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Fort Riley officials are investigating allegations of sexual assault brought on by a female soldier. Officials at the U.S. Army installation said the woman accused someone of sexually assaulting them while assigned to Fort Riley. It is not naming the woman making the claims, out of privacy concerns. In a Facebook statement, Fort Riley said [...]

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A very important day for many school districts is Count Day, or September 20th. Count Day is the day that schools will learn how much funding they will receive based on their number of students and a few other factors. Cliff Williams, Riley County District Superintendent, tells KMAN that the USD 378 school district was [...]

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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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The Riley County Police Department has had its first in-house case of COVID. According to Riley County Police Department Public Information Officer, Rachel Pate, on Wednesday an RCPD employee tested positive for COVID-19. The employee has been in isolation since becoming aware of the exposure and will continue to recover at home. Based on contact [...]

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  Four proposals made the rounds Tuesday with the Manhattan City Commission debating the best course for the Kimball Avenue/Grand Mere Parkway roundabout. Among them, Options 3 and 4 — both of which would remove the current roundabout and install a single-lane roundabout west of the existing placement. Those options received support from Commissioners Linda [...]

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K-State has moved commencement ceremonies for 2020 spring, summer and fall graduates who attended the Manhattan campus to the weekend of Nov. 20. The commencement ceremonies for the Manhattan campus will take place Friday, Nov. 20 through Sunday, Nov. 22 in Bramlage Coliseum. Ceremonies for the Polytechnic Campus in Salina will remain on Nov. 20. [...]

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Dean of K-State Libraries Lori Goetsch is retiring at the end of the school year. Her last day will be May 28, 2021. Goetsch has led the library since August 2004 and during that time faced many challenges, most notably the May 2018 fire at Hale Library. She says the fire and the aftermath have [...]

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  U.S. Senator Jerry Moran has announced about $2.5 million in grants to Kansas law enforcement agencies, including about $32,000 going to Riley County and Junction City. Riley County is receiving about $19,628 and Junction City will receive $11,788. These funds will be issued in the form of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, also [...]

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Kansas State University has hired Claudia Petrescu as its first ever vice provost for graduate education. She will also be the dean of the graduate school, a role previously held by Carol Shanklin since 2009. Petrescu will come to K-State from Michigan, where she served in several administrative and leadership roles for over a decade [...]

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