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An August preliminary hearing is scheduled in Riley County for a Texas man accused of rape. At a status conference Tuesday, Judge William Malcolm set a four hour setting August 7 for Sean Morgan, who is charged with the 2015 alleged rape and aggravated kidnapping of a then 27-year-old victim. Morgan was arrested last fall [...]

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Kansas State University President and retired 4 star General Richard Myers told CNN’s Erin Burnett Thursday he was saddened by the military’s use of force Monday in Washington, D.C. to break up a mostly peaceful protest. Myers, who served as President George W. Bush’s Joint Chief of Staff from 2001 to 2005, says it wasn’t [...]

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The Manhattan Fire Department made quick work of a mobile home kitchen fire Thursday. Firefighters were called to the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road Lot 15 shortly after 6:30 p.m. for a structure fire. Crews found a mobile home with smoke showing from the building. Upon entry, they found the fire in the kitchen, [...]

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Around 2,000 protesters Tuesday marched from Aggieville’s Triangle Park down Bluemont Avenue in opposition to racism as well as biased policing and advocating for justice for George Floyd, killed last week by Minneapolis police. Riley County Police Department Director Dennis Butler spoke at the protest and joined KMAN’s The Game Wednesday to further discuss Tuesday’s [...]

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A Junction City man has pleaded guilty to the Christmas 2018 murder of a woman and her unborn child. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 34-year-old Dion Jamel Green entered the pleas Thursday in Geary County District Court. Sentencing in front of Judge Steven Hornbaker will take place Oct. 28 at 1:30 p.m. Green [...]

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Lazone Grays, a World War Two and Korean Conflict veteran and Manhattan resident, celebrated a rather noisy 101st birthday yesterday. Several members of the VFW, American Legion, Manhattan Fire Department, Riley County Police Department and Emergency Medical Services surprised Grays by parading in front of his home while blaring emergency vehicle sirens and motorcycle engines. [...]

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The Geary County Sheriff’s Office says it tested all Correctional Officers Friday for the novel coronavirus as well as all inmates currently housed in the Geary County Jail. This comes after two corrections officers tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday. At-risk employees were also tested. The testing was done in collaboration with health officials from the [...]

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The Johnson Cancer Research Center provided almost 600 thousand dollars for cancer research and education in fiscal year 2020. According to JCRC director Sherry Fleming, Kansas State University researchers rely heavily on private contributions such as these to carry out studies, train students, obtain laboratory equipment and more. Of the nearly 600 thousand dollars in [...]

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The USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden School Board members commented on the recent killing of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police officers during their meeting Wednesday. Board President Karla Hagemeister read from a prepared statement that addressed the two victims and the current protests going on throughout the world. She started off saying their deaths brings [...]

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Manhattan will soon see new art installations crop up on its 3rd Street corridor in what officials hope will become a regular exhibition. City Commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved the selection and installation of artwork submitted as part of Manhattan’s inaugural juried public art contest, funded via a Greater Manhattan Community Foundation grant. Originally slated for [...]

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