Media in Manhattan, Kansas facts for kids

The Kansas Express in 1859 was the first news media source for Manhattan, Kansas

The following is a list of media outlets based in Manhattan, Kansas.

Print

Newspapers

Manhattan has had at least one newspaper published for the town continuously since The Kansas Express published its first edition on May 21, 1859. The following newspapers currently publish in Manhattan:

• The Hype Weekly – arts, culture, special events (published weekly)
• Grass & Grain – agriculture news (published weekly)
• The Kansas State Collegian – Kansas State University student newspaper (published daily during academic term)
• Keynotes News for Older Kansans – senior citizen news (published bi-monthly)
• The Manhattan Free Press – news (published weekly)
• The Manhattan Mercury – news (published daily)

History

Manhattan had a number of newspapers in its early years. Following is a timeline of 19th-century papers in the town:

• Kansas Express (1859–1926) – consolidated into The Manhattan Mercury
  • name changed to Independent in 1863, Standard in 1868, and Nationalist in 1870
• Kansas Radical (1866–1868) – second newspaper in Manhattan, consolidated into the Standard
• Manhattan Enterprise (1876–1909) – founded by father of Damon Runyon, consolidated into The Manhattan Mercury
  • name changed to Manhattan Republic in 1882
• The Manhattan Mercury (1884–present)
• The Kansas Weekly" (1982 - 1984) - Circulation of 30,000 publisher Jim Snow