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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating multiple burglaries that took place between July 17 and July 21 in the Green Valley area of rural Manhattan at new-home construction sites. Three burglaries involving the theft of several DeWalt cordless handheld tools have resulted in an estimated loss of over $4,000. Those with information related to [...]

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Information from K-State Today Kansas State University will offer an online bachelor’s degree in mass communications this fall. The A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications said in a release Tuesday its launching the 120 credit degree program Aug. 17 with new classes starting every eight weeks. It includes specific coursework in journalism or [...]

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The Riley County Health Department reminds people who have had close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 patient, that they are still required to quarantine for 14 days. If you test negative for COVID-19 during that period, you are still required to complete the 14-day quarantine, due to the up to two week incubation period for [...]

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A member of the Riley City Council is running for the District 2 seat of the Riley County commission. Council Member Greg McKinley is taking on incumbent commissioner Marvin Rodriguez and Candidate Phil Mattox in the upcoming primary. Candidate Fanny Fang is running unopposed in the democratic primary. McKinley has been serving on the Riley [...]

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A member of the Riley City Council is running for the District 2 seat of the Riley County commission. Council Member Greg McKinley is taking on incumbent commissioner Marvin Rodriguez and Candidate Phil Mattox in the upcoming primary. Candidate Fanny Fang is running unopposed in the democratic primary. McKinley has been serving on the Riley [...]

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Riley County Police say a 20-year-old St. George man is jailed after an apparent attempted aggravated robbery at a Manhattan McDonald’s. Tayvon Agnew-Nash was arrested Tuesday morning in connection to the charge of attempted aggravated robbery, three counts of aggravated assault, felon in possession of a firearm and theft. Police say a 911 call came [...]

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Potential delay of jury trials The Pottawatomie County Attorney’s Office currently has three jury trials scheduled to begin in August, but those may be delayed due to the ongoing pandemic. “Right now, our Supreme Court does not want us to hold any jury trials unless it is a constitutional violation of speedy trial, which we [...]

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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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Four months after the first novel coronavirus case was reported in Riley County, local health officials still find themselves trying to curb the spread while also monitoring a new outbreak at a Manhattan care facility. As of Monday, Riley County Health Department Director Julie Gibbs said the county had totaled just under 400 cases since [...]

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Progress is being made on a potential vaccine for the novel coronavirus. Those were the words of Kansas Senator Jerry Moran Friday, who joined KMAN’s In Focus. Moran sits on the appropriations committee that funds the National Institute of Health (NIH). In a Zoom call with Kansas medical professionals July 9th, Moran says NIH Director [...]

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