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A Manhattan man and three others are recovering after a crash on US-77, south of Junction City. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a northbound Mitsubishi Outlander hydroplaned and went into a ditch, right around 6 p.m. Tuesday evening. All four occupants sustained only minor injuries, including 31-year-old Derrick Hawkes, of Manhattan. Others involved in [...]

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Riley County police on Monday arrested a fourth teen suspect in the investigation of an April armed robbery. Rostyn Gage Rothwell, 17, of Hallsville, Texas, turned himself in to RCPD and was arrested for aggravated robbery with a dangerous weapon. He is held without bond at the North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center. Rothwell [...]

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The nearly 8,300-square-foot retail space at 1218 Moro St. is listed for $1.5 million and has been on the market since last week. A sale page at 1218Moro.com says the property includes a fully equipped kitchen and bar, modern infrastructure, updated interiors, prime visibility with strong foot traffic and furniture, fixtures and equipment included in the sale [...]

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Forecasters are urging residents to prepare for a potentially dangerous day of severe weather across the region on Tuesday, with threats that include large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes and flash flooding. Scattered light showers and non-severe storms will linger into early afternoon, with gusty winds up to 50 mph possible. A boundary setting up south [...]

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The Manhattan Walmart reopened at 12:30 p.m. Monday, after closing Friday when someone reportedly started a fire in the store. An employee said in a phone interview Monday morning that the store had passed the required inspection and was preparing to open again after being closed for the entirety of Father’s Day weekend. The employee said [...]

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The Riley County Police Department says three business thefts from last Monday are believed to be connected and the case is under investigation. Energy Center Pool Manhattan, the Flint Hills Breadbasket and Prairiestone Inc. all were victims of theft, as previously reported by News Radio KMAN and The Mercury. A dump trailer taken from Energy [...]

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After a dry start to the day, storms are expected to return to the region late Monday night, primarily affecting north central Kansas, according to forecasters. Some of the overnight storms could become severe, bringing the potential for damaging winds, hail and heavy rainfall. The National Weather Service says the greater risk for severe weather [...]

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A three-vehicle crash along I-70 near the Junction City limits sent two Colorado residents to the hospital Friday afternoon, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol report. The crash occurred at approximately 3:17 p.m. on June 13, 2025, in the westbound lanes of I-70 at mile marker 297.9. Authorities say a 2004 Ford F-350 driven by [...]

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A thunderstorm system is continuing to move eastward across central and southern Kansas this morning, bringing with it the potential for gusty winds and small hail. While the strongest storms are expected to stay south of I-35, areas along and south of I-70 may still experience some active weather. The current storm complex is expected [...]

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By Megan Moser Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Wednesday acknowledged that the firing and rehiring of federal workers at NBAF in February was “an imperfect process.” Rollins was responding to questions from U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, a Democrat representing Kansas’ 3rd District, during Rollins’ testimony to the House Agriculture Committee. The National Bio- and [...]

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