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Officials from area businesses last weekend took advantage of the highly successful opening of “Wicked,” the movie version of the Broadway show that serves as a prequel for the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” and L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” The movie brought in an estimated $114 million between [...]

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A Manhattan man was scammed Friday after he was sold a mobile home and never received ownership. Riley County Police Officers filed a report of theft by deception around 8:30 p.m. and listed a 42-year-old man as the victim after he purchased a mobile home from a person known to him and never received access [...]

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One man was taken to a local hospital following an injury accident on Saturday night at the corner of Kimball and College Avenues. Officers filed the report just after 11:30 p.m. when 55-year-old Brian Anderson of Manhattan hit 46-year-old Jamie Dolan of Manhattan who was trying to cross the street. Anderson turned right at a [...]

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A local woman has been arrested by RCPD for criminal damage to property. Police arrested 37-year-old Allyson Gann just prior to 10:30 a.m. on Sunday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the 600 block of Poyntz Avenue. Officers charge Gann in this case with single counts of criminal damage to property with a value between [...]

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Tequila Modern Mexican, located near Target at 322 Southwind Plaza, will have a soft launch Monday and open at its full capacity Dec. 2. It will be closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. The restaurant put up a sign months ago, but there’s been a delay in its opening. Co-owner José Reyes said fellow investors [...]

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The Bluemont and 4th Street roundabout in Manhattan saw the most accidents in the 3rd quarter of this year, which is between Jul. 1 and Sept. 30. In total, eight accidents occurred at that roundabout during that time frame, while the intersection at Tuttle Creek Boulevard and McCall Road saw seven accidents. The intersection of [...]

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By Emma Loura The school board on Wednesday voted unanimously to accept a $465,469 bid for services from BHS Construction to cover costs of changes to the park, some of which it will split with the city. Park improvements the district will pay for solely include relocated throwing areas for discus, shot put and javelin [...]

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By Emma Loura Members of the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday took their first look at a proposed rate increase of 2.24% for a modest double-occupancy room with limited dining options at K-State in the 2025-26 school year. The jump for a newly renovated or constructed room with unlimited dining options would be 3.52%. [...]

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Police have arrested and charged an Ellsworth man for distribution of a controlled substance causing death. Police arrested Caziah Self, 23, on Wednesday afternoon at approximately noon on a Riley County District Court warrant on the aforementioned charge as well as single counts for using a communication facility in the commission of a felony drug [...]

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