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Junction City Police are investigating a Tuesday night disturbance that left several people hurt. Officers were called around 7:30 p.m. to the 800 block of South Washington Street for reports of a physical altercation. When they arrived, they found multiple people injured. Several were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say there’s [...]

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Riley County Police say a Manhattan man has been arrested in connection with Saturday’s shooting at the Country Meadow Residences on Marlatt Avenue. Officers say 38-year-old Jacques Toliver turned himself in Tuesday afternoon and was booked into the Riley County Jail on charges including attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, and criminal discharge of a firearm. [...]

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Two defendants in Riley County District Court who were expected to be arraigned Tuesday instead will wait another five weeks before they enter pleas for their alleged crimes. Jamal Rhsard Williams, 47, of Wichita is charged with distribution of over 100 grams of methamphetamine, distribution of 50-250 units of fentanyl, distribution of 1-3.5 grams of [...]

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No injuries were reported after a brief electrical fire was reported Tuesday morning at the Boys & Girls Club of Manhattan, located at 5th and Pierre Street. The Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to the facility around 10:30 a.m. for a structure fire. Staff reportedly used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire in [...]

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The annual Fall Apple Day Festival, set for this weekend at Fort Riley, was canceled amid the federal government shutdown. Apple Day is a longstanding tradition for the soldiers and families of the Big Red One, or the 1st Infantry Division. This would have been the 39th year for the event, which featured family activities, [...]

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A Topeka man was arrested Saturday night after deputies responded to a burglary in progress at a rural residence west of Alma, according to the Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched late in the evening on October 11 to the 34000 block of Old K-10 Road following a report of an unknown individual inside [...]

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Authorities are investigating a home burglary reported Saturday afternoon in Manhattan. Riley County Police were called out to the 400 block of Walters Drive where a 51-year-old woman claimed someone broke into her home and stole a safe containing a large amount of cash. Police estimate the loss at just over $10,000. Anyone with information [...]

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Five people were injured Monday morning in a four-car crash west of Lasita Road on U.S. Highway 24 in northern Riley County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 8:30 a.m. when a Nissan Sentra driven by 20-year-old Ella Thalmann of Palmer rear-ended a Ford Focus stopped to turn left, driven by 61-year-old [...]

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A first-of-its-kind dredging project at Tuttle Creek Reservoir completed just before the federal government shutdown took effect, but it could be some time before federal and state engineers know just how effective the process was at removing decades of sediment buildup. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Kansas Water Office completed the 10-day demonstration [...]

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