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By Bryan Richardson An initial conversation on the 2027 budget Thursday led to the Riley County Commission reducing Pawnee Mental Health Services’ requested funding increase by about two thirds. The commissioners’ move represents a starting point rather than a completed action since no votes took place Thursday. Last month, Pawnee asked for $654,048 in county [...]

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A Junction City man was arrested Wednesday morning on a Riley County warrant tied to a high-profile criminal case, according to authorities. Alexander Quest Anderson, 20, of Junction City, was arrested at approximately 11:22 a.m. June 10, 2026, in the 600 block of South Seth Child Road on a Riley County District Court warrant for [...]

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By Ned Seaton Data center regulations under discussion by the Pottawatomie County government would impose limits on noise, limit the height of the data center buildings, and prohibit any perceptible vibrations. Any data centers also would have to submit a plan to “mitigate the depletion of water,” document how much water they’re using, produce a [...]

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By Ned Seaton Ten to 15 buildings and a facility that uses an amount of electricity equal to a third of the capacity of Jeffrey Energy Center. Those are some of the specifications of a proposed data center in Pottawatomie County that members of the county’s planning commission have heard so far. Beltline Energy, the [...]

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County officials have determined that a tornado siren failure last week in Riley was caused by a blown fuse. Meteorologists reported a tornado on the ground June 4 near the city of Riley, and residents said the siren didn’t sound. Riley County Emergency Dispatch and Emergency Management personnel worked with the siren maintenance company to [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission provided feedback on tree plans in Moro Street’s reconstruction design during Tuesday’s work session. All current variations of the design include angled parking on the north side of the street, no parking on the south, wider sidewalks, additional crosswalks and trees along the route. Discussion focused on the number of trees, [...]

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City commissioners debated proposed revisions to Manhattan’s workforce housing sales tax policy Tuesday night. Commissioners pushed back against removing certain requirements and references to workforce housing, which was meant to give the commission more discretion on a case-by-case basis. “The whole rationale for having a policy is to have a set of standards … that [...]

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A Riley County District Court judge ordered Ivan Krdzic to serve 8 years and 4 months in prison during a sentencing hearing Monday afternoon. Krdzic, 37, of Santa Rosa, California, entered guilty pleas in May to charges of kidnapping and aggravated battery in a plea deal with county prosecutors. Judge Kendra Lewison gave him 346 [...]

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City officials said crews are working around the clock to clear storm damage following Monday night’s severe storm that knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers. During Tuesday’s city commission meeting, public works director Brian Johnson said staff are coordinating closely with Evergy while reopening streets, sidewalks and public rights-of-way. “If you do [...]

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The National Weather Service in Topeka is warning of multiple weather hazards over the next several days, including severe thunderstorms, dangerous heat and the potential for flooding. Forecasters say thunderstorms could develop along a weak cold front Wednesday afternoon and evening, with some storms becoming severe. Northeast and east-central Kansas, including the Manhattan and Topeka [...]

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