Aggieville’s Taco Lucha and So Long Saloon have shut down after the business said staff members there came in contact with others who tested positive for the coronavirus. They say out of an abundance of caution and to protect public health, they are closing their doors indefinitely and will reopen once they feel it is [...]

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Riley County Police announced Friday that a Junction City woman has been arrested in connection to a 2017 murder in southern Riley County. Bobbie Jo Long was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for conspiracy to commit first degree murder and aggravated kidnapping. The arrest is tied to the death of Carrie Jones, [...]

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WESTMORELAND — Pottawatomie County is phasing out COVID-19 related limitations and restrictions, despite the health officer’s recommendation to extend the county’s public health order for another 10-14 days. At a Friday morning meeting the Pottawatomie County Commission, acting as the Board of County Health voted 3-0 to not extend Public Health Order No. 6. The [...]

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There will be no tuition increase at K-State next year. The Kansas Board of Regents Thursday approved the university’s plan to keep a flat rate along with KU. “All this uncertainty from the pandemic, our top priority is making sure students at K-State can finish what they started,” he said. “That’s our contract with them, [...]

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A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday morning near Leonardville. The Riley County Police Department reports the accident between a vehicle and pedestrian occurred shortly after 4 a.m. in the 12900 block of Barton Road near the intersection of Crooked Creek Road. Few details have been released. Emergency responders from RCPD, Riley County Fire and [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened early Friday morning near Leonardville. Shortly after 4 a.m. RCPD learned of a man walking, seeming disoriented and asking for a ride near the 12900 block of Barton Road. While en route, a second call reported a man had been found dead in the roadway. [...]

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Manhattan 22nd District State Senator Tom Hawk hosted a virtual Town Hall meeting Wednesday where he gathered input from local leaders on how best to spend federal dollars appropriated to Kansas through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The forum was moderated by Dr. Timothy Shaffer, Director of the Institute for Civic [...]

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The Riley County Health Department says 11 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed since Monday, one of the largest spikes in new cases locally since the pandemic began. This is up from a Manhattan city official’s Wednesday-morning report showing there have been 10 new cases since Monday. The new report also shows four [...]

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One person was arrested Tuesday on an outstanding warrant following a fiery crash northwest of Manhattan. Riley County Police and Riley County Fire responded around 4 p.m. to the 5700 block of Anderson Ave. where they found one vehicle had struck another and caused a fire. No injuries were reported. Police arrested 23-year-old Marcantoni Wood [...]

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