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A late Wichita businessman’s estate includes a $17 million scholarship and recognition fund that is being established at Kansas State University. According to a release from the university Thursday, Robert “Bob” Campbell, who owned and operated his oil and gas operation in Wichita for 56 years, left the gift as part of his estate following [...]

A late Wichita businessman’s estate includes a $17 million scholarship and recognition fund that is being established at Kansas State University. According to a release from the university Thursday, Robert “Bob” Campbell, who owned and operated his oil and gas operation in Wichita for 56 years, left the gift as part of his estate following [...]

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by ♡٨ﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩ EᖇYKᗩᕼ😩ﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩ٨♡ (@weeluvv._erykah) A police investigation continues following a series of large fights which broke out at Junction City High School one week ago. The above video, shared publicly following the incident on a student’s Instagram page, shows how quickly the situation escalated. Since [...]

The City of Manhattan has announced a new spokesperson who will lead the city’s communications efforts. Andrew Lawson has been hired as the Communications Manager and Public Information Officer, and will be tasked with strategic development and implementation of citywide communications for external and internal stakeholders. He will also provide and coordinate communication activities on [...]

A Manhattan man is now in custody after he reportedly failed to show for his trial last November and then disappeared for several months. 29-year-old John Galloway was brought into custody Friday on three counts of failure to appear and a single count of probation violation. Galloway has three pending cases in Riley County District [...]

Riley County is reporting 8 new COVID cases in the past week. Along with the new cases, there are 25 additional recoveries from last week. Those new cases are the only reported active cases in the county. Ascension Via Christi has reported they are caring for zero COVID positive patients at this time. Percent positive [...]

The Flint Hills Breadbasket is holding their 27th annual “Take a Swing at Hunger” golf tournament. The Flint Hills Breadbasket is a community food network that was founded inside a small shed which housed machinery for the city of Manhattan in 1983. Since then, they have grown and continue to offer much needed food assistance [...]

A preliminary hearing is scheduled Thursday in the case of a former Northview Elementary paraprofessional charged with sex crimes involving minors. Aaron Zachry will appear in person at 9 a.m. for a scheduled all-day setting with Magistrate Judge William Malcolm. An amended complaint filed online in October, lists 35 total counts, including six counts of [...]

A local entrepreneur will be speaking at the 2022 Kansas Minority Business (KMB) Summit in April. Sheila Ellis-Glasper is the founder of SEG Media Collective, a marketing agency based in Manhattan that provides a host of services from social media strategizing and management to IT consulting and brand design. Ellis-Glasper is also the founder and [...]

A total of 14 Junction City High School students involved in altercations at the high school last week have been suspended, according to multiple media reports. The Junction City Police Department is continuing to investigate the case. The Junction City Union reports that after the fights, JCPD worked with high school staff and USD 475 [...]