Manhattan man heads to trial for aggravated assault charges

A Manhattan man’s trial began Thursday morning with jury selection in Riley County District Court. Jose Maria Lara, 31, faces charges of two counts of aggravated assault with a knife and one count of criminal threat stemming from an incident on April 1...

Kansas gas prices pass $4 as global tensions continue

Average gas prices in Kansas went up 20.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging slightly over $4 a gallon according to GasBuddy’s survey. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at the national gas price tracking site, said average gasoline and diesel prices rose in each state over the last week because of [...]

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Riley County approves health department agreements amid funding uncertainty

The Riley County board of health unanimously approved several agreements for local programs Tuesday, including a childcare licensing contract that provides more than twice the funding initially anticipated. Brittany Phillips, budget and finance officer, said the county had budgeted about $50,000 for the childcare licensing agreement, but will now provide about $112,000 under the new [...]

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Riley County 4-H judging teams claim state titles

Riley County 4-H judging teams brought home two state championships and a reserve championship from the Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes last month, marking the county’s first appearance on three statewide traveling trophies. Nine Riley County 4-H members competed Aug. 22-23 at K-State in livestock judging, meat judging, a livestock skillathon and quiz bowl. The competitors [...]

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