A boil water advisory has been issued for portions of Fort Riley due to a damaged water main. Officials say the main that provides water to the Historic Main Post, Marshall Army Airfield, Camp Funston and Camp Whiteside was damaged Sunday night. All other areas of Fort Riley are not covered by this boil water [...]
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Authorities are investigating after a gunshot was heard in the Aggieville area early Sunday morning. The Riley County Police Department says officers monitoring crowds heard a gunshot in close proximity to the 1100 block of Moro Street, just before 2 a.m. and responded to a nearby walkway. While investigating the matter, officers observed two vehicles [...]
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(This is the first of a two-part news series into research being stood up at the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility.) Nearly a year after officials cut the ribbon on the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility (NBAF), science is starting to begin within the facility. In an interview with KMAN this week, NBAF Deputy [...]
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Severe storms pushed through the Flint Hills Saturday afternoon, bringing strong wind gusts that led to power outages and other hazards. Tornado warnings were issued in Riley and Clay counties around 1 p.m., eventually moving through northern Pottawatomie County. Fortunately there were no reports of touchdowns in the area, though strong winds, ranging from 60-70 [...]
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Severe thunderstorms are likely to move across the Manhattan area Saturday and could pack quite a punch. The Storm Prediction Center has placed of the eastern half of Kansas, including Manhattan, in an enhanced (level 3) risk for severe storm development throughout the afternoon and evening. Storms will be capable of producing very large hail [...]
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A Manhattan man is behind bars after leading authorities on a pursuit on the Kansas Turnpike, in a kidnapping investigation. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Riley County Police Department requested assistance Friday morning locating 26-year-old Jonathan Maldonado, who was reported as being armed and traveling eastbound on Interstate 70. The victim in the [...]
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State Rep. Kenny Titus is seeking a new position in the Kansas Legislature this fall. The Manhattan Republican, representing the 51st district, announced on Friday his candidacy for the 18th district Senate seat, just hours after Sen. Kristen O’Shea (R-Topeka) announced on the Senate floor she would not be seeking re-election. The re-drawn legislative maps, [...]
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Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is seeking a spot in Congress. Schmidt, who most recently ran as the Republican nominee for governor in 2022, announced on Friday his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Kansas’ Second Congressional District, which locally encompasses Junction City and Wabaunsee County. “My family and I are grateful for the [...]
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Authorities are searching for clues after report of a stolen trailer and truck earlier this month, east of Manhattan. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says a report was filed April 17 in the 9000 block of U.S. Highway 24. The theft reportedly occurred sometime over the last few months. The trailer is described as a [...]
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Riley County Police are increasing patrols around Bluemont Elementary School after some students there were reportedly approached by an unknown individual asking kids to get into the vehicle. Bluemont Principal Beth Neitzel said in an emailed statement to parents that the incident in question occurred Wednesday but noted the children involved did the right thing [...]
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