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MANHATTAN — One person was hospitalized Tuesday morning after a vehicle struck a pedestrian near the intersection of Bluemont Ave. and Juliette. The accident occurred just before 9 a.m. According to Riley County EMS, a patient was transported to Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan with critical injuries. The injured person was not identified. It’s unclear [...]

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MANHATTAN — The Riley County commissioners honored outgoing Commissioner Ben Wilson during their meeting on Monday. Chairman Marvin Rodriguez presented a plaque for four years of service on the commission, as well as a personal one from him and Commissioner Ron Wells. After that, Wilson presented a speech he had prepared where he thanked all [...]

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Average gasoline prices continue to fall, continuing a steady trend taking place in the state over the past three months. Kansas’s average gas price state-wide is the ninth cheapest in America — 31 cents lower than the national average — at $1.93 per gallon of fuel. That’s 15 percent lower than the rate last January, [...]

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Dejaniqua Bush, 20, of Topeka, was arrested while in the 500 block of Pillsbury Dr. in Manhattan on January 4, 2019, at approximately 11:10 PM. Bush was arrested on offenses of theft, aggravated assault, and criminal threat. Bush was issued a total bond of $8,000.00. Bush was not confined at the time of this report. [...]

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The Riley County Appraiser’s Office presented the 2019 agricultural land use values to the Riley County Commission at the board’s meeting Thursday. Appraiser Greg McHenry told the commission that values are set to increase again this year, despite a sluggish agricultural economy. He says the state of the economy has some people wondering why that’s [...]

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Example of labeling – family size 32 oz WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee is voluntarily recalling its cheesecakes made with Diamond Crystal Brands cheesecake mix due to the potential they may be contaminated with Salmonella. The supermarket chain says the potential for contamination was brought to their attention Friday after receiving a letter from [...]

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WAMEGO — The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office has determined the death of a teenager whose body was pulled from the Kansas River Christmas Eve to be a homicide. Authorities located the body of 19-year-old Jacob Bouck in the north bank of the river, about a mile west of Wamego Dec. 24. He had been missing [...]

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MANHATTAN — The Manhattan Parks & Recreation Department is hoping folks don’t let the winter blues keep them from staying active. A number of new programs were presented during a recent segment of KMAN’s In Focus. Lindsay Sparlin, Arts and Humanities Coordinator noted a couple of those new programs, including one that begins at the [...]

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MANHATTAN — While there may currently be no end in sight for the federal government shutdown, things are progressing at the National Bio and Agro Defense facility. During KMAN’s In Focus, Dr. Ken Burton, NBAF Coordinator for USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) noted some good planning by both the U.S. Department of [...]

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MANHATTAN — Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) announced plans for his future during a news conference Friday morning at the Kansas Department of Agriculture headquarters in Manhattan. The 82-year-old Republican chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee and has been known by some of his colleagues of reaching across the aisle to get things done. Roberts credited the bipartisan [...]

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