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Stormy weather expected though early next week
Cloudy and cool conditions are expected today, with isolated to scattered showers developing across the area from west to east. Rain and storm chances will increase tonight and continue into Sunday morning. Thunderstorms are forecast to redevelop Sunday afternoon and overnight, with some storms in north central Kansas potentially becoming strong to severe. An upper-level [...]
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K-State graduate and children’s book author returns to visit Manhattan school
By Emma Loura Kansas-born author and K-State graduate Tammi Sauer returned to her old stomping grounds Wednesday, teaching the 2nd and 3rd graders of Amanda Arnold Elementary about effective story-telling. Sauer, who has written and published 37 children’s books, says she combines heart and humor to her writing. “It’s just such a strange and wonderful [...]
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Police board rejects 7.28% budget increase for RCPD
By Rose Gruenbacher Riley County Police Department this week proposed a $30.85 million budget for 2026, which would be a 7.28% increase from 2025. However police board members unanimously rejected the proposal, and chairman John Matta said the increase was twice as high as he wanted it to be. Director Brian Peete said the proposed number, [...]
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USD 383 FIT Closet settling into new, larger facility
A local organization that provides clothing to families facing homelessness has a new location in Manhattan. The USD 383 FIT Closet recently moved into its new facility in the back of the Lincoln Education Center at 901 Poyntz Ave., the site of the former Manhattan High east campus. “We have about twice as much space [...]
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