Facing $1.5 million in revenue shortfalls due to the coronavirus pandemic, Manhattan city commissioners Tuesday listened to Parks and Recreation officials who are seeking greater autonomy regarding program fees. Parks and Rec Department Director Eddie Eastes specifically was interested in the commission’s ideas regarding Sunset Zoo, Flint Hills Discovery Center and the Rec program catalog. [...]

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Appeal No. 119,529: State of Kansas v. Luis Antonio Aguirre The Kansas Supreme Court will hear an appeal stemming from a Riley County jury’s conviction of an Ogden man convicted of premeditated first-degree murder and manslaughter in 2012. The appeal is part of the Kansas Supreme Court’s Sept. 14-18, 2020, docket, which can viewed live [...]

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Riley County reported just 15 new positive coronavirus cases and 143 recoveries between Tuesday and Wednesday. The health department says limited testing was performed over the holiday weekend and that test results are now taking an average of 24 to 48 hours. Three patients remain hospitalized at Ascension Via Christi. The total amount of active [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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Update: 6:45 p.m. Wednesday The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has released more information about an early Wednesday officer-involved shooting in Junction City. Preliminary information indicates that officers from the Junction City Police Department and Geary County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic disturbance call at 425 West 2nd Street shortly before 3 a.m. A female [...]

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The superintendent of USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Schools says four key areas have been identified among parents as sources of frustration and anxiety among parents following the first full week of classes. Those areas include learning logs, lack of direct instruction during remote days, the process for requesting a change in instructional delivery method and the [...]

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