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FORT RILEY — Career Skills Coordinator, Kelly Castiano and prior service member of the Army, talks about the Career Skills Program during KMAN’s In Focus Thursday to tell us how Soldiers can get plugged into the program. The Career Skills Program at Fort Riley is a growing program that is available Army-wide and helps Soldiers [...]

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Manhattan City Commissioner Jerred McKee hosted a roundtable discussion on safe housing in the CivicPlus building Friday, Jan. 11. McKee invited a mix of safe housing and renters’ rights advocates as well as realtors, property owners and managers to discuss the topic in order to bring the issue forward at the next Manhattan City Commission [...]

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Manhattan City Commissioner Jerred McKee hosted a roundtable discussion on safe housing in the CivicPlus building Friday, Jan. 11. McKee invited a mix of safe housing and renters’ rights advocates as well as realtors, property owners and managers to discuss the topic in order to bring the issue forward at the next Manhattan City Commission [...]

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MANHATTAN — The spring semester begins next week at Kansas State University with some uncertainty as the federal government shutdown continues. While it isn’t impacting students borrowing federal financial aid, K-State President Richard Myers, a guest on KMAN’s In Focus Monday, said it has the potential to impact research conducted at the university. The ripple effect [...]

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Amid a national blood shortage, the American Red Cross is hosting four days of blood drives in the Manhattan and Junction City areas this week. Red Cross Account Manager Kristi Ingalls spoke with KMAN and says the need for blood is dire as the Red Cross has less than 3 days supply of blood currently available [...]

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Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 300 block of Messenger Rd. in Manhattan on January 11, 2019, at approximately 9:20 AM.  Officers listed Riley County Parks as the victim when an unknown suspect used spray paint to damage the bathrooms walls.  The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately [...]

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MANHATTAN — New pathways exist for transitioning military members wanting a career in agriculture after their service concludes. The Servicemember Agricultural Vocation Education (SAVE) Farm located north of Keats in Riley County is helping that become a reality for many. Founder and President Gary LaGrange says applications are still being sought for their upcoming accredited [...]

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MANHATTAN — A suspect accused in the armed robbery of a Manhattan liquor store has been arrested. Riley County Police say 21-year-old Stephen Cortez of Manhattan was arrested Friday just after 3:30 p.m. in the 800 block of Osage Street. He was charged with one count of aggravated robbery. Cortez was issued a total bond [...]

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The Flint Hills Discovery Center will perform some upgrades to its theater in January and have also unveiled a new series of educational programs. The FHDC Horizon Ranch Immersive Theater will be getting four new, state-of-the-art projectors to improve the viewing quality of their films. The projectors will be purchased using a $417,950 donation to [...]

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Officers filed a report for electronic solicitation in Manhattan on January 10, 2019.  Officers listed a 16-year-old female as the victim and a 16-year-old male as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported, no additional information will be released. Officers filed a report for blackmail, possession of visual depiction of a child [...]

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