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School officials say a threatening post made on Snapchat over the weekend against Anthony Middle School was not credible and the person who posted it has been identified. A message was sent out to parents Sunday afternoon via USD 383’s ParentSquare notification system that school administrators were notified Sunday morning by the Riley County Police [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher Former Fort Riley soldier Joshue Sandoval Serrano was found guilty of rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery by a jury Thursday in Riley County District Court. Sandoval Serrano, 23, was arrested in 2024 for the rape committed against a woman, also 23, in the early morning hours of Oct. 28, [...]

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A gas leak reported Friday morning in the Northview area resulted in five homes being evacuated as a precaution. The Manhattan Fire Department was called out to the area of Casement Road between Hayes Drive and Judson Road shortly before 10 a.m. According to Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes, the gas leak developed in the [...]

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Courtesy Beth Day, The Times of Pottawatomie County Pottawatomie County Magistrate Judge Erich Campbell died Thursday after a brief illness. He was 60. Campbell, was retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel who served 29 years in the military. Upon retirement, he was adjutant at Washburn University and then later appointed as the Magistrate of the 2nd [...]

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By Emma Laura Among the items on a sweeping new master plan for K-State is making Anderson Hall the “front porch” of campus — in part by adding a front porch. The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday unanimously approved K-State’s Campus Master Plan for the next five years. That plan includes restoring Anderson Hall [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday sent a rezoning request for two properties east of City Park back to the Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board. The applicant, Gavin Schmidt, has been petitioning to rezone 300 North 11th Street and 1020 Leavenworth, for almost a year. Doing so would allow both properties, which currently have deteriorating [...]

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By Nathan Gaddie and Brandon Peoples A long-serving Kansas lawmaker says she’s not yet ready to call it quits. Rep. Sydney Carlin, D-Manhattan, plans to seek re-election in 2026. Carlin, who will turn 81 in November, has served 22 years in the Kansas House, representing District 66. “I’m working on fundraising and I’m planning to [...]

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An amended development agreement was approved this week for a workforce housing project on Moro Street after the developer increased the scope of the project. The city commission in June approved an initial agreement for Frontier Development to receive a property tax abatement for a five-unit townhome project at 716 Moro St. Company partner Tyler [...]

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Riley County Police officers arrested an Ogden man Wednesday, at 2:11 p.m. for over 30 charges, the man is now held in jail on a $100,000 bond. Kyle Patrick Tarpey, 20, is charged with aggravated offender registration act violation, 27 counts of offender registration act violation and five counts of perjury. All registration violations involve person-based offenses. [...]

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By Emma Loura and Megan Moser The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board voted to ask member Katie Allen’s to resign Wednesday night following a social media post she made about the death of conservative political influencer Charlie Kirk. Allen said she would not resign but would step down as board vice president. The other six [...]

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