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Manhattan area state lawmakers fielded questions at a virtual legislative forum Friday, hosted by the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. On the topic of the legislature’s likely veto override of proposed income tax cuts in Kansas, 51st District Rep. Ron Highland (R-Wamego) says he believes it’s one of the first things the legislature will consider [...]

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Riley County Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a truck involved in an incident where shots were fired in the early morning hours of April 23 at the Park Place Apartment complex on Cambridge Place. Police say a criminal report was filed that morning when an unknown suspect fired approximately seven shots in the [...]

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Developing individual plans and studies to give students the chance to acquire the skills to investigate the careers and employ strategies to attune to their future career goals, the Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation has recognized the efforts of counselors in Wamego High School and elsewhere in the community to network, mentor, job shadow, and [...]

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Business is starting to pick up at Manhattan Regional Airport. Manhattan Regional Airport is seeing a relatively significant increase in enplanements when compared to last year. Enplanement numbers at Manhattan Regional Airport this year during the month of April are 785 percent higher than in 2020. However, numbers are still down from where they were [...]

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Business is starting to pick up at Manhattan Regional Airport. Manhattan Regional Airport is seeing a relatively significant increase in enplanements when compared to last year. Enplanement numbers at Manhattan Regional Airport this year during the month of April are 785 percent higher than in 2020. However, numbers are still down from where they were [...]

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The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a state law abolishing a medical malpractice claim known as a “wrongful birth.” The 4-3 decision affirms a Riley County District Court’s dismissal of a lawsuit by parents who alleged their prenatal doctor negligently failed to inform them about serious fatal abnormalities observable from an ultrasound. [...]

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The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a state law abolishing a medical malpractice claim known as a “wrongful birth.” The 4-3 decision affirms a Riley County District Court’s dismissal of a lawsuit by parents who alleged their prenatal doctor negligently failed to inform them about serious fatal abnormalities observable from an ultrasound. [...]

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A state lawmaker from Wamego is being recognized Monday as a new inductee into the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame. A ceremony for 51st District Rep. Ron Highland will take place at 9 a.m. in the old Supreme Court Room at the Statehouse. He’ll also be recognized at 10 a.m. on the [...]

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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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Riley County commissioners approved 0.2 cent sales tax question to be added to the November ballot. The sales tax will be used for road and bridge replacement and improvements throughout the county. Public Works Director John Ellerman says without sales tax, they would have to find funding elsewhere and complete these projects at a much [...]

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