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MANHATTAN — After two and a half hours of public comment Tuesday night, the Manhattan City Commission unanimously voted to authorize USD383 Manhattan/Ogden Schools to use an off-site lot as staff parking for Woodrow Wilson Elementary. Mayor Pro Tempore Usha Reddi says for her, the decision wasn’t a huge dilemma. “Sometimes in the city, we [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft in the 400 block of McCall Rd. in Manhattan on July 1, 2019, at approximately 12:45 AM. Officers listed a 16-year-old male from Manhattan as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect took his bicycle. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $550.00. Police [...]

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MANHATTAN — Riley County Police say a man has been arrested on a charge of rape. Tuesday morning’s RCPD arrest report says 27-year-old Luis Emanuel Cortijo Abreu was arrested at noon Monday on a warrant for rape of a mentally deficient victim. Abreu at one point was listed on the Riley County most wanted list. [...]

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MANHATTAN — Riley County commissioners have voted to send the proposed 2020 budget on for an audit. Budget and Finance Officer Tami Robison went over some changes Monday that had been requested during the commission’s most recent budget session. Robison says with all the adjustments and expenditures, the proposed budget remains under the tax lid, [...]

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MANHATTAN — Two people had to be rescued from the waters of the Kansas River Monday night after losing their boats. The Manhattan Fire Department was among several responding agencies dispatched to the Kansas River near Fairmont Park just after 6:45 p.m. Upon arrival, they found two patients in the river hanging on to trees, [...]

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Speaking from a wheelchair with his foot in a boot following an ankle injury while hiking in Arizona, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Manhattan addressed a multitude of topics and questions to an overflowing room in the Flint Hills Discovery Center Saturday morning as part of his listening tour. Agriculture Moran says the agricultural economy [...]

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WABAUNSEE COUNTY — One person was injured Monday morning in a crash on Interstate 70 in Wabaunsee County, southeast of Manhattan. The Kansas Highway Patrol says just after 10 a.m., an westbound Chevy Silverado driven by 34-year-old Donte Newsome of Topeka blew a tire, traveled through the center median with the vehicle landing in the [...]

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MANHATTAN — After 60 years, the Derby Dining Center at Kansas State University is being renovated. The renovation includes the lower level community space and tutoring centers as well as the main dining center area. Assistant Professor of Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health Mary Molt with Derby Dining Center says the upgrades are bringing a [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft by deception in Manhattan on June 28, 2019, at approximately 9:45 AM. Officers listed a 32-year-old woman as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect scammed her out of money using the gift card scam. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $20,500.00. Police ask that [...]

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TOPEKA — The search for a new Chief Justice in the 21st Judicial District is underway. The 21st Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 8:30 a.m. July 24 to interview seven nominees for the vacancy, created by the retirement last month of Chief Judge Meryl Wilson. The person chosen for the position will oversee court cases [...]

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