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People packed the K-State Student Union Wednesday night to see the candidates for the District 67 seat in the Kansas House of Representatives square off in a debate touching on healthcare, education and reproductive rights. K-State Young Democrats, the Riley County Republican Party, the K-State political science department and the K-State Institute for Civic Discourse [...]

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USD 475 officials believe they have “strong systems” in place to keep staff and students safe in school after threats against Junction City Middle School earlier this month. Junction City police have arrested two juveniles in connect to a threatening Snapchat post that listed the names of USD 75 students and staff members on Sept. [...]

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A teenage girl took the stand Wednesday to testify against a Manhattan man charged with stealing nude photos of her from her boyfriend’s phone. The trial for Tristian Gooden-Heit, 29, of Manhattan began Tuesday in Riley County District Court with jury selection and was expected to continue through Thursday. Gooden-Heit is facing 15 counts of sexual [...]

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The Sunset Zoo recently introduced a new pair of furry friends to the local community. Zoo officials announced Thursday that resident Malayan tigers Indrah and Jaya gave birth to the Zoo’s first-ever tiger cubs on Monday, August 23rd. The births mark a significant milestone in the Zoo’s conservation efforts and supports the global effort to [...]

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A Pottawatomie County commissioner says some of those criticizing her reimbursement requests are doing so because she wasn’t in favor of preserving the courthouse. McKee has been under fire for her reimbursement requests from other commissioners and members of the community in recent meetings, with criticism directed at claimed mileage and the purchase of a [...]

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Of-age Manhattanites soon may have more opportunities to walk around with an adult drink during special events. Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday split over the possible adoption of a common consumption area ordinance, which would allow a person to possess and consume an alcoholic beverage within a specified area not licensed to serve alcohol at [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a scam involving a man posing as an RCPD lieutenant. RCPD officers filed a report of fraud Tuesday at around 1 p.m. where a 38-year-old male victim reported he withdrew money from his bank and deposited it into a CoinStar machine in a scam that involved an unknown [...]

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By AJ Dome Tears of joy filled Ana Mendonca’s eyes as she spoke during the Manhattan Area Resettlement Team Block Party Saturday. “When I took this job (as executive director), I said, ‘I want to help people,’” Mendonca said. “What I see is that people are helping each other, and it’s making this world much [...]

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K-State’s enrollment for the 2024-25 school year went up for a second straight year. University president Richard Linton on Monday told local government officials that the small uptick in enrollment partially is a result of attracting in-state students to Manhattan. “They come here because they’re overwhelmed by the authenticity and the realness of the people [...]

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By Annie Wolfe/Times of Pott County Pottawatomie County Commissioner Dee McKee continues to be under scrutiny for her reimbursement claims. County resident Michelle Campbell told commissioners at their Monday meeting she has been looking closely at the public records concerning McKee’s reimbursement requests and questions what she is finding. Dating back to November 2023, Campbell [...]

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