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Kansas State University officials broke ground Friday on a new events center for the Animal Sciences Program. The project is part of the university’s larger multimillion dollar Agriculture Innovation Initiative, which includes a host of facilities updates within the College of Agriculture. It was the second such groundbreaking for the College of Agriculture this year, [...]

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U.S. Senator Jerry Moran applauded the recent passage of the National Defense Authorization Act by the U.S. Senate. The bill is an $886 billion spending package that Sen. Moran says focuses on countering America’s adversaries like China and Russia. Moran spoke to KMAN about the package and spoke about the importance of getting the bill [...]

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The Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday in Ogden for the Lemdadi family. This was the group’s 31st home built in the community. Executive Director Josh Brewer spoke about the group’s mission at the ceremony. Brewer says the previous structure on the property was an area where improvement could be made [...]

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City officials in St. Marys say one person was killed in a house fire Thursday afternoon. Fire crews were called out around 2 p.m. to the house near 8th and Linn Streets in St. Marys. The City of St. Marys Police and Fire Department shared on its social media that one person was found dead [...]

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Shelly Williams, the longtime director of Riley County Community Corrections, has announced she will retire in the spring, following three decades of service to the state of Kansas. The 1992 K-State graduate began her career at Central Kansas Community Corrections in Great Bend, before accepting a position in April 1994 with Riley County Community Corrections. [...]

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Riley County Police have made an arrest in an ongoing rape investigation. On Thursday, 21-year-old Jack Adams, of Iola, was jailed on a single count of rape. Police say the charge stems from an April 2022 incident. No further details will be released, due to the nature of the crime. Adams was released after posting [...]

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Authorities are investigating a theft reported Thursday at the Army National Guard on Levee Drive. RCPD says a 21-year-old woman reported an unknown suspect removed a lock and stole military gear. The estimated total loss is a little more than $3,200. ...

A Wamego woman and her child died following a collision with a semi truck Wednesday in rural Marion County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the semi was stopped in a work zone on US Highway 56, waiting for a flagger. Shortly after 11 a.m. a passenger car driven by 43-year-old Jessica Henson, failed to stop, [...]

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Earlier this week, the Wamego School Board approved a memorandum of understanding regarding concurrent enrollment with Manhattan Area Technical College. Similarly, Manhattan-Ogden Schools will consider their agreement on Dec. 20. MATC has been working with its district partners since the summer on restructuring the existing agreement. A temporary fix was agreed upon in recent weeks, [...]

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Junction City and Geary County are at odds over who should pay the EMS bill. In 1967, the two governments agreed that the Junction City Fire Department would handle EMS calls in Geary County, and not just in the city limits. The non-reimbursed costs for the service to the county are split with one-third paid [...]

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