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Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is seeking a spot in Congress. Schmidt, who most recently ran as the Republican nominee for governor in 2022, announced on Friday his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Kansas’ Second Congressional District, which locally encompasses Junction City and Wabaunsee County. “My family and I are grateful for the [...]

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Authorities are searching for clues after report of a stolen trailer and truck earlier this month, east of Manhattan. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says a report was filed April 17 in the 9000 block of U.S. Highway 24. The theft reportedly occurred sometime over the last few months. The trailer is described as a [...]

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The culture and traditions of the bayou will be coming to downtown Manhattan this weekend for the 7th annual Bayou Gator Craw Fest at Blue Earth Plaza. Bayou Festival CEO Que Purdy previewed the event… Purdy is also the executive chef at Mamadeaux’s Creole Cafe, and says the Gator/Craw Fest started with people wanting to [...]

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Riley County Police are increasing patrols around Bluemont Elementary School after some students there were reportedly approached by an unknown individual asking kids to get into the vehicle. Bluemont Principal Beth Neitzel said in an emailed statement to parents that the incident in question occurred Wednesday but noted the children involved did the right thing [...]

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Beloved local tiger Hakim recently underwent groundbreaking arthritis treatment at Sunset Zoo. The 17-year-old tiger was treated at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine by Dr. Trenton Shrader who is the assistant Professor of Exotic Pet, Wildlife, and Zoological Medicine and works closely with Sunset Zoo head keeper Caitlin Kenney. The 250 pound [...]

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Two of Riley County’s longest serving elected officials are seeking another term this fall. Riley County Clerk Rich Vargo became the latest local candidate to file for re-election this week and will seek an unprecedented eighth term, having held office since 1997. “There’s definitely an end in site,” Vargo joked Thursday morning in an interview [...]

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A Manhattan man is accused of setting a fire inside a hotel Wednesday morning. The Riley County Police Department says a call for a fire alarm was reported just before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. RCPD officers and Manhattan Fire Department firefighters responded and located an [...]

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The new director of the Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation (ECODEVO) has hit the ground running in her first three months on the job. Shanna Goodman, of Wamego, was hired in January to succeed long-time former director Jack Allston, who retired in late 2023 after nine years on the job. She says the first three [...]

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Manhattan-Ogden school officials are responding after a district email was compromised Wednesday morning as part of an apparent phishing scam. District administrators sent out a notification to parents and staff through its district wide communications app, noting the suspicious email was sent out to district staff and student accounts, though not all staff and students [...]

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No injuries were reported after a rollover crash involving a box truck Wednesday morning on the east edge of Alma. According to Wabaunsee County Undersheriff Eric Kirsch, the crash was reported around 7:15 a.m. at K-99 and East 8th Street. The driver sustained no injuries but had to be extricated from the vehicle. Kirsch says [...]

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