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Kansas State University is eyeing a return to in-person learning in the fall. In a letter to the university community Wednesday, K-State President Richard Myers says with decreasing COVID numbers and hospitalizations locally, coupled with and an increased availability of vaccines, the university has a more hopeful future. Myers says if the trends continue, 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 [...]

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A popular steakhouse restaurant caught fire early Wednesday morning. Junction City firefighters were called out just after 4 a.m. to Munson’s Prime at 426 Goldenbelt, just north of Interstate 70. The building was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived on scene. The building sustained significant damage. A fire official tells KMAN firefighters were able to bring [...]

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More than 1,100 calls for service were logged in 2020 by the Pottawatomie County Fire Department. Fire Supervisor Jared Barnes presented numbers at Monday’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting. He says 42 percent of calls were for EMS response with another 15 percent coming on calls for grass or range fires. Barnes also presented information to [...]

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The City of Manhattan has branded its 8-month strategic planning effort approved last month as “CrossroadsMHK: Shape what matters. Choose our path.” In addition to the name, the city has scheduled the first round of public engagement meetings for the week of March 22 as the city looks to develop a city-wide strategic plan to [...]

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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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Kansas State University has announced it will allow in-person, hybrid and virtual programs for the summer. This extends to programs for visitors and youth-serving programs. The university is currently in phase 3 of its reopening process, which is the final step before an eventual phaseout of restrictions. Physical distancing remains necessary according to CDC guidelines, [...]

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Training noise will remain a constant at Fort Riley, at least into the summer. Army officials have confirmed an uptick in gunnery training will continue as the 1st and 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Teams take to the field to hone live-fire skills. From now through June soldiers will train on weapons systems such as the [...]

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A Junction City man is hospitalized following a Monday morning crash. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a passenger car driven by 43-year-old Travis Allen was stopped at the stoplight at the intersection of Ash and U.S. 77 facing west. Allen accelerated to make a left turn onto the highway but took it too sharply, causing [...]

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