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U.S. Senator Jerry Moran applauded the recent passage of the National Defense Authorization Act by the U.S. Senate. The bill is an $886 billion spending package that Sen. Moran says focuses on countering America’s adversaries like China and Russia. Moran spoke to KMAN about the package and spoke about the importance of getting the bill [...]

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The Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday in Ogden for the Lemdadi family. This was the group’s 31st home built in the community. Executive Director Josh Brewer spoke about the group’s mission at the ceremony. Brewer says the previous structure on the property was an area where improvement could be made [...]

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Kansas State University’s College of Agriculture will take the next step in ongoing facilities upgrades with a special ceremony this Friday. The college will break ground on a new Animal Science Arena that will replace Weber Arena. Dean Ernie Minton says the arena will become the new home of the K-State Rodeo. In addition, the [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission will hold a special session on Tuesday night at City Hall. On the agenda are two major items headlined by a second reading of the amended tax increment financing plan for Back 9 Development’s Midtown Aggieville project. Commissioners unanimously approved the amended TIF plan on first reading last week. The commission [...]

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The Junction City Animal Shelter announced that a feline that had been in their shelter tested positive for tularemia which is commonly known as rabbit fever. The shelter received the cat from the Junction City Police Department on Nov. 19 after they were dispatched to a call regarding the cat being injured. After testing done [...]

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In Washington, the US Congress is still battling over the funding of the overall government for the 2024 fiscal year. In a divided government with Republicans controlling the US House and the Democrats controlling the US Senate both by a narrow margins, debates continue to be contentious over funding particularly for the US military. A recent [...]

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A Manhattan woman was arrested early Tuesday morning for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. 33-year-old Sara McDonald of Manhattan was arrested just before 8:45 am in the 800 block of Bertrand Street on one count of driving under the influence and for being incapable of driving safely with a child present in [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission unanimously supported an amended tax increment financing plan on first reading Tuesday for the Midtown Aggieville development project. The decision clears the way to help fund a hotel and a private parking garage for the initially proposed multimillion dollar project that Back 9 Development is planning in Aggieville. Commissioner Wynn Butler [...]

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The St. Thomas More Catholic Church Ladies held their 33rd annual Cookie Carousel on Saturday. The event, which happened in the main gymnasium at the church and saw several pounds of cookies and other treats sold. Joan Krush spoke about the event. Kroosh says that the money gained from the event will mainly go towards [...]

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