By KROCK Staff|2025-03-04T11:52:22-06:00March 4th, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: Commerce Bank demolition, downtown Manhattan construction, Hutton Development project, Manhattan City Commission, Manhattan KS development, Manhattan KS real estate, Poyntz Avenue redevelopment, retail and residential project, tax incentives, urban development|Comments Off on Crews begin demolishing downtown Commerce Bank building
By KROCK Staff|2025-03-04T11:52:22-06:00March 4th, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: Commerce Bank demolition, downtown Manhattan construction, Hutton Development project, Manhattan City Commission, Manhattan KS development, Manhattan KS real estate, Poyntz Avenue redevelopment, retail and residential project, tax incentives, urban development|Comments Off on Crews begin demolishing downtown Commerce Bank building
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By KROCK Staff|2025-02-27T13:09:36-06:00February 27th, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: electric scooter rules Manhattan, K-State scooter program, Manhattan KS electric scooters, Manhattan micromobility, pay-to-use scooters KS, Veo scooter rental, Veo scooters Manhattan KS|Comments Off on Pay-to-use electric scooters to return to Manhattan this weekend
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By KROCK Staff|2025-02-25T09:13:14-06:00February 25th, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: contractor accident, Fort Riley Boulevard closure, gas line rupture, Kansas Gas Service, Manhattan Fire Department, Manhattan gas leak, Union Pacific train delays|Comments Off on Fair Lane gas leak repaired overnight; Ft. Riley Blvd. reopens
By KROCK Staff|2025-02-25T09:13:14-06:00February 25th, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: contractor accident, emergency response, Fort Riley Boulevard closure, gas line rupture, Kansas Gas Service, Manhattan Fire Department, Manhattan gas leak, Union Pacific train delays|Comments Off on Fair Lane gas leak repaired overnight; Ft. Riley Blvd. reopens
By KROCK Staff|2025-02-22T08:59:52-06:00February 22nd, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: avian flu response, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, federal workforce reduction, government employee terminations, Manhattan Kansas federal jobs, NBAF layoffs, Trump administration layoffs, USDA efficiency plan, USDA job cuts|Comments Off on ‘About a dozen’ remain unemployed at NBAF after firings and rehirings