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New coronavirus cases in Riley County continue to climb, with the health department Thursday confirming 116 new positives and two additional deaths since last week’s report. The health department says the two deaths involved a 63-year-old unvaccinated female from Oct. 15 and a 46-year-old unvaccinated male on July 29. Lab tests confirmed COVID-19 as a [...]

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No action was taken following a lengthy discussion Wednesday by the school board regarding the future of the Indian mascot at Manhattan High School. The board gave a 4-3 consensus to move forward with the discussion once the new board convenes in January. Board Vice President Kristin Brighton says the main reason she brought the [...]

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The Riley County Police Department says a new scam hitting Manhattan mailboxes asks for donations to the National Police Association. RCPD says the “association” has generated letters in the area with claims they “give law enforcement the crime prevention tools they need.” In reality, RCPD says the money they raise doesn’t actually go to police [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating an aggravated robbery at the Dillon’s Westloop store in Manhattan. According to RCPD’s activity report, two suspects allegedly under rung their items at the self-checkout Tuesday afternoon and left the store. The loss associated is unknown. A 28-year-old male, working security approached one of the suspects, a 59-year-old male, who [...]

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A former Manhattan Parks & Recreation employee charged with sex crimes was in Pottawatomie County District Court Tuesday. Zach Bayless appeared in court for a status hearing. Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck tells KMAN that Judge Erich Campbell set a potential waiver of preliminary hearing and arraignment for Dec. 16 at 1:30 p.m. It’s possible [...]

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Christmas may be about 5 weeks away but they’re getting into the holiday spirit in Fort Riley. Volunteers have begun taking donations of gifts or money to help make Christmas a little brighter for kids and their families by providing gifts for local children of active-duty service members during the holiday season. Here’s Sgt. First [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating an apparent string of vehicle burglaries reported over the weekend in Ogden. According to Monday’s activity report, RCPD filed multiple reports after suspects reportedly entered approximately 22 vehicles sometime in the early hours of Nov. 13. While most residents reported little to no loss, some weren’t as fortunate. RCPD says [...]

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Donations of lingerie and other clothing items specifically for women and girls were on display Tuesday over the lunch hour at the Manhattan Arts Center. The center hosted the 14th annual Lingerie Alight event for the Fairy Godmothers group, a local chapter of over 100 Manhattan area women helping women. Board member Cheryl Grice says [...]

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Riley County commissioners held an election canvass during their meeting Monday. The purpose of the canvass is to review the provisional ballots from the general election with the commission.  County Clerk Rich Vargo says the provisional ballots are the only ballots left to count. There were 142 provisional ballots, with 102 recommended to be considered [...]

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Manhattan Fire Department responded to two small house fires on Monday. MFD responded to the 2900 block of Hickory lane around 2:45 pm for a report of a mower on fire spreading to the house. Upon arrival, crews found the mower on fire under a deck. The fire was contained within 10 minutes and smoke [...]

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