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JUNCTION CITY, Kan. — A suspect fleeing police on a motorcycle was hospitalized after exiting Interstate 70 and overturning. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 22-year-old Connor Arthur Amiot, of Junction City, was westbound on I-70 Saturday at around 12:40 a.m., fleeing from law enforcement on a 2007 Suzuki motorcycle. After taking exit 301 at a [...]

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TOPEKA, Kan. — Nine Kansas counties have been approved for addition to the Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster declaration including Riley County. FEMA notified the state this week that President Donald Trump had approved Governor Laura Kelly’s request to add those counties to the declaration for the incident period between April 28 and July 12. [...]

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There’s no shortage of talent at the 2019 Riley County Fair. Activities opened Thursday and continue through July 29. News Radio KMAN has been speaking with local 4-H youth showing a wide array of projects. Many of them say 4-H has been a major benefit to shaping who they are today. Chanaye Parker Manhattan High [...]

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Update 8/8/19: Ogden City Council candidate Paul Foltz was arrested by Riley County police again under suspicion of driving under the influence in the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 8. The 76 year old was arrested around midnight for the charge in the 300 block of Riley Avenue, the arrest report indicates it occurred [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft in the 1700 block of Fort Riley Blvd. in Manhattan on July 25, 2019, at approximately 8:10 AM. Officers listed a 59-year-old man as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took his cooler and tools. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $2070.00. Police ask [...]

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Riley County Police are attempting to locate a 33-year-old Manhattan man who eluded police after a pursuit in Manhattan. The department says they attempted to perform a welfare check on Jesse Sexton after a request from family who are concerned for his safety. Sexton fled police on a motorcycle. Witness reported seeing the motorcyclist fleeing [...]

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On a public health advisory warning since June 27, officials initiated a project to treat the Milford Gathering Pond in Geary County for a harmful algal bloom Tuesday, July 23. According to a release by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, they began using a hydrogen peroxide-based algaecide to investigate and demonstrate in-lake treatments [...]

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The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 board of education approved their 2019-20 budget for publication on Wednesday. The board held a special meeting to give them enough time approve the budget, send it to publication, and then hold the public hearing.  The budget will be out in publication on Friday. The projected mill levy is 62.12 mills, [...]

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Officers filed a report for burglary and criminal damage to property in the 500 block of Griffith Drive in Manhattan on July 24, 2019, at approximately 7:00 AM. Officers listed a 69-year-old male and the city of Manhattan as the victims when it was reported an unknown suspect damaged a snack bar and money was [...]

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Residents in Riley, Leonardville and surrounding areas of Riley County in the USD378 school district boundaries could see a $15 million school bond issue on this upcoming November ballot. The Riley County Schools Board of Education passed a bond resolution at its most recent meeting, with the next step to get the question on this [...]

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