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A biomanufacturing company focused on cattle health solutions is relocating its global headquarters from Fort Collins, Colorado, to Wamego. Axiota Animal Health announced Tuesday that the company’s decision formalizes a longstanding presence in Wamego, where it operates manufacturing, research and development and scientific operations for products used by cattle producers in more than 30 countries [...]

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Manhattan’s annual Spring Cleanup Week is coming up, with collections each week day. City crews will collect yard waste including bagged leaves and clippings, tree limbs and branches from April 6-10. They will be in different sections of the city each day, passing through each area only once.  If weather or other factors cause delays, crews [...]

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FORT RILEY — Army officials renamed a Fort Riley street after a Medal of Honor recipient during the grand opening of a space dedicated to fallen soldiers on Tuesday. The fort’s “Hall of Heroes” was previously housed in the Army community services building, but now has a dedicated space within the restored Grimes Hall. First [...]

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Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to develop across northeast Kansas later today, with the primary threats including large hail, damaging winds and the potential for a few tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters say storms are most likely to develop during the late afternoon and continue into the evening, with a medium [...]

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Police are investigating two separate fraud cases reported Monday in Manhattan, with combined losses totaling nearly $34,000, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers first filed a report at approximately 2:26 p.m. March 30th. A 22-year-old woman reported that an unknown suspect stole her identity and accumulated debt in her name. The estimated loss [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Monday night in connection with a domestic-related case reported last week, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 4:57 p.m. March 27th in Manhattan for aggravated burglary, domestic battery, intimidation of a witness and violation of a protection order. A 39-year-old woman was listed [...]

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Authorities are investigating after a body was found over the weekend in the Republican River. The Geary County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to an area west of North Washington Street just after 6 p.m. Sunday and located the body of 40-year-old Ashley R. Hatcher. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say there [...]

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A Manhattan man is facing drug charges in Jackson County. The Sheriff’s Office says 40-year-old Adrian Leon was pulled over shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday on U.S. Hwy 75 near 134th Road on possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hallucinogenic drug and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was also charged with driving while suspended. Leon was [...]

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A Manhattan man pleaded not guilty to multiple alleged crimes including attempted murder at his arraignment in Riley County District Court Monday afternoon. Jacques LaShawn Toliver, 38, pleaded not guilty to one count each of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery, criminal discharge of a firearm, aggravated assault, disorderly conduct and assault. Toliver was arrested Oct. 14 [...]

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A top K-State official will soon be president of North Dakota State University. Marshall Stewart, executive vice president for external engagement and chief of staff at Kansas State University, will be the 16th president of NSDU, the school announced Monday, following selection by the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education. Stewart will assume the [...]

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