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One was killed on Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in a construction zone in Geary County. The Geary County Sheriff’s Office reported the accident occurred just before 3:30 p.m. on I-70 near Junction City near mile marker 298 near the Wal-Mart/Cracker Barrel exit that caused a standstill for nearly two hours. Sheriff’s deputies reported [...]

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Riley County Police filed a report for a vehicle burglary over the weekend in Manhattan. Officers filed the report just before 7:30 a.m. on Friday morning in the 500 block of Richards Drive listing a 59-year-old male as the victim. The victim’s truck was reportedly broken into the night before by an unknown subject and [...]

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The Manhattan Running Company hosted “Nike Spike Night” on Friday evening where Nike representatives and college athletes met with local youth ahead of cross county season. Kansas Wesleyan University seniors Julian Avila and Josie Koppes spoke to young runners about their own running journeys and experiences. Avila said his favorite part about being a student [...]

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The community event Everybody Counts returned for its 10th year on Saturday at the Douglass Recreation Center in Manhattan. The event provides community resources for families and children who may not have access to different resources in the community. Event organizer Deb Nuss said this was the largest turnout from organizations that she could remember [...]

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A Nebraska man is currently behind bars in the Riley County Jail after being arrested Saturday evening. Joseph Michael Thomas Bruce, of Bennington, was arrested around 6:30 p.m. Saturday for failure to appear regarding a separate theft case. Last week, the 37-year-old Bruce was arrested for deceptive commercial practice and also attempted theft valued at [...]

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A Colorado woman was sent to the hospital on Sunday after an accident near Highway 24 in Leonardville. Riley County Police responded to the accident around 4 p.m. to find a two-vehicle accident. Officers reported that a 2016 Dodge Caravan driven by 62-year-old Deanna Currey (Curry) of Riley rounded a corner and was unable to [...]

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U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann is the only incumbent candidate in Riley County facing a primary challenger. Eric Bloom is looking to unseat Mann as the District 1 representative in the U.S. House. Bloom is a Lawrence property investor and farm owner who once ran for lieutenant governor alongside his father, Dan Bloom, in 2002. Mann [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury With District 51 Rep. Kenny Titus making a run at the Kansas Senate this year, there’s a spot open for a new Republican candidate to take over. Voters on Tuesday will choose between Eli Kormanik of Alta Vista and Megan Steele of Manhattan to represent the GOP in the race for [...]

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Kaleb James and Angel Roeser are vying to represent the Republican Party in District 67, the seat left vacant after Rep. Mike Dodson announced he wouldn’t seek another term. District 67 generally covers western Manhattan as well as some areas to the north and south. James is a Junction City High School graduate, a former [...]

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Donnithan Maurice Jones, of Dodge City, was arrested shortly after noon on Friday for possession of heroin with the intent to distribute. The 31-year-old Jones was in the Riley County Jail for violating post-release orders on a separate drug distribution case where he spent over two years in various state prisons. Online records show Jones [...]

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