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City officials are eager to reopen aquatic facilities this summer following a year that saw a summer without public use. Two of the city’s three pools are poised for a Memorial Day weekend opening. Despite shortages of chlorine at the national level, Mayor Wynn Butler says he’s heard from city maintenance officials that they’ll have [...]

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Riley County confirmed 42 new positive COVID cases Wednesday in its latest weekly report. The health department also confirmed 43 additional recoveries and a weekly percent positive rate of 3.2 percent, up from 1.8 percent the previous week. Ascension Via Christi is caring for one COVID positive patient, but has no patients currently in the [...]

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The Kansas Department of Transportation is planning yet another project on U.S. 24, this time in northern Riley County. KDOT says a project will close a portion of the highway in both directions north of Riley for several months. It’s expected to begin Friday. The closure is located a quarter mile north of Riley at [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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Physical assaults of children in their care have resulted in a Junction City day care’s license suspended upon recommendation by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Investigators toured Little Rainbow Day Care Home April 28th. In the license suspension order, investigators said they witnessed one toddler being struck in the face by an adult, [...]

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A Geary County man has been convicted on a slew of charges for his role in a murder for hire plot. According to the Attorney General’s office, 31 year old Samuel Ibarra-Chu was found guilty folowing a five day jury trial of 21 charges including two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Sentencing has [...]

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The Manhattan Fire Department was called out briefly Tuesday for the report of a missing person at Marlatt Elementary. USD 383 Director of Communications and School Safety Michele Jones confirmed to KMAN that a child did leave campus for a short time. The child was followed by a couple of Marlatt staff members who quickly [...]

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The Riley County Police Department was recognized for its 30th year as an accredited department through a credentialing commission. Director Dennis Butler tells KMAN that being one of the agencies that can claim the commendation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies shows a commitment to good police practices. Butler says the process [...]

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EL DORADO, Kan. — A man who testified that he wanted to kill Jews and was sentenced to death after he fatally shot three people at Jewish sites in Kansas has died in prison. The Kansas Department of Corrections said in a news release Tuesday that 80-year-old Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. died Monday at the [...]

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Following the expiration of Riley County’s mask ordinance Sunday night, the USD 384 Blue Valley school board has changed course on its district policy requiring masks on school property. At a special meeting Monday, the board unanimously decided to make the wearing of masks and face coverings optional for the remainder of the school year. [...]

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