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MANHATTAN — Riley County Police are investigating after a man reportedly took items and started a fire in his southwest Manhattan apartment. Officers arrested 30-year-old Gerardo Rosaly Martinez Friday in the 700 block of Dundy Drive, on charges of aggravated arson, aggravated burglary, criminal damage to property, marijuana possession and two charges of use of [...]

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Officers filed a report for aggravated arson, aggravated burglary, criminal damage to property, possession of marijuana, use/possess w/intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, and burglary in the 700 block of Dondee Dr in Manhattan on March 22, 2019, at approximately 7:10 AM. Officers listed the State of Kansas; Rebecca King, 53; John Bandy, 54; [...]

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MANHATTAN — A community gathering to support a retired music teacher was held Sunday. Event organizer and Northview Elementary music teacher Laurie Davis says the concert came about as an idea in August to support longtime educator John Richard who is battling cancer. The concert was titled “For the love of John.” Davis says the [...]

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One person died Sunday while another was hospitalized following a crash in Geary County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened just after 3 p.m. when a pickup northbound on Kansas 177, went left of center and struck an SUV head on. It happened two miles south of Interstate 70. The crash killed the SUV [...]

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MANHATTAN — A Manhattan lawmaker is praising a legislative bill that would expand Medicaid coverage to some of the most vulnerable Kansas citizens. The House advanced legislation Thursday by a 69-54 margin. Speaking with News Radio KMAN on Friday, 67th District Rep. Tom Phillips noted the bill is similar to a 2017 bill that passed [...]

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Roads across the region have taken a beating following a winter with multiple storms. Representatives from the Riley and Pottawatomie County as well as the City of Manhattan governments discussed how the season impacted each of their roads at a joint city/county/county meeting Thursday. The Riley-Pottawatomie County area has seen 13 storms since November, 2018 [...]

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MANHATTAN — Riley County Police are investigating a string of burglaries reported at a north Manhattan storage facility. Officers filed a report for burglary and criminal damage to property at B & T Self Storage, located at 5261 Tuttle Creek Blvd. The incident was reported around 5 p.m. Thursday. Police listed the storage unit and [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft in the 500 block of McCall Rd in Manhattan on March 21, 2019, at approximately 3:30 PM. Officers listed Menards of Manhattan as the victim when it was reported two known suspects took power tools and hand tools. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,850.00. Officers [...]

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On Thursday evening on the Kansas State University campus, filmmaker Kevin Willmott addressed the unsettling link between democracy and racism to an overflowing room in the student union.  Willmott’s discussion was titled, “BlacKkKlansman: A Response to the Resurgence of Racism in America Today”, and it was part of K-State’s The Art of Democracy symposium co-organized [...]

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MANHATTAN — Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters serving Riley, Geary and Pottawatomie County is holding its annual Bowl for Kids Sake fundraiser in Manhattan this weekend. Special Events Coordinator Tori Foster says this event is the signature fundraiser, with one third of the money raised going directly into the operating budget. Foster says each participant [...]

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