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The 2018 Human Trafficking Conference was held in the Manhattan Conference Center Wednesday. The conference, which started Tuesday, provided two days of training and discussion on human trafficking. It started with a speech from U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister. The keynote speaker was Peter Qualliotine, director of Men’s Accountability in King County, Washington. More than 200 law [...]

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Authorities say a train has struck and injured a person on a bridge just east of Manhattan. The Manhattan Mercury reports the unidentified man was sleeping on a railroad bridge over the Big Blue River at 7:06 a.m. Wednesday morning when he heard the train whistle and woke up, Union Pacific Railroad media director Jeffrey [...]

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Bradley Kingsley, 39, of Manhattan was arrested while in the 100 block of Courthouse Pl. in Manhattan on July 3, 2018 at approximately 5:10 PM. Kingsley was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. Kingsley was issued a total bond of $5,000.00. Kingsley was not confined at the time of this [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission met in City Hall Tuesday to review funding requests from the proposed 2019 budget by the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce for economic development, their Military Relations Committee (MRC) and the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and take a look at the 2019 to 2023 Capital Improvements Program. Assistant Director of [...]

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Officers filed a report for burglary in the 1600 block of Fairchild Ave. in Manhattan on July 10, 2018 at approximately 6:45 PM. Officers listed Corey Neill, 20, Nathan Rapue, 20, Ryan Ash, 21, Mihailo Illich, 21, all of Manhattan as the victims when it was reported an unknown suspect took miscellanous electronics from the [...]

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The Riley County Police Department Law Board, in coordination with McGrath Human Resources Group, will be hosting community meetings on the search for a new director for the RCPD, according to a press release from the department. Earlier this year, current Director Brad Schoen announced he will retire in December. The first community input meeting [...]

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Manhattan Parks and Recreation will be hosting several community meetings this summer to talk about trails within the Little Apple. Five “Trail Talk Thursday” meetings will be held throughout the city and participants will get to explore interactive concepts, provide feedback, and ask questions. The first meeting will take place Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to [...]

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Multiple summer infrastructure projects are starting up in the Manhattan area this week. Riley County announced a few asphalt overlay projects in Keats starting Thursday, July 12. The projects will occur on Reservation Drive, Blue Spruce Lane and Keats Avenue and should be completed in 5 business days – weather permitting. Traffic will be reduced to one [...]

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The Short Stop on the 2000 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard was robbed early Monday morning, according to the Riley County Police Department. Three men wearing masks held up the convenience store with a handgun around 4:20 a.m. The men and their getaway vehicle were captured by the store’s surveillance camera, but no identification has [...]

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Authorities say a 21-year-old man died while trying to walk across Interstate 70 during the early morning hours Sunday. The crash east of Manhattan forced the closure of I-70 for a couple hours after it happened shortly before 4 a.m. The Kansas Highway Patrol says Matthew Bailey of Mayetta died after he was struck by [...]

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