KMAN Staff

By Beth Day – Pott Co. Times There was a commonality among most of the 33 speakers at Thursday’s public hearing on draft regulations for data centers in Pottawatomie County — a moratorium is necessary. The speakers said more information is needed to bolster the regulations, however they also praised the Pott County Planning Commission [...]

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An 87-year-old Manhattan man was injured Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash on Kimball Avenue. According to the Riley County Police Department, Gerald Hughes was driving a 2017 Toyota Camry in the 4200 block of Kimball Avenue when it collided with a 2025 International box truck driven by 24-year-old Marcello Martinez of Independence, Missouri. Hughes [...]

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A 77-year-old Manhattan man was injured Thursday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on Tuttle Creek Boulevard. According to the Riley County Police Department, Michael Hathaway was riding a 2015 Yamaha motorcycle near mile marker 186 when the motorcycle was laid down and struck the rear of a 2019 Dodge Ram driven by 54-year-old Jeannie Jorgensen [...]

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A Manhattan woman was arrested Thursday after a road worker was reportedly struck by a vehicle near Tuttle Creek Boulevard and North Seth Child Road. According to the Riley County Police Department, Lacey Nicole Stevens, 42, was arrested around 11:40 a.m. in the 4300 block of North Seth Child Road on suspicion of aggravated battery [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Thursday evening following two incidents that resulted in multiple allegations of battery against law enforcement and corrections officers. According to the Riley County Police Department, Nicolus Allen Weiss, 35, was arrested around 6:35 p.m. in the 400 block of South Fourth Street on suspicion of four counts of battery of [...]

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A Tennessee man was arrested early Friday on an outstanding Riley County District Court warrant. According to the Riley County Police Department, Gavin Michael Robert Adam, 26, of Lenoir City, Tennessee, was arrested around 1:30 a.m. at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on suspicion of failing to appear. The warrant stems from original charges [...]

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Riley County will hold its 2027 revenue-neutral rate and budget hearing Sept. 10, with the county’s proposed estimated tax rate exceeding the revenue neutral rate. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. Brittany Phillips, budget and finance officer, presented the notice of hearing to the Riley County commission. Commissioners unanimously approved publishing a notice of [...]

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USD 383 administrators told the school board Wednesday that the district’s new school schedule is so far producing positive results at the elementary level, though bus timing at the middle schools remains a challenge. The district at the start of the school year instituted new start and end times to address bus driver shortages. Assistant [...]

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A Junction City teenager was arrested Wednesday night on marijuana distribution and possession allegations. According to the Riley County Police Department, Malaki Malik Garrett, 17, was arrested around 9:35 p.m. following an incident near Anderson Avenue and Scenic Crossing. Garrett was arrested on suspicion of distribution of marijuana, distribution or possession with intent to distribute [...]

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A Kansas woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon on drug possession allegations in Manhattan. According to the Riley County Police Department, Tonia Michelle Kelly, 51, of Home, Kansas, was arrested around 2:15 p.m. in the 200 block of Leavenworth Street. Kelly was arrested on suspicion of possession of an opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant and [...]

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