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The 21st Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected a new district magistrate judge in Clay and Riley County. John McNish, a private practice attorney from Marysville, will replace the late Judge Bill Malcolm who passed away on Oct. 15, 2023. McNish beat out Daniel Brenner of Holton and Audrey Waid (Wa-de) of Clay Center for [...]

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A cybersecurity incident disrupted some of the computer services yesterday at Kansas State University. According to a university press release, the incident interrupted the school’s VPN, K-State Today emails and its Canvas and Mediasite accounts. In the press release the university said that “upon detection, university IT took immediate steps to investigate the disruption, isolating [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission unanimously approved the Parks and Recreation Department’s Cemeteries Master Plan Tuesday night. The plan will see upgrades to infrastructure within Sunset and Sunrise Cemeteries, including an eventual new building for equipment at the latter and a joint maintenance facility to be shared between Sunset Zoo and Sunset Cemetery as well. Overall [...]

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of Kansas State to receive a $4 million grant in funding over the course of the next five years. The grant is to provide technical assistance and increase the capacity of Tribal Nations and entities to build sustainable brownfield programs, establish and enhance their Tribal Response Programs, and [...]

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A Riley County man was sentenced to prison on Monday for attempted involuntary manslaughter. 46-year-old Jarman Morgan was sentenced to 136 months in prison in Riley County District Court by Judge John Bosch on one count of attempted involuntary manslaughter. Morgan was also sentenced to 31 months for aggravated battery and 13 months for violating [...]

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At their final meeting of 2023 Tuesday night, the Manhattan City Commission approved a development agreement with Back 9 Development for the Midtown Aggieville Project. The plan consists of the city issuing $80 million in industrial revenue bonds to Back 9 as well and extending their timeline to construct the two projects to January 2026. The [...]

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A Manhattan man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday after being convicted of murdering his wife. 29-year-old Kamahl Bobian was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for first degree murder of his estranged wife Shannell back in 2021. Bobian was also sentenced to 52 months in prison for aggravated burglary and [...]

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The Jingle Bell Rock has been found by a Junction City families. Christina and Jeramy Brown, who are former military members, found the rock on Monday near Bishop Stadium and CiCo Park. Christina explained her family’s strategy on how she was able to find the rock. Christina said she was humbled by the opportunity and [...]

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Sentencing will be held tomorrow afternoon in Riley County District Court for Kamahl Bobian, the 29-year-old Manhattan man who was convicted last month of murdering his estranged wife. Bobian was convicted for one count of first degree murder, one count of aggravated burglary and two counts of violating a protective order on Nov. 3. Jurors [...]

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The Riley County Police Department announced the hiring of a new PIO on Monday. Ashley Tokoi will be the new Public Information Officer for the department, working for the department’s five divisions. Tokoi replaces Aaron Wintermote, who left the department on Sept. 22. Prior to working for RCPD, Tokoi was a Public Affairs Specialist for [...]

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