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A small plane went off the runway while attempting to land this morning at Manhattan Regional Airport. The plane, a Piper PA-28 Cherokee with two passengers, came to rest in a ditch after taking down a runway sign. Damage estimates are pending. No injuries were reported. Manhattan Regional Airport Director Jesse Romo says the cause [...]

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USD 323 Rock Creek Superintendent Kevin Logan joined us for our monthly visit with Pottawatomie County Schools, with discussion on the new middle school construction project, spring activities and a school board proposal to expand preschool services. The 42nd annual St. Patrick’s Day Road Races and parade was previewed with Ben Sigle from Manhattan Running [...]

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TOPEKA — Protesters are seeking to pressure the Kansas Senate into take a vote on a bipartisan plan for expanding Medicaid. Several dozen of them chanted, laid down on the floor and blocked the Senate’s main entrance Tuesday. About 50 people protested at the Statehouse for almost three hours. Capitol police removed 23 protesters from [...]

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Officers filed a report for aggravated assault, criminal threat, criminal damage to property and interference with law enforcement in Manhattan on March 10, 2020, at approximately 5:30 PM. Officers listed a 20-year-old male, a 23-year-old male, and a 31-year-old male as the victims and a known male as the suspect. Daniel Valaika, 22, of Manhattan [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday evening on charges of alleged lewd behavior with a child. The Riley County Police Department has charged 60-year-old Miles Martin with one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14 and one count of sexual exploitation of a child. Further details on the case [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday evening on charges of alleged lewd behavior with a child. The Riley County Police Department has charged 60-year-old Miles Martin with one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14 and one count of sexual exploitation of a child. Further details on the case [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday evening on charges of alleged lewd behavior with a child. The Riley County Police Department has charged 60-year-old Miles Martin with one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14 and one count of sexual exploitation of a child. Further details on the case [...]

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After returning from South Korea, Fort Riley officials confirmed Tuesday that four Fort Riley soldiers have been advised to restrict movement for two weeks amid coronavirus concerns globally. The 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley say they are doing this as a precautionary measure “to protect the health of the force and maintain operational readiness.” [...]

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