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The Kansas Department of Transportation announced Monday is had installed stop signs at the intersection of US Highway 24 (Tuttle Creek Boulevard) and Marlatt Avenue in Manhattan, following a crash that damaged the existing traffic signal system. Officials said drivers should use the intersection as a four-way stop sign-controlled intersection until repairs can be made. [...]

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Amari Gross, 22, of Fort Riley, was arrested on March 9, 2025, at approximately 12:24 AM in the 1100 block of Moro Street. Gross was taken into custody on charges including aggravated assault, possession of a firearm while under the influence, and disorderly conduct. His total bond was set at $15,000, and he was confined [...]

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Officers filed a report of fraud, theft, and criminal use of a financial card on March 7, 2025, at approximately 8:30 AM in the 1100 block of Garden Way. The victim, an 86-year-old male, reported that individuals entrusted with his financial accounts had been using them for fraudulent purposes. The total loss associated with the [...]

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Quintin Daniels, 20, of Junction City, was arrested on March 8, 2025, at approximately 10:20 PM in the 1100 block of Moro Street. Daniels was taken into custody on several charges, including domestic battery, criminal damage to property, battery on a law enforcement officer (LEO), and interference with an LEO. His total bond for these [...]

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A 54-year-old cyclist was seriously injured Sunday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle on K-113 near Top of the World Drive, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at approximately 12:59 p.m. when a 2025 Chevrolet Trax, driven by 19-year-old William J. Bartunek of Lincoln, Nebraska, veered onto the shoulder and struck [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher WESTMORELAND — After closing arguments were heard Friday morning, the jury came back this afternoon with guilty verdicts for Dana Chandler, in the 2002 murders of her ex-husband, Michael Sisco, and his fiancée, Karen Harkness. The couple were shot to death in Harkness’ home in Topeka, in the early morning hours of [...]

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Rachelle Santiago, 57, of Manhattan, was arrested on March 6, 2025, at approximately 7:30 PM in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road. Santiago was taken into custody on a Riley County District Court warrant for multiple charges, including burglary, criminal damage to property, and theft of property or services. Her bond was set [...]

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An early Thursday morning accident in Geary County resulted in a Junction City man driving into Milford Lake. According to Kansas Highway Patrol reports, 32-year-old Paul Pacholski was westbound in his 2019 Jeep Compass on Farnum Creek Road from US 77 highway and struck a pole and a delineator post before driving off the roadway [...]

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By Emma Loura The classic story of a magical nanny comes to life onstage at Manhattan High School, with catchy songs like “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” “Jolly Holiday,” and “A Spoonful of Sugar.” The Manhattan High School Thespians are going all out with the winter show, “Mary Poppins,” with special effects and a large singing and dancing cast. [...]

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The business that was previously Four Points by Sheraton (which some longtime Manattanites still know as the Holidome) is now officially reopening as a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel. The company this week announced the completion of a multimillion-dollar renovation for the hotel at 530 Richards Drive, essentially along Fort Riley Boulevard. “We appreciate the renovation [...]

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