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Riley County Police are investigating after someone walked off with thousands of dollars in merchandise from a Manhattan retailer. A felony theft report was filed Saturday afternoon at Walmart. Store officials say a man and woman shoplifted approximately $2,700 worth of items, via distraction. As of Monday, no arrests had been made. Anyone with information [...]

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By Joe Montgomery, K-State Communications & Marketing A Kansas State University researcher has new support to battle one of the biggest global threats to pigs and swine production, which is a $57-billion-dollar industry in the U.S. The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research, or FFAR, recently awarded a $1 million Seeding Solutions Grant to Waithaka Mwangi, immunology professor [...]

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By Beth Day, Pottawatomie County Times Veterans returned home on Friday to a larger than life welcome home after the return of the Wamego High School Honor Flight. KMAN contributing reporter Beth Day reports on the welcome home so many veterans never heard when returned from battle decades ago. The Flight is sponsored by the WHS chapter of [...]

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  Fort Riley celebrated the grand re-opening of the 1st Infantry Division Museum Friday, almost a year after reopening the nearby Cavalry museum. “The Big Red One” is the oldest continuously serving division in the Regular Army, and their museum is once open again after being closed for 6 years due to various improvements. “Today, [...]

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Severe storms pushed through the Flint Hills Saturday afternoon, bringing strong wind gusts that led to power outages and other hazards. Tornado warnings were issued in Riley and Clay counties around 1 p.m., eventually moving through northern Pottawatomie County. Fortunately there were no reports of touchdowns in the area, though strong winds, ranging from 60-70 [...]

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Severe thunderstorms are likely to move across the Manhattan area Saturday and could pack quite a punch. The Storm Prediction Center has placed of the eastern half of Kansas, including Manhattan, in an enhanced (level 3) risk for severe storm development throughout the afternoon and evening. Storms will be capable of producing very large hail [...]

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A Manhattan man is behind bars after leading authorities on a pursuit on the Kansas Turnpike, in a kidnapping investigation. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Riley County Police Department requested assistance Friday morning locating 26-year-old Jonathan Maldonado, who was reported as being armed and traveling eastbound on Interstate 70. The victim in the [...]

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A Fort Riley man was injured Friday in a Dickinson County crash. The Kansas Highway Patrol says Junction City and Chapman police were in pursuit of 28-year-old Jordan Rhynes, just after 11:30 a.m. in a rural area south of K-18 near Chapman. The bike struck a Chapman Police Department vehicle, driven by 45-year-old James Reynolds, [...]

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State Rep. Kenny Titus is seeking a new position in the Kansas Legislature this fall. The Manhattan Republican, representing the 51st district, announced on Friday his candidacy for the 18th district Senate seat, just hours after Sen. Kristen O’Shea (R-Topeka) announced on the Senate floor she would not be seeking re-election. The re-drawn legislative maps, [...]

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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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