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An Ohio man, who earlier this year pleaded guilty in federal court to calling in a threat to Lee Elementary School two years ago, has been sentenced to five years in prison. Online court records show 20-year-old Allen Kenna, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to 60 months on the [...]

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The Manhattan Housing Authority is working with National Church Residences on plans for a demolition and rebuild of a five-story mid-rise public housing building in Downtown Manhattan. Carlson Plaza, located at 425 Pierre Street, is an MHA property constructed in 1975 containing 47 units — the majority of which are one-bedroom apartments. MHA Executive Director [...]

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One person was injured Wednesday in a crash north of Manhattan. According to the Riley County Police Department an SUV and a minivan were involved in a t-bone crash just before 6 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of North Seth Child Road and Marlatt Ave. Police say 62-year-old Margaret Shykes, of Junction City, was transported [...]

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An appeal by the Boys & Girls Club of Manhattan to demolish a home in the Pierre-Houston Street Historical District for green space has failed. City Commissioners Tuesday unanimously voted to uphold the Historic Resources Board’s rejection of the project. The hearing was tabled at a mid-November meeting in which commissioners delayed their ruling while seeking [...]

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A 12-year-old Manhattan-Ogden student is in custody in connection to a suspicious chat on the social media app Discord. The Riley  County Police Department says investigators found no evidence the student planned on, made an effort, or had the means to every carry out a violent act at Eisenhower Middle School or in the community. [...]

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Riley County identified 106 new COVID-19 cases and 59 additional recoveries in its latest weekly report Wednesday, bringing the active case count to 147. Ascension Via Christi is caring for 10 COVID-positive patients, four of whom are in the Intensive Care Unit, with three on ventilators. The health department says one ICU patient is fully [...]

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A U.S. Department of Agriculture collaboration with a top pharmaceutical company is opening up opportunities and mentorships for scholars interested in careers at the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility in Manhattan. The department’s Agricultural Research Service has partnered with German-based Boehringer Ingelheim to expand a longstanding veterinary school program up to 12 veterinary students. [...]

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A Manhattan man is jailed after allegedly stealing another person’s bike at gunpoint. Riley County Police arrested 36-year-old James Norton Tuesday on a warrant listing several charges including aggravated armed robbery. The alleged incident took place around 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of Leavenworth Street. Police listed a 51-year-old male victim. The total [...]

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The City of Manhattan has switched to a new online payment system. With the flip of the calendar to the month of December, Manhattan switched to an online payment platform for sewer and water customers called Paymentus. Ron Fehr, city manager, talks about why they made the change. “The old system that we had was [...]

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The City of Manhattan has switched to a new online payment system. With the flip of the calendar to the month of December, Manhattan switched to an online payment platform for sewer and water customers called Paymentus. Ron Fehr, city manager, talks about why they made the change. “The old system that we had was [...]

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