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Two dead after vehicle crosses median on I-70

Two people were killed Tuesday morning in a head-on crash on I-70 near Chapman in Dickinson County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash occurred shortly after 11 a.m. near mile marker 285, just east of Paint Road. A 2025 Ford Explorer driven by 42-year-old Michela Brown, of Abilene, was traveling eastbound when it [...]

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Riley County considers $100 gift card exception for protective homes

Riley County officials are revising the county’s gift card policy to allow community corrections to provide $100 gift cards to protective homes caring for children removed from their families. Brittany Phillips, the county’s budget and finance officer, presented the proposed policy update Monday to Riley County commissioners. The initial proposal would have limited each gift [...]

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Junction City man sentenced to more than 8 years for kidnapping

A Riley County District Court judge on Monday sentenced a Junction City man to serve almost nine years in prison for kidnapping. Jane Lawrence Luthi, 23, will serve eight years and 11 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections. Luthi pleaded no contest to the charge of kidnapping as part of a plea deal with [...]

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Rising gravel and salt prices to increase Riley County road maintenance costs

Riley County will pay more for gravel and road salt next year, increasing costs for road maintenance and winter operations, public works director John Ellermann told county commissioners Monday. Gravel prices will increase about 10%, from $16.60 to $18.31 per ton. Road salt prices also have climbed, rising from 49 cents to 57 cents per [...]

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