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Gov. Jeff Colyer traveled to Kansas State University on Tuesday to sign House Substitute for Senate Bill 109. This is the supplemental appropriations passed by the legislature that includes $15 million restoration for higher education across the state. The money will be spread out over multiple platforms including universities and technical colleges. “This is a [...]

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Officers filed a report for aggravated sexual battery and lewd and lascivious conduct in Manhattan on May 15, 2018. Officers listed a 15 year old female as the victim and a 15 year old male known to her as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported, no additional information will be released. [...]

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The Riley County Police Department will again see a hike in its budget for 2019. The Riley County Law Board voted 4-2 during a special meeting Friday afternoon to up spending for the RCPD by $907,703 for next year — a raise of 4.385 percent compared to 2018. The RCPD proposed a budget of $21.6 [...]

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Updated: Monday, 10:29 a.m. Authorities have released more information regarding a fatality accident early Friday morning on Highway 24 in Manhattan, where a homeless man was killed crossing the highway in the area near Academy Sports at 401 E. Poyntz Ave. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the deceased as 56-year-old George Lott of Springfield, Missouri. [...]

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Kansas State University announced Thursday it’s still preparing for budget cuts totaling $15 million, according to a statement by the university’s Division of Communications and Marketing via K-State Today. K-State cited decreases in enrollment as a factor. “Similar to most institutions across the nation, our reliance on tuition revenue to finance our operations has increased during [...]

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The national anti-hunger nonprofit, Feeding America, announced new data this week that reveals food insecurity exists in every county in Harvesters’ service area including Riley County where the food insecurity rate of 17.9 percent is higher than the national average (12.3 percent) and remains higher than pre-recession numbers. It said Pottawatomie County’s rate was 10.9 [...]

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Alex Herren, 23, of Hoisington was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on May 1st, 2018 at approximately 8:45 AM. Herren was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. Herren was issued a total bond of $...

Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Lyle Butler has announced his retirement from the position, effective Feb. 28, 2019, according to a press release from the chamber. Butler has directed the Manhattan area business organization for more than 18 years, extending to his overall 28-year chamber executive career. “Serving as President and CEO [...]

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Riley County fire crews were busy with an early morning blaze near Keats Monday just before 5 a.m., according to a press release from Riley County Fire Chief Pat Collins. Volunteers from Keats, Riley, Randolph, Konza Valley and Hunters Island stations were called for a structure fire. It was reported that a detached garage was [...]

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Emergency crews were busy in Junction City Monday morning and over the weekend, according to a press release from the Junction City Fire Department. Monday morning just after 6:32 a.m., the JCFD responded to 1310 Overbrook Dr. Upon arrival crews found a wood frame bi level with nothing showing. The occupant had extinguished the fire upon arrival [...]

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