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The Riley County Police Department held a town hall meeting Tuesday evening to inform citizens about their crime reduction plan. RCPD Director Brian Peete spoke to the public about future goals he has for the department… Peete also spoke about his five year plan, the new license-reading cameras that are going to implemented, along with [...]

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Fort Riley will be helping service members and families get job opportunities this Thursday.

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A St. George man was hospitalized following an injury crash in Manhattan. It happened just after 10:30 Monday in the 300 block of East Poyntz between a passenger car and an SUV. RCPD says 61-year-old Robert Bellinder was transported for treatment of non life-threatening injuries. The other driver, 21-year-old Erica Arnold, of Wamego, had no [...]

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Riley County commissioners decided Monday to curb their discussions on finances for their looming facility upgrades. A space study analysis was conducted in 2012 and projected the costs to be around $25 million. Due to inflation, the commissioners now believe that this number could be between $40-$60 million dollars. During their Monday meeting, the commissioners [...]

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Customers flocked to the new Culver’s restaurant in Manhattan Monday, for its grand opening. The company, famous for its ButterBurgers and frozen custard opened its newest location at 529 McCall Road. Owner/Operator David Gemoll says they’re excited to welcome all of their new customers. Doors opened at 10 am, but customers were lining up at [...]

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Snow events this month proved to be costly for Pottawatomie County Public Works. During his update Monday, Public Works Administrator Tim Eisenbarth noted the month saw 726 overtime hours worked at a cost of over $28,000, using approximately 3,500 gallons of fuel and 104 tons of salt-sand mixture. He says the little downtime crews did [...]

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An Ogden man has been identified as the suspect in a Riley County rape investigation. The Riley County Police Department says 26-year-old Jacob Thompson was arrested early Friday in the 200 block of East 9th Street in Junction City on a probable cause offense of rape. The incident was reported to police Thursday, when two [...]

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Manhattan has become a new home for more than 200 refugees in recent years. Valor Honey was recently awarded a grant to conduct training for Afghan Allies living in the area. The Manhattan organization is teaming with Manhattan Area Resettlement (MART) to offer the Honeybee Refugee Employability and Mental Health Program. The initiative is designed [...]

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Friday marked the end of the MLK Observance Week at Kansas State University with the annual laying of wreaths at the MLK bust outside of Ahearn Fieldhouse. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr has a deep connection to K-State, as it was the last university he spoke at before his assassination in April 1968. Each year, [...]

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Kansas Day was celebrated early Saturday at the Flint Hills Discovery Center. The official date for Kansas Day is January 29, the date Kansas became the 34th state admitted to the union in 1861. Event Supervisor Jonathan Mertz brought out the state reptile, the ornate box turtle as well as the center’s bar tiger salamander. [...]

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