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As students head home for the holidays, the Collegian Media Group has a present waiting for any and all looking to find a new place to call home. As part of an initiative to provide localized content for Students and Greater Manhattan residents with off-campus housing, MHKhousing.com will assist any potential renter with a concise, [...]

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A new campus building will bridge cultures for years to come at Kansas State University. A virtual ribbon cutting was held Friday to officially unveil the completion of the $6.4 million Morris Family Multicultural Student Center. Among the attendees was K-State President Richard Myers. “To all of our students, I would say this space is [...]

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The City of Manhattan’s mayor requested the Riley County commission follow the governor’s mask order during their meeting Thursday. During public comment, Mayor Usha Reddi spoke to the commission about implementing a county wide mask mandate.  She says while there was push back from the city’s mandate, overall it has been a success. “It’s worked really [...]

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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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In-person visitation at the Riley County Jail has been suspended until further notice as precaution due to COVID-19, jail officials said Thursday. RCPD will continue to provide free video visitation in the police department lobby from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Staff will be routinely disinfecting the lobby area and visitors are [...]

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A Milford man is jailed in connection to an alleged rape and aggravated assault in Geary County. According to a release from the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, a female victim was receiving treatment at the hospital after reportedly being shot and raped in the 9700 block of Quarry Road early Thursday morning. Junction City Police [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a homeless man in connection to a report of criminal threat. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, Riley County Police Department and Kansas Highway Patrol reported to the 8200 block of Southport Dr. in Manhattan Thursday morning in response to reports of a possible active shooter. While there was [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a stabbing that occurred Thursday morning at about 8:15 a.m. in the 400 block of Leavenworth St. Emergency workers reporting to the scene found a 34-year-old man with a stab wound to his chest. He was later transported to Ascension Via Christi Hospital, reportedly in critical condition. As [...]

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Students in Manhattan-Ogden Schools will stay in the hybrid classroom mode for the immediate future. The school board discussed maintaining Hybrid versus other modes of instruction, and formally held no vote. This follows announcements earlier this week, that students at all Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 schools will go into a full-distance learning format on Nov. 23 [...]

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