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Some national dignitaries were in Manhattan Thursday to discuss the current state of agriculture and the livestock industry in particular. Kansas 1st District Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Roger Marshall joined USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach for a round table discussion with livestock producers at Manhattan Commission Company (8424 U.S. Hwy 24). The beef industry, [...]

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A national survey has ranked Kansas State University students as the happiest college students in the nation. The Princeton Review, which puts out an annual ranking called “The 386 Best Colleges,” gave K-State students the number-one ranking in the Happiest Students category while also placing K-State students as second in the nation for the Their [...]

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Manhattan-Ogden school board members reviewed last minute details of the district’s reopening plan before school begins next week. Superintendent Marvin Wade used this time Wednesday to clear up confusion with the plan. Wade says the percent positive rate  in the county for cases is not the end all factor in forcing the switch to all [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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Orange barrels have become part of the landscape in Manhattan this summer as Public Works officials continue work on several road construction projects. “We have had some full closures, just because of construction sequencing, some projects we had to completely close things,” said Rob Ott, Manhattan Public Works Director. Summer is typically the peak of [...]

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A 22-year-old Manhattan woman is jailed after leading a drunken pursuit Wednesday and allegedly striking a Riley County Police Department patrol car. Katheryne Hager is charged with two counts of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer, driving under the influence, drug possession, criminal damage to property and fleeing or attempting to elude. Police say [...]

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A California man arrested for smuggling drugs into Kansas has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison. U.S. District Attorney Stephen McAllister said Thursday that 45-year-old Eduardo Garcia-Patino was sentenced to 164 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of possession with intent to distribute [...]

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A Riley family has been displaced following a house fire Wednesday afternoon. According to the City of Riley Fire Captain Jay Holmes, the home in the 100 block of Bird Dog Drive was fully involved when firefighters arrived on scene shortly after noon Wednesday. The residents all got out safely, but the house was a [...]

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