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Kansas State returns home Saturday to face TCU on homecoming weekend, hoping to break a three-game losing streak that has dropped the Wildcats to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in Big 12 Conference play. The seventh-year head coach Chris Klieman team has been competitive despite the record,

October 2025

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Special Olympics Kansas is recruiting volunteers for its 2026 Manhattan Polar Plunge planning committee ahead of the Valentine's Day event at Tuttle Creek State Park. The organization seeks passionate individuals to join the committee by Oct. 15 to help plan the Feb. 14, 2026, fundraiser. Committee

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Mi Tierra Restaurant & Cantina, a family-owned Mexican restaurant in Aggieville, has closed after two years of serving the Manhattan community. The veteran-owned business announced the closure in a Facebook post, citing rising costs, increasing taxes and challenges with insurance as factors that made it difficult

MANHATTAN, Kan. — A & H Farm will host a nighttime fall festival Oct. 11, offering visitors a chance to explore the family farm under an almost-full moon. Moonlight on the Farm runs from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. and features two corn mazes after dark, moonlight hayrides,

MANHATTAN, Kan. — A new home-based childcare service specializing in support for children with special needs has opened in Manhattan. Curious Cubs Childcare began enrolling students in September, offering personalized care for infants and older children Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State University will celebrate its annual Homecoming week Oct. 5-11, bringing together students, alumni and community members for a series of events across Manhattan. The weeklong celebration will include a traditional Homecoming parade, volleyball games, marching band performances and various campus activities organized by the K-

MANHATTAN, Kan. — A children's carnival featuring games and activities for families will take place on the evening of Oct. 8 at Kansas State University's student union. The event runs from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at the K-State Student Union,

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State University launched several major initiatives this week, including an inaugural Presidential Engagement Fellows program and Extension and Engagement Week, scheduled for Oct. 20-24. The university selected seven faculty members as Presidential Engagement Fellows to bring university research and expertise directly to Kansas communities from 2025

JUNCTION CITY, Kan. — Cloud County Community College-Geary County Campus announced scholarship applications are open for the 2026-2027 academic year, with more than $500,000 available in academic and Foundation scholarships. The application window runs from Oct. 1 through March 1, with awards made on a first-come, first-

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Transportation will begin an 8-mile mill and overlay project on K-177 in Riley County on Monday, with work expected to continue through early December. The project spans from just south of Interstate 70 to K-18 near Manhattan. Crews will start with

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Manhattan Parks and Recreation announced registration is open for its Adult Indoor Soccer League, scheduled to run Monday evenings from Nov. 10 through Dec. 18. The league will meet from 6-8 p.m. at Douglass Community Center and is open to players ages 15 and older. The

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Manhattan Parks and Recreation has introduced "Sportsmanship Sundays," a weekly initiative aimed at promoting positive behavior and respect in youth sports programs across the community. The program, announced Sept. 28, is designed to reinforce the department's mission of building healthy communities through people, places

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The City of Manhattan is advancing multiple infrastructure and planning initiatives designed to modernize the community and accommodate future growth, with projects ranging from downtown revitalization to transportation corridor planning. Current Projects Aggieville Infrastructure Redevelopment Work resumed in May 2025 on a major infrastructure and streetscape improvement project

Gary Keith Bouck Jr., 52, pleaded guilty to distributing 10 or fewer units of fentanyl and using his phone in the commission of a drug felony. The first count reflects a decrease from Bouck's original charge of conspiracy to distribute more than 1,000 units of fentanyl. He