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U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry will host U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Monday morning on a tour of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, currently under construction, and of Kansas State University’s Bio Research Institute next door. According to a press release from [...]

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K-State Athletics Director Gene Taylor unveiled today a new facility master plan that proposes $210 million of new construction and enhancements that will benefit all 15 Wildcat athletic programs, according to a press release from KSU. According to Taylor, this 10 to 15-year facilities vision will be completed in a fashion that is fiscally responsible, [...]

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Timmy McGathy, 30, of Manhattan was arrested while in the 400 block of South 6th St. in Manhattan on September 6, 2018 at approximately 9:05 AM. McGathy was arrested on offenses of distribute opiate/narcotic/certain stimulant and distribute or possess paraphernalia within 1000′ ft. of a school. McGathy was issued a total bond of $20,000.00 causing [...]

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The funeral for Manhattan Fire Department Captain Wayne Braun was held this morning at the Trinity Baptist Church in Wamego. Braun died Sunday after battling cancer for over two years. Braun started his career at the Manhattan Fire Department in September of 2001. He was promoted to the rank of Driver in 2006 and Captain [...]

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Officers filed a report for theft in the 9100 block of Blue Ridge Rd. in Manhattan on September 5, 2018 at approximately 6:00 PM. Officers listed Jeff Wilson, 61, of Manhattan as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took a trailer from his yard. The estimated total loss associated with this case is [...]

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Multiple residents spoke passionately about the flash flooding in Wildcat Creek during the public comment section of the Manhattan City Commission meeting Tuesday. Resident Chuck Henderson pointed to development along the creek as the cause for repeated flooding in the area and called the inability to mitigate drainage into the creek a failure on the [...]

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A longtime Topeka-area Girl Scout camp that closed last year will become a camp for people with disabilities and their families. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Hope Ranch Inc. plans to turn the former Camp Daisy Hindman into its Mission Creek Camp and Conference Center. Executive Director Ken Scroggs said there aren’t many opportunities for [...]

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Officers filed a report for motor vehicle theft in Manhattan on September 4, 2018 at approximately 7:20 PM. Officers listed a 47 year old male as the victim and a female known to him as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported (domestic) no additional information will be released. Molly Meeks, 29, [...]

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Officers responded to the report of an injury accident near the intersection of Anderson Ave. and 60th Ave. in Manhattan on September 3, 2018, at approximately 2:05 PM. When officers arrived on scene, they found a 2006 Red Ford Freestyle driven by Laura Mendez, 28, of Manhattan crashed with a 2001 Red Hyundai Tiburon driven by Abigail [...]

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A flash flood warning was issued in Riley County after heavy rain falls beginning Sunday evening. A flood evacuation notice was issued for properties along Wildcat Creek as well as on Hunters Island through the Northeast Kansas Regional Notification System. Evacuations were also issued for the Pebblebrook apartments, Garden Way apartments and Highland Ridge apartments, [...]

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