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Flint Hills ATA Bus officials on Tuesday unveiled the $1 million expansion they say will help boost their public transportation services in the community. Executive director Anne Smith said the work included an expansion of the facility’s parking lot to allow for more buses. Additionally, the building now offers three new office spaces and sports [...]

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A man was seriously injured in an accident that occurred in Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon. Gary Romanski, 78, of Ogden, had to be airlifted to Stormont Vail for his injuries after he lost control of his 1998 Chevy 1500 and exited the roadway striking a tree at the corner of Scenic Drive and Miller Parkway. [...]

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Two people were injured in an accident Tuesday morning in Geary County. The accident occurred just after 10:30 a.m. on K-57 at the K-244 intersection 2 miles north of Junction City when a 2012 Ford F150 was traveling northbound on 57 and failed to yield the right of way to a 2022 Ford F150. The [...]

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Six people were arrested at Flint Hills Place on Sunday after a fight broke out between multiple parties. Officers responded to the 1400 block of Flint Hills Place just after 6 p.m. on Sunday evening where arrests were made of 19-year-old Kelonnie Patterson of Manhattan, 49-year-old Antwone Baggett of Manhattan, 33-year-old Daundra Brown of Manhattan [...]

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A jury found a Manhattan man guilty of 17 counts of child sex crimes Friday in Riley County District Court. Tristian Gooden-Heit, 29, hung his head as Judge Grant Bannister announced the jury’s verdict on Friday afternoon on 15 counts of sexual exploitation of a child, one count of a computer crime and one count [...]

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USD 475 officials believe they have “strong systems” in place to keep staff and students safe in school after threats against Junction City Middle School earlier this month. Junction City police have arrested two juveniles in connect to a threatening Snapchat post that listed the names of USD 75 students and staff members on Sept. [...]

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A teenage girl took the stand Wednesday to testify against a Manhattan man charged with stealing nude photos of her from her boyfriend’s phone. The trial for Tristian Gooden-Heit, 29, of Manhattan began Tuesday in Riley County District Court with jury selection and was expected to continue through Thursday. Gooden-Heit is facing 15 counts of sexual [...]

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A Pottawatomie County commissioner says some of those criticizing her reimbursement requests are doing so because she wasn’t in favor of preserving the courthouse. McKee has been under fire for her reimbursement requests from other commissioners and members of the community in recent meetings, with criticism directed at claimed mileage and the purchase of a [...]

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K-State’s enrollment for the 2024-25 school year went up for a second straight year. University president Richard Linton on Monday told local government officials that the small uptick in enrollment partially is a result of attracting in-state students to Manhattan. “They come here because they’re overwhelmed by the authenticity and the realness of the people [...]

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A local man who was previously arrested for child sex crimes is set to be in court on Tuesday for the start of a three-day jury trial. 29-year-old Tristian Gooden-Heit was arrested in Aug. 2022 on 15 counts of sexual exploitation of a child and single counts of a computer crime and interference with law enforcement [...]

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