Channel found guilty of rape

A jury in Riley County District Court on Thursday found a Topeka man guilty of two counts of rape. LaMarques Atez Channel, 42, was convicted of raping a woman he knows in October 2019 and December 2024. The court dismissed a third charge. Channel is sc...

City commission to consider extending business improvement districts

Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday will vote on a proposed continuation and expansion of the downtown business improvement district (BID) and continuation of the Aggieville BID. The Aggieville and Downtown BIDs were created in 1981 to provide a mechanism for the commercial areas to raise funds for their respective revitalization programs. Fees are collected from [...]

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City commission to consider extending business improvement districts

Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday will vote on a proposed continuation and expansion of the downtown business improvement district (BID) and continuation of the Aggieville BID. The Aggieville and Downtown BIDs were created in 1981 to provide a mechanism for the commercial areas to raise funds for their respective revitalization programs. Fees are collected from [...]

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USD 383 looks to strengthen student behavior, support systems

More staff members? Early interventions? New regulation spaces? Parent resources? Officials are weighing what ideas will have the most impact as the USD 383 school district looks to improve its systems for students with behavioral problems. The Manhattan-Ogden school board this week met with administrators to discuss what it calls “positive behavioral interventions and supports,” [...]

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