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MANHATTAN — City officials will attempt to acquire agricultural land near the Wastewater Treatment Plant for a joint maintenance facility. The City Commission gave consensus to pursue the site off of Highway 24 at its Tuesday work session. Commissioner Wynn Butler says they’re not building for buildings’ sake. They’ve run out of room for both [...]

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Officers filed a report for forgery and theft in the 500 block of Poyntz Ave in Manhattan on April 9, 2019, at approximately 8:50 AM. Officers listed Melissa Mamer,30 and Kansas State Bank, both of Manhattan as the victims when it was reported an unknown female suspect took cash. The estimated total loss associated with this [...]

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OGDEN — Riley County Police received a report of shots fired Tuesday morning which led to a brief lockdown of Ogden Elementary. Public Information Officer Rachel Pate says officers received a report of a man walking down the street with a gun in the 300 block of 11th Street shortly before 9 a.m.At the police [...]

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MANHATTAN — Tuttle Creek Lake continues to see a steady rise in water levels, now up to 1,115 feet as of Tuesday. Inflow was measured at 2,500 cubic feet per second with outflow at 160 cubic feet per second. A wet winter and downstream flooding has caused the lake along with nearby Perry and Milford [...]

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The March year to date budget and expenditure report shows the 2019 budget year is 25% of the way through for Riley County. County Clerk Rich Vargo says the overtime wages for the public works were high, but this was to be expected. Vargo says there are four departments that are a little over the [...]

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Junction City Police are investigating after multiple apartment buildings there were reportedly struck by gunfire Monday night. Police were dispatched around 10:20 p.m. Monday to 100 block of West 16th Street in reference to possible shots fired. No one was injured during this incident. Detective do not have anyone in custody at this time. Anyone [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft and forgery in the 500 block of Grainfield in Manhattan on April 8, 2019, at approximately 10:30 AM. Officers listed Autumn Melson, 21 of Manhattan as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect took a check and obtained cash. The estimated total loss associated with this case [...]

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WICHITA — A Riley County High School alum was recently named the 2019 Journalist of the Year by Kansas Collegiate Media. Lindsey Temaat, managing editor of Allen Community College’s student newspaper The Allen Flame won the award in the two-year division Monday at the KCM Spring Conference in Wichita. Temaat competed against applicants from other [...]

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MANHATTAN — A Manhattan man is jailed on a number of charges including rape and aggravated burglary. Riley County Police arrested 34-year-old Benjamin Jones III on a warrant Monday evening in the 500 block of Colorado Street. Jones is facing four total charges including rape, aggravated burglary, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual battery. According to [...]

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Groovy people from across the Manhattan area got down for a cause the K-State Alumni Center for the 2019 Polyester Party Friday, April 5. The party is a fundraiser for the Johnson Cancer Research Center and is entering its eighth year, founded and emceed by KMAN Program Director Dave Lewis in honor of his wife [...]

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