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A special question to expand the Pottawatomie County Commission may end up on the November ballot if a petition effort is successful. Doug Kern, who currently sits on the Planning and Zoning board, tells KMAN that he’d like to see the county commission expand from three to five seats. “So I thought, if they had [...]

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A rear-end crash on I-70 injured two from Fort Riley Wednesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 22-year-old Kent Tadeo was slowing down for traffic in the westbound lanes of I-70 in Lincoln County when a Chevy Silverado struck his vehicle from behind. Tadeo’s vehicle went off the roadway and into a ditch. The crash occurred [...]

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The suspect in Saturday’s deadly shooting in Aggieville was released from the hospital Wednesday and transported to the Riley County Jail. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, 19-year-old Tremelle Montgomery, of Fort Riley, was released from Topeka’s Stormont Vail Hospital and booked into jail just before 4 p.m. on a single count of first-degree [...]

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A Riley County jury heard closing arguments Wednesday in the case of a Manhattan man accused of child abuse. Deputy Riley County Attorney Beth Fields argued that Gerald Hartman III acted aggressively last July when he removed a 5-month-old boy from his bouncer while watching the child. The state argued Hartman’s actions resulted in the [...]

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USD 475 School Board members have voted to sell the site of the former Junction City High School to the city. During a school board meeting on Monday, Jason Butler, board member, made a motion to give the land to the city for $1 after agreements, including a memorandum of understanding that would detail the [...]

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Manhattan has no plans to further explore annexing the Green Valley area for the time being. A majority of city commissioners Tuesday voiced opposition to pursuing a contract for an extension of services study that would be required of Manhattan as a next step before considering a unilateral annexation of the community. That study would [...]

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Pottawatomie County commissioners have moved the needle ever so slightly toward a future bridge to connect Junietta Road to Marlatt Ave. in Riley County. In a 2-1 vote Monday, commissioners approved applying for a grant through the governor’s recently launched Building a Stronger Economy (BASE) program. The program offers new opportunities to help support infrastructure [...]

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The alleged suspect in the deadly Aggieville shooting this past weekend has been charged. According to the Riley County Police Department’s arrest report Monday, 19-year-old Tremelle Montgomery, of Fort Riley, is charged with a single count of 1st degree murder and three counts of attempted 1st degree murder. Montgomery’s bond is listed at $1.5 million. [...]

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A small fire at a Manhattan bar and grill was quickly extinguished Sunday morning, but caused approximately $12,000 in damages. The Manhattan Fire Department says the fire at RC McGraws was called in just after 11:30 a.m. and was already partially extinguished when firefighters arrived on scene. The remaining fire was put out within five [...]

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