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By Bryan Richarsdon With data centers coming to rural America, the Riley County Commission is among the many government agencies across the country considering what to allow in their area. But the founder of a Kansas company advising municipalities on energy deals on Thursday told commissioners that it wouldn’t be as easy as copying an [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a probation violation warrant tied to multiple drug and weapons offenses, according to authorities. Scott Charles Marchand, 48, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 4 p.m. June 3 at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center. Marchand was taken into custody on a Riley County District Court warrant [...]

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USD 383 officials are projecting a decline in state funding for the 2026-27 school year as enrollment decreases, according to preliminary budget estimates. Assistant superintendent for business Andy Sanchez told board members at Wednesday’s meeting that the district’s audited K-12 full-time equivalent enrollment for the current fiscal year was 6,698, while actual audited enrollment was [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday night on multiple charges, including violating a protection order, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 10:22 p.m. June 2, 2026, in the 2200 block of Sloan Street for driving while suspended, driving while a habitual violator and violation of a protection order. [...]

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A Junction City man was arrested Tuesday evening following a reported road rage incident in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report for aggravated assault at approximately 6:06 p.m. June 2 near the intersection of Anderson Avenue and Seth Child Road. A 45-year-old man was listed as the victim after [...]

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A 63-year-old Ogden man has been arrested on multiple felony charges, including aggravated human trafficking, rape and drug distribution, according to the Riley County Police Department. Luke Maurice Johnson Sr., 63, was arrested at approximately 3:42 p.m. June 2 in the 300 block of Twelfth Street in Ogden. Johnson was arrested on three counts of [...]

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Two Wichita juveniles were injured late Tuesday night after a vehicle fleeing law enforcement crashed in Dickinson County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at approximately 11:49 p.m. June 2 on southbound K-15 near mile marker 159.8, just north of 1100 Avenue and Gulf Road. Investigators said a 2022 Mazda CX-30 was [...]

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The Military Health System awarded Fort Riley’s public affairs officer Jorge Gomez with the Communicator and Civilian Photographer of the Year honor on Thursday. The MHS recognizes outstanding military medicine professionals who are “excelling at their craft,” said Dr. Stephen Ferrara, principal deputy assistant secretary of war for health affairs. “They are rising stars, and [...]

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Konza United Way has hired Tyler Dupy as its next executive director, it announced Monday. A leader in Kansas agriculture, business administration, and nonprofit advocacy, Dupy has nearly two decades of executive leadership, strategic communications, human resources, operations management and organizational development experience, Konza officials said in a statement. Dupy will begin his role on [...]

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Police arrested a fifth Manhattan teenager Friday in connection to reported violent crimes against a 15-year-old boy. Police arrested Xavier Manuel Pizarro Rodriguez, 17, at 1:10 a.m. in the 1100 block of Moro St. for aggravated robbery inflicting bodily harm, battery and aggravated assault while disguised to conceal his identity. Since his arrest he’s been [...]

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