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U.S. News and World Report has ranked K-State’s online Professional Master of Business Administration program as one of the top-25 online MBA programs in the nation for 2020. The program ranked 25th among 321 programs taken into consideration, which is up from its ranking last year as the 58th ranked program in the nation. This [...]

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Greg Riat attends first County Commission meeting as commissioner Monday’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting was the first for Greg Riat as a commissioner. During the meeting, Commissioner Dee McKee thanked Riat for his decision to join the commission alongside her and Commissioner Pat Weixelman. Commissioner Riat was elected by Pottawatomie County Republican Party precinct leaders [...]

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A new trial starts this week for a Manhattan man accused in the 2018 death of his former girlfriend’s 2-month-old son. Jurors were selected Monday for the retrial of 24-year-old D’Khari Lyons, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Michael Calvert, Jr. The trial is expected to last five days. According to [...]

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A Manhattan audiologist clinic was recently the victim of an alleged embezzlement of close to $20,000. The Riley County Police Department filed a report Friday listing Hearing Doctors of Kansas, located at 1213 Hylton Heights Road as the victim. The report says a known 38-year-old woman allegedly stole $19,447 from the business. No suspect information [...]

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If you are considering bringing a new animal into your family, one route to consider is pet adoption. Alyssa Comroe, a clinical assistant-professor of shelter medicine at K-State, says that when you adopt an animal, you are potentially saving multiple lives. She also says adoption through a shelter can be cheaper than going through a [...]

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy is being celebrated in Manhattan this weekend. A community celebration kicks off MLK festivities Saturday at Peace Memorial Auditorium. It includes finalists in the MLK Jr. Art and Writing Contest and honors the Spirit of Martin Luther King Community Service Award. Guest speaker Lem Sheppard will present on the Harlem [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested last week in Pottawatomie County after eluding law enforcement for the second time in six months. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 34-year-old Jesse Sexton led a short vehicle pursuit Thursday near Wamego. After crashing his vehicle, Sexton then fled on foot and was eventually taken into custody by the [...]

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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 Kansas Highway Patrol says just minor injuries were reported after 11 vehicles were involved in a crash Friday evening, attributed to icy conditions on K-18, west of Manhattan. The patrol says a Nissan Frontier was westbound and lost control on an icy bridge around 4:30 p.m.,, impacting bridge rails on both sides of the [...]

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Manhattan-area legislators are pleased with a Medicaid expansion proposal endorsed by Gov. Laura Kelly and a bipartisan group of state senators, while a Wamego representative remains skeptical. The plan was announced in a Thursday press conference in Topeka, a deal reached after weeks of talks between the governor and Republican Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning. [...]

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