximately 6:21 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop in the 2300 block of Fort Riley Blvd. A 36-year-old male was reported as driving a motor vehicle with an expired registration and a suspended driver’s license. A subsequence search of the vehicle was conducted, leading to the discovery of a distributable [...] The post RCPD Report: 5/9/25 appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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RCPD Report: 5/4/25

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2025/05/04

Riley County Police reported a variety of incidents and arrests over the weekend, including several traffic accidents, threats, and arrests for criminal behavior. Among the 16 incidents documented, one injury accident occurred in the 800 block of Anneberg Circle on May 3. Officers also responded to three non-injury accidents, a criminal threat at Colonial Gardens [...]The post RCPD Report: 5/4/25 appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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PHOTOS: April Features

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2025/05/03

Lewis Marien, Mercury staff photographer, documents the month of April. THE ANCHOR — Kansas State senior defensive tackle and Manhattan High graduate Damian Ilalio speaks to reporters Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in the Steel and Pipe Team Theatre. Ilalio is entering his final season as a Wildcat and will once again lead the middle of [...] The post PHOTOS: April Features appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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Farmers Union leader fears tariffs could devastate...

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2025/05/03

Tariffs could spell trouble for farmers, according to the executive director of the Kansas Farmers Union. “Tariffs are not good,” said Nick Levendofsky, who was a guest Wednesday on Within Reason with Mike Matson on KMAN. “They don’t work. Nobody wins in a trade war.” Levendofsky said current trade policies being implemented by President Donald [...] The post Farmers Union leader fears tariffs could devastate U.S. agriculture appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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Westmoreland continuing to persevere one year after...

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2025/05/03

WESTMORELAND — One year after a tornado ripped through Westmoreland, the community is still reeling, but looking toward the future. “Everything’s kind of still in progress right now,” Mayor Waide Purvis said in an interview last week. “I believe, from the last report I got, there was one house that was destroyed that is completely [...] The post Westmoreland continuing to persevere one year after devastating tornado appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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RCPD Report: 5/3/25

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2025/05/03

The Riley County Police Department responded to a variety of incidents and made several arrests between May 2 and May 3. Among the 21 incidents reported, officers investigated two non-injury accidents, a stolen vehicle, domestic disputes, drug-related activity, and a sex offense. A reported unattended death occurred on the morning of May 3 on Tatarrax [...] The post RCPD Report: 5/3/25 appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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Woodhalls compete together for 1st time at Drake Relays

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2025/05/02

Tim Everson teverson@themercury.com For the first time ever, the Woodhalls got to compete on the same stage. Kansas State assistant track and field coach and Olympic gold medalist Tara Davis-Woodhall and her husband, gold-medal winning Paralympian Hunter Woodhall, both got a chance to show open the season at the same meet last weekend when the [...] The post Woodhalls compete together for 1st time at Drake Relays appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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The Game – 5/2/25

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2025/05/02

On today’s edition of The Game, we’ll talk about Chris Klieman’s newest press conference, Bat Cats falling flat in Provo and play the Kentucky Derby name game. Hour 1 Segment 1 – Iowa State might have a gambling problem Segment 2 – Meet new K-State assistant MBB coach Bill Peterson Segment 3 – Bat Cats [...] The post The Game – 5/2/25 appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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Kansas State University ag research lab only one to...

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2025/05/02

By The Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — The Trump administration defunded 16 of 17 Feed the Future labs across the country when it began wiping out U.S. Agency for International Development projects. After months in limbo, Kansas State University found out its lab is the lone survivor. Two K-State labs that are part of the Feed [...] The post Kansas State University ag research lab only one to get nod from feds to continue work appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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Within Reason with Mike Matson 5/2/25: Courtney Jane...

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2025/05/02

On Friday’s edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson, Mike spoke with Courtney Jane Hochman – a candidate for the USD 383 School Board. Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN. Click here to listen on Apple Podcast. Click here to listen on Spotify. Click here to listen [...] The post Within Reason with Mike Matson 5/2/25: Courtney Jane Hochman – USD 383 School Board Candidate appeared first on News

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RCPD Report: 5/2/25

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2025/05/02

Theresa Jones, 51, of Junction City, KS, was arrested on May 1, 2025, at approximately 7:24 p.m. near the intersection of Fort Riley Blvd. and E. Riley Ave. Jones was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for 5 counts of conspiracy to possess methamphetamine and 5 counts of unlawful use of a telecommunication [...] The post RCPD Report: 5/2/25 appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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RCPD Report: 4/27/25

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2025/04/27

The Riley County Police Department reported a variety of incidents and arrests over the weekend, ranging from non-injury accidents to felony arrests. Among the incidents, police responded to multiple non-injury accidents at locations including the 2600 block of Kimball Avenue, the intersection of Walters Drive and Tuttle Creek Boulevard, and S. 11th Street and Poyntz [...]The post RCPD Report: 4/27/25 appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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Stormy weather expected though early next week

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2025/04/26

Cloudy and cool conditions are expected today, with isolated to scattered showers developing across the area from west to east. Rain and storm chances will increase tonight and continue into Sunday morning. Thunderstorms are forecast to redevelop Sunday afternoon and overnight, with some storms in north central Kansas potentially becoming strong to severe. An upper-level [...] The post Stormy weather expected though early next week appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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K-State graduate and children’s book author returns...

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2025/04/26

By Emma Loura Kansas-born author and K-State graduate Tammi Sauer returned to her old stomping grounds Wednesday, teaching the 2nd and 3rd graders of Amanda Arnold Elementary about effective story-telling. Sauer, who has written and published 37 children’s books, says she combines heart and humor to her writing. “It’s just such a strange and wonderful [...] The post K-State graduate and children’s book author returns to visit Manhattan school appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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RCPD Report: 4/26/25

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2025/04/26

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K-State CB Parrish picked by Tampa Bay in 3rd round...

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2025/04/26

Kansas State football got its first player picked in the 2025 NFL Draft Friday evening as junior cornerback Jacob Parrish heard his name called in the third round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. K-State has now had five players selected in the top three rounds over the last three years, its most in a three-year [...] The post K-State CB Parrish picked by Tampa Bay in 3rd round of NFL Draft appeared first on News Radio KMAN.

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