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Junction City Police open homicide investigation after weekend shooting
Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting in Junction City. The Junction City Police Department says officers were called to the 300 block of West Fourth Street late Saturday afternoon for a person possibly suffering from gunshot wounds. When officers arrived, they discovered 66-year-old John Day, of Junction City, with an apparent gunshot wound. Day was [...]
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Local leaders receive update on secondary bridge in Pott County
Local government officials will soon get some concrete data on the feasibility of a second river crossing that would connect Manhattan and residents who live in Pottawatomie County. The topic is one that residents, especially those living east of the Big Blue River, have had at least some interest in debating, though it never materialized [...]
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K-State’s nuclear facility aids research, preps young workers for surge in local demand
Kansas State University officials gave a tour of its research-focused nuclear reactor facility on Thursday, explaining how 60-plus years of operation have aided fields beyond nuclear engineering, from health care to agriculture to manufacturing. K-State’s low-enriched uranium-fueled reactor is one of only 25 university-operated research reactors in the country, and the only one in Kansas. It [...]
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Fire evacuates Marlatt Elementary
A fire at Marlatt Elementary on Friday caused an evacuation of the school. According to a social media post from the Manhattan Fire Department, firefighters were called to respond to a small fire at the school shortly before noon. The fire was extinguished and students were let back into the building. No injuries were reported. [...]
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