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A Manhattan woman was injured in a crash on I-70 Friday afternoon in Wabaunsee County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Pontiac G6, driven by 18-year-old Natalie Sheller, drifted into the median, then overcorrected, sending the car into the eastbound lanes of the interstate and eventually into the south ditch where it struck an embankment. [...]

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A 26-year-old Manhattan man was arrested on a host of drug-related offenses. The Riley County Police Department says Justin Nunez was taken into custody Thursday afternoon on a warrant alleging distribution or possession with intent to distribute drug paraphernalia, marijuana possession and other charges, for attempting to distribute. Nunez was released from jail after posting [...]

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A Manhattan resident is expected to seek the nomination for the Republican Party in the vacated 51st legislative district this fall. Megan Steele announced her candidacy several weeks back looking to fill the seat left vacated by incumbent Kenny Titus who is running for the State Senate. Steele has worked as a school nurse and [...]

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A family in Hunter’s island escaped from a structure fire early Friday morning that claimed the lives of three pets. Riley County Fire District #1 was dispatched to a reported structure fire near the 1800 block of Kientz Dr. at 3 a.m. Friday morning. Upon arrival, crews found a home with both smoke and flames [...]

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A public forum was hosted Thursday night by the League of Women Voters of Manhattan/Riley County to allow the public to learn more about a possible overhaul of City Park and a new indoor aquatics center concept that could end up in front of voters this fall. Local officials close to the project took part [...]

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No injuries were reported after an airplane made a hard landing Thursday evening at Manhattan Regional Airport. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Piper PA-32R fixed-wing aircraft had some issues with its landing gear indicator, which did not completely deploy for the nose of the aircraft. At about 6:40 p.m. the aircraft made a [...]

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Two individuals were arrested Wednesday evening on a slew of opiate and drug-related charges. Catrien Van Petten, of Manhattan, was arrested in the 1500 block of Houston street on probable cause suspicion of distributing opiates within 1000 feet of a school, possession of paraphernalia with intent to manufacture controlled substance, and possession of marijuana with [...]

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Riley County Police say new charges have been filed against a registered offender from Junction City. According to the RCPD activity report, 55-year-old Bradford Brown was arrested on a warrant for violation of the offender registration act, 2nd conviction. He was jailed on a bond of $25,000 but is no longer in custody, according to [...]

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Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s and Wamego Police Officer’s responded to a vehicle collision on Wednesday morning at K-99 and US-24. Officers responded to a 911 call at 7:09 am to a two-vehicle collision involving a Cadillac SRX driven by 26 year old Audrey Powell of Wamego and a Mitsubishi Outlander driven by 36 year old Rachel [...]

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Following the announcement by Rep. Mike Dodson that he will not seek another term to the state House this November, a Manhattan woman has jumped into the race to potentially fill his seat. Angel Roeser announced on Tuesday that she has filed for the 67th legislative district seat as a Republican. She was born to [...]

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