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Chilly conditions will persist across northeast Kansas this weekend as rain and snow chances increase from Friday night through Saturday afternoon, according to forecasters. Snow accumulations are expected to remain minimal, with most locations seeing only a trace. However, areas near the Kansas-Nebraska border could receive higher totals approaching an inch. Colder air is expected [...]

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After more than three decades leading the Pride of Wildcat Land, Frank Tracz will take his final bow this weekend at a Kansas State University home football game. On Tuesday’s edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson on News Radio KMAN, Tracz said his biggest hope for whoever succeeds him as band director is that [...]

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City officials are making progress on a major road project in Manhattan. Concrete placement began Tuesday morning along Anderson Avenue, which will remain fully closed through Sunday from Connecticut Avenue to Canfield Road after city officials were advised of potential inclement winter weather this weekend. The project includes concrete paving and major waterline work. The [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday morning on multiple drug-related offenses. Riley County police say officers executed a search warrant in the 2000 block of Seaton Ave. Tuesday morning before taking 55-year-old Troy Rhodd into custody. Rhodd is charged with possession with intent to manufacture or cultivate a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and [...]

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An Ogden man is jailed on a long list of suspected drug-related offenses, following his Tuesday arrest in the Candlewood Shopping Center. The Riley County Police Department says 54-year-old Dean Garvin faces 13 total charges. They include two counts each of distributing narcotics and possessing heroin or fentanyl with intent to distribute, as well as additional paraphernalia and marijuana charges. [...]

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The Wichita City Council has moved a step closer to naming its next city manager — and the recommendation is a familiar name in Manhattan. Following an executive session Tuesday, the council voted 5-2 to enter contract negotiations with former Manhattan Assistant City Manager Dennis Marstall. Council members Mike Hoheisel and Brandon Johnson voted no. [...]

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By Emma Loura Former Fort Riley soldier was sentenced Monday to 13 years and 10 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections. In September, Joshue Sandoval Serrano, 23, was found guilty of rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. Judge Grant Bannister in Riley County District Court sentenced Serrano to 166 months for the [...]

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By Emma Loura Kansas State University will begin the first campus restoration projects on its Campus Master Plan in January. After the Kansas Board of Regents approved the plan in September, K-State is moving on to the design phase. “We’re beginning a number of projects from the Kansas Campus Restoration Act,” said Lisa Johnson, assistant [...]

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By Emma Loura Kansas State University will begin the first campus restoration projects on its Campus Master Plan in January. After the Kansas Board of Regents approved the plan in September, K-State is moving on to the design phase. “We’re beginning a number of projects from the Kansas Campus Restoration Act,” said Lisa Johnson, assistant [...]

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Riley County Police officers are investigating the death of an unidentified man Tuesday morning. The body was found in the area of Linear Trail, between Manhattan Avenue and 5th Street. RCPD asked the public in a social media post to avoid the area until further notice. An RCPD representative said the circumstances of the man’s [...]

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