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One person was hospitalized following a Thursday morning fire near 5th and Bluemont Ave. The Manhattan Fire Department says firefighters were dispatched just before 10:30 a.m. but found a single-story home with no visible flames or smoke. Fire crews determined that the fire was extinguished prior to their arrival. One occupant who was home at [...]

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Update – 7 a.m. Friday The Kansas Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate after a pedestrian was found dead on eastbound I-70 near Fort Riley Thursday morning. Investigators believe he was walking eastbound and was struck by one or possibly more than one vehicle, near the fogline slightly east of mile marker 302. The man’s [...]

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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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Speaking before the Kansas Board of Regents Wednesday, President Richard Myers announced a series of proposals and initiatives he will be rallying going through the 2021-22 academic year. Myers announced the formation of a task force designed to look university wide at academic programs, as part of a revitalization process to occur over some period [...]

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Fort Riley officials say the Henry Drive reconstruction project has been pushed back to late next week. The project, initially planned to begin on March 22, will now begin March 26. It runs from Smoky Hill Road to Ray Road and calls for a closure of this portion of Henry Drive until November. Traffic will [...]

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The Riley County Police Department has recognized one of its own with a life-saving award. Officer Joseph Lusk was recognized at the Riley County Law Board meeting on Monday for his role in saving the life of an unresponsive man last November. RCPD director Dennis Butler says Lusk was quick to arrive on scene and performed CPR until [...]

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Riley County officials reported 19 new positive coronavirus cases and 16 additional recoveries Wednesday, but says Ascension Via Christi has no COVID patients currently in its care. Vaccines continue to roll out with boosters being given to those in Phase 2 who were vaccinated on or before Feb. 17. Beginning next week Riley County, in [...]

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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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The Manhattan Regional Airport will soon be resuming its flights to Chicago. The airport announced that starting May 6, travelers will be able to fly directly to O’Hare from Manhattan via American Airlines. It will include a daily morning flight departing from Manhattan and a daily return flight in the evening. The flight schedule was [...]

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A Clay Center meat processing plant is a total loss after a fire late Tuesday night. Fire crews responded to the Clay Center Locker Plant near Hwy 15 around 11:30 p.m. According to WIBW-TV, an explosion was reported after firefighters had been on scene for a half hour, which blew out the front windows, with [...]

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