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A trial for a Manhattan man accused of multiple sex crimes against three minors won’t happen until at least the summer. Riley County District Judge Kendra Lewison said Monday she’ll aim for a June trial in the case of Robert Iacobellis, who faces 26 counts including allegations of rape and aggravated indecent liberties. No specific [...]

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After Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians announced it would be dropping its team name “Indians” after 105 years, its anticipated other sports teams and schools may follow. No decision is expected from the USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden School Board at this week’s meeting, but that doesn’t mean a change couldn’t happen at some point. Board president [...]

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Riley County saw two more COVID-19 related deaths over the weekend. One of the deaths was a 76 year old male who tested positive on Nov. 28. He had been in the hospital when he passed away on Saturday. The other patient was a 102 year old woman from Meadowlark who tested positive on Dec. [...]

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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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Representatives of Olsson & BBN Architects design team, McCown-Gordon Construction, and the City of Manhattan joined together to lay the foundations that would light up Aggieville development on a otherwise dark, and overcast Friday. Laying the foundations from which the Aggieville parking garage will rise, Mayor Usha Reddi thanked the Riley County Commission, as well [...]

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The Riley County Health Department 94 new positive cases of COVID-19 were identified Friday and 87 additional people have been added to the recovered list since its previous report. Active cases totaled 500 as of Friday, with Ascension Via Christi caring for six positive patients and two patients under investigation (PUIs). Four of these patients [...]

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A portion of K-99 in Wabaunsee County, south of Wamego will see a $12.6 million reconstruction and realignment project beginning on Monday, weather permitting. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, the project will start two miles north of Interstate 70, ending just south of K-18. Phase one of the project will last through July. [...]

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Manhattan area legislators took time Thursday to hear from Riley County Commissioners and departmental staff some of its priorities for the upcoming session. 22nd District Sen. Tom Hawk, of Manhattan, says in terms of the county’s priorities, he supports Commissioner Ron Wells’ idea to ensure the state has a “placemarker” for the local ad valorem [...]

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USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Schools have announced that beginning Monday, the Eugene Field Early Learning Center will move to all distance learning for the remainder of the semester. The move was made due to a high number of staff and students who are in quarantine or isolation because of COVID-19. The district says the building will [...]

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Kansas State is continuing to discuss plans for the upcoming semesters. On Friday, K-State held a virtual town hall meeting. One big item on the agenda was an update on the plans for the upcoming semesters. Dr. Charles Taber, Kansas State Provost, says as they head into the 2021 calendar year and the upcoming semesters, [...]

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