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Riley County Police say new charges have been filed against a registered offender from Junction City. According to the RCPD activity report, 55-year-old Bradford Brown was arrested on a warrant for violation of the offender registration act, 2nd conviction. He was jailed on a bond of $25,000 but is no longer in custody, according to [...]

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Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s and Wamego Police Officer’s responded to a vehicle collision on Wednesday morning at K-99 and US-24. Officers responded to a 911 call at 7:09 am to a two-vehicle collision involving a Cadillac SRX driven by 26 year old Audrey Powell of Wamego and a Mitsubishi Outlander driven by 36 year old Rachel [...]

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Following the announcement by Rep. Mike Dodson that he will not seek another term to the state House this November, a Manhattan woman has jumped into the race to potentially fill his seat. Angel Roeser announced on Tuesday that she has filed for the 67th legislative district seat as a Republican. She was born to [...]

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A former plumber in the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine building’s maintenance department was sentenced in Riley County District Court this week to prison. The sentence for 63-year-old William Hynek, was the result of his conviction on three counts of sexual exploitation of a child. Judge Grant Bannister sentenced Hynek to 32 months on each [...]

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Law enforcement officials responded to a rollover crash Wednesday morning in Wamego. The crash was reported just after 7 a.m. in the area of K-99 and US Highway 24. The Sheriff’s Office noted some injuries were reported but noted Wamego Police Department is working the case and so far they have not released any further [...]

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The Manhattan city commission appointed Jayme Minton to fill Wynn Butler’s vacant position Tuesday night. Commissioner Peter Oppelt made the initial motion to nominate Minton, which was approved 3-1. Karen McCulloh was the lone vote against. The newest Commissioner explained what makes her a good fit for the job… Minton added that she will continue [...]

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Kansas State University recently was awarded $25 million in matching funds for the university’s Agriculture Innovation Initiative. The university announced Tuesday morning that the threshold set by the Kansas Legislature for the one-to-one fundraising match was met earlier this year and the award was granted this month. So far, officials say $176 million of the [...]

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Authorities say one person was injured Monday afternoon following a motorcycle crash near the Manhattan Regional Airport. According to the Riley County Police Department, 40-year-old Roselin Lee, of Dwight, lost control while traveling along Wildcat Creek Road at around 4:30 p.m. Lee was transported by Riley County EMS to Via Christi with serious injuries. An [...]

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Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have temporarily closed the stilling basin at Tuttle Creek Lake for a pair of construction projects that will take place over the next few months. The first, a rock overlay project, will require work on the upstream side of the upper portion of the dam. Operations Manager [...]

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American Legion Post 17 hosted its annual Memorial Day ceremony in Sunset Cemetery on Monday, honoring those who had died in the fight for freedom. The event was preceded by a live performance by the Manhattan Municipal Band and followed with a luncheon at the American Legion. Commander Matthew Buraney spoke about why Memorial Day [...]

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