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More people are working in Kansas than ever before. That’s according to data provided by the Kansas Department of Labor this week, which showed more stability in the Kansas job market. Nine of the top 10 employment months took place throughout the year, with unemployment at or below 5% for the past 38 consecutive months. [...]

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Authorities are investigating a Manhattan man for allegedly making threats to another individual. Riley County Police say 46-year-old Seth Summers was arrested and charged with criminal threat. Police say a 17-year-old reported that Sumners made threats to him in the 400 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd, shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday Sumners remains jailed on [...]

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With 2023 wrapped up, Pawnee Mental Health Services looked back on the year and the major programs they had success with. Notably, the organization’s Co-Responder Program, which pairs RCPD with mental health professionals from Pawnee Mental Health, allows Police officers to provide appropriate responses to individuals in the community who may be experiencing mental health [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission officially reorganized Tuesday. Susan Adamchak, Karen McCulloh and Peter Oppelt were sworn in, following the November election. They join John Matta, who was sworn into a second consecutive two-year term and incumbent Wynn Butler who will serve as mayor in 2024. Keeping with the city’s tradition, Adamchak, the top vote recipient [...]

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Pawnee Mental Health has expanded their services to a new location at 4th and Houston in Manhattan. The purpose of the development is to move the Adult Community Services Program to a new location, freeing up room at the Hayes Drive facility for more expansive out-patient and crisis mental health services. Pawnee Mental Health CEO [...]

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State officials said Tuesday that the portal that allows anyone to search Kansas district court cases online is back up and running for the first time since it was temporarily incapacitated by an October 12 cyberattack. The Kansas Judicial Branch said the information within the system is temporarily out of date while courts in 102 [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested over the weekend on a warrant for attempted first degree murder stemming from an October shooting at a house party. The Riley County Police Department says 18-year-old Marc Oliver is facing charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery, in addition to single counts of criminal discharge of a firearm and [...]

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No injuries were reported following a structure fire Monday afternoon east of the Kansas State University campus. The Manhattan Fire Department dispatched a crew of more than a dozen firefighters who arrived to smoke showing from the 2-story residence and made access to a kitchen fire in a basement apartment. One person was home at [...]

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Nearly two years after state and local officials announced a $650 million commercial-scale biomanufacturing plant was coming to Manhattan, the project has yet to see even a shovel move dirt at the northeast corner of Highway 24 and Excel Road. Scorpius Biomanufacturing, a subsidiary of Nighthawk Biosciences, announced the project in April 2022 at the [...]

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Riley County Police jailed 42-year-old David Lee Huffman of Ogden, in lieu of $40,000 on Thursday morning. Huffman is accused in two incidents. In the first complaint (23-006922), he is charged with single counts each of: Theft by Deception (value between $1,500 and $25,000), Forgery, Identity Theft (while defrauding to receive benefits under $100,000), Making [...]

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