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A Junction City man is behind bars after police allege he attempted to break into multiple vehicles. The Junction City Police Department arrested 21-year-old Clayton Mayfield on Thursday after reports of a suspicious person wearing all black was attempting to burglarize vehicles on Michaels Way on the west edge of town. During their investigation, officers [...]

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A local real estate agent has announced his candidacy for the Manhattan City Commission. Scott Seel, who ran unsuccessfully for the Riley County Commission in 2012, said public service has remained on his mind for several years. “I have always been the person who, I don’t feel that it has to be me,” he said. [...]

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By Emma Loura As technology advances, teachers face various new challenges in academic integrity. Nowadays they need to be aware of artificial intelligence and its ability to generate essays and responses to assignments. “It’s a new enough issue with different levels of experience in our department that we’re dealing with that on the run,” said [...]

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Manhattan city officials are pumping the brakes on a $13.3 million cemetery improvement project, signaling a desire to scale back spending. During a work session Tuesday, commissioners expressed concerns about the overall cost, particularly for a new Sunrise Cemetery shop and office, estimated at $4.5 million. “We just don’t have the dollars,” said Mayor Karen [...]

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Since arriving at Kansas State over three years ago, president Richard Linton has been tasked with increasing student enrollment. After nearly a decade of declines, K-State has seen increases each of the past two years, including a 2.8% enrollment increase last fall. Appearing on Within Reason with Mike Matson on KMAN this week, Linton said [...]

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Andrew Von Lintel filed with the Riley County Clerk’s office on Monday. The 42-year-old said he has concerns with the city’s rising debt and a growing annual budget. “It seems like in recent years we’ve been increasing both a lot,” he said. “I noticed that the state of Kansas has a debt limit on Manhattan, [...]

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One person was killed and two others were injured in a head on crash Tuesday morning on I-70 in Wabaunsee County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a westbound SUV crossed the median, colliding with an eastbound pickup. The driver of the SUV, 64-year-old Kimberly Terhune, of Maple Hill was pronounced dead at the scene. [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Monday in the 2700 block of Buttonwood Drive, in connection to criminal incidents occurring between May 2024 and January 2025. 35-year-old Anthony Toliver is charged in a Riley County District Court warrant with criminal deprivation of property, two counts of criminal damage to property, robbery, theft, domestic battery, and intimidation [...]

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The City of Manhattan is preparing to fully reopen the intersection of Denison and Kimball Avenues. The new signals were activated Monday and put into flash mode. Motorists are advised to proceed through the intersection with caution. City officials say starting with flashing lights at a newly signalized intersection is a federal requirement. It plans [...]

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The City of Manhattan on Monday announced the promotion of Brian Johnson to the position of public works director. Johnson had previously been assistant director of public works for 11 years and has held the title of city engineer since 2014. He was hired by the City of Manhattan in October 2008 as a principal [...]

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