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Manhattan city commissioners heard February’s crime statistics and compared Fake Patty’s Day results to prior years during Tuesday’s work session. Riley County Police Department director Brian Peete said overall crimes last month were 16.5% below the five-year average for that time of year, but there was a 30% increase compared to last year. “We were [...]

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Drivers may want to avoid construction near the Interstate 70 and Kansas Highway 99 interchange next week. The Kansas Department of Transportation will begin a bridge repair project on westbound I-70 in Wabaunsee County on Monday. The project includes deck patching, concrete surface repairs and overlay on the structure over Pretty Creek just east of [...]

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A Junction City man was arrested Tuesday morning after police say he violated a protection order and got into an altercation with officers while being taken into custody. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers were called to the 100 block of Griffith Drive around 10:30 a.m. for a report involving multiple alleged violations [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating an alleged theft of jewelry from a Manhattan hotel room this week. Authorities filed a report for theft of property lost or mislaid just after 1 p.m. Tuesday after a 57-year-old woman said she left jewelry in a hotel room after checking out from the Holiday Inn at 1641 Anderson [...]

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Riley County officials gave no clear signal Monday on how they plan to approach more than $1.5 million in upcoming capital improvement projects. County commissioners discussed several proposals in the 2026 plan but ultimately took no action, instead opting to revisit discussions next week. “My recommendation to the board would be to not approve everything [...]

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Riley County is moving forward with a pair of grant applications for Community Corrections. Director Megan Lewis informed the county commission on Monday that her department is seeking a three-year Bureau of Justice Assistance grant that would help expand services for people in intensive supervision and recovery court. “That would cover the wages as well [...]

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Following his tenure as interim dean, Dan Moser was made the permanent Eldon Gideon Dean of K‑State’s College of Agriculture on Sunday. “Dean Moser knows how to get the best out of K‑State’s network of promising students, world-leading agricultural researchers and change-making alumni, because he’s long been among them,” said Jesse Perez Mendez, provost and [...]

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Federal officials said there is still no timeline for when the second phase of the dredging project at Tuttle Creek Reservoir will begin. The project was scheduled to resume March 17, but delayed indefinitely as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and contract workers clean up a diesel spill after a fuel cell broke off [...]

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Riley County commissioners agreed to proceed with filling its public information officer position following the resignation of Vivienne Leyva, effective this Friday. During Monday’s meeting, human resources director Elizabeth Ward asked the commission for direction on whether to immediately refill the position or temporarily shift duties while the job remains vacant. She noted the role [...]

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Manhattan police are investigating a series of vehicle thefts and attempted thefts reported over the weekend, many involving similar damage to steering columns, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed seven separate reports between March 20th and March 22nd across the city, with total reported losses exceeding $40,000. On March 22nd, officers filed [...]

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