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Susie, the oldest living chimpanzee in human care in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), is turning 71. A celebration honoring Susie will take place at 11:45 a.m. on June 12 at the chimp exhibit. The theme of the celebration will be “The Queen Wears Black.” The zoo will provide enrichment and birthday activities [...]

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By Beth Day WAMEGO, May 21 — Caterpillar Inc., notified its workforce at the Wamego facility today that Solar Turbines, a Caterpillar subsidiary, will take ownership of the facility, according to a company spokesperson. Solar Turbines will continue manufacturing operations in Wamego and use the existing workforce. Caterpillar had announced in June, 2024, it was [...]

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City commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance establishing a new reinvestment housing incentive district (RHID) in a northwest Manhattan neighborhood. The LK Townhomes project, led by Frontier Development, will build 26 duplex units on a stretch of Little Kitten Avenue, representing an approximately $9 million investment. It’s the first of [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission has approved a sale and purchase agreement with online retail giant Amazon for a future warehouse to be built in the city’s business park, near the airport. Amazon is acquiring the roughly 15-acre tract to develop a 70,000-square-foot warehouse for “last mile” delivery services. Daryn Soldan, director of economic development at [...]

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By Emma Loura USD 383 officials are not renewing the contract for Bergman Elementary principal Haley Lawson. The Manhattan-Ogden school board on Wednesday will make a final decision on the non-renewal for the 2025-26 school year, according to meeting documents. That means she will leave at the end of her current contract. The school year [...]

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Salman Shinwari, 17, was receiving treatment at Children’s Mercy hospital in Kansas City for injuries from the accident when he died Wednesday morning. On the afternoon of May 7, Shinwari was driving on US highway 77 in Geary County when his car crossed the center line and hit an oncoming vehicle. He was taken to [...]

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The Kansas Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday in the case of a Manhattan man convicted of murder. Kamahl Bobian was convicted in November 2023 of murdering his estranged wife, Shanell, while she slept. He is serving a life sentence. Bobian is appealing the conviction on the basis of what his attorney describes as “prosecutorial [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher The Riley County Police Department on Monday presented three budget options, with the highest being an increase of more than 5% over this year’s budget. The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board, or police board, heard the proposals at its meeting Monday after denying a proposal of more than 7% last month. [...]

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A Manhattan woman and two others were injured in a Monday morning crash near Milford State Park. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a northbound Chevy Suburban attempted a U-turn on US-77, just north of the K-57 junction, but did so in front of a northbound Ford Flex, resulting in the crash. Authorities say 36-year-old [...]

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City commissioners are expected on Tuesday night to consider approval of a purchase and sale agreement with Amazon, totaling $206,010 for a roughly 15 acre tract of land in the Manhattan Business Park, west of the airport. The Seattle-based company plans to build a 70,000-square-foot warehouse, which will reportedly serve a broader region around Manhattan [...]

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