After a bill to expand Medicaid in Kansas fell one vote shy of being debated on the Senate floor during the 2019 legislative session, State Sen. Tom Hawk (D-Manhattan) is optimistic for it to get through both chambers in 2020. Speaking on KMAN’s In Focus Monday, Sen. Hawk said Gov. Laura Kelly and Sen. Jim [...]
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Riley County Police over the weekend arrested a Manhattan man on a warrant for charges from three separate incidents last year. John Galloway was arrested in the 3900 block of Rocky Ford Ave. on one count of aggravated battery, two counts of forgery, one count of property theft and one count of theft by deception. [...]
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Authorities in Pottawatomie County are investigating after multiple shots were fired at a residence in the small community of Emmett. According to Sheriff Shane Jager, just before 5 a.m. Sunday officers received a call in reference to shots fired in the 200 block of Bidwell Street in Emmett. After making contact with residents, it was [...]
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OAKLAND, Calif. — A Kansas State University graduate from China was killed New Year’s Eve while chasing a thief who had stolen his laptop at a California Starbucks. Shuo Zeng, a 2015 K-State graduate, was working in the California tech industry. The Kansas City Star reports he had been planning to celebrate his 34th birthday [...]
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Perhaps nothing defined 2019 in Manhattan more than the unusually high precipitation levels. In fact, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka, it was the third wettest year on record with 52.75 inches of precipitation. The wettest months were August (11.49 inches) and May (11.47 inches). Meteorologist Matt Flanagan says the year rivaled the [...]
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A Colorado woman is facing numerous charges of fraud in Riley County. Riley County Police on Thursday arrested 25-year-old Maggie Ann Lyon on suspicion of forgery, attempted theft of property or services, making false information and identity theft. According to police, the charges against Lyon are from an October 2017 incident in the 100 block [...]
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Kansas State University Police are investigating a theft from an on-campus money dispenser. Police several $20 and $10 bills totaling less than $200 were taken sometime between Dec. 26 and Dec. 31. Police are currently working on a suspect description and reviewing surveillance images to find the party or parties responsible. According to Det. Ryan [...]
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Kansas State University Police are investigating a theft of a utility terrain vehicle and money from an ATM at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The incidents reportedly occurred in the early morning hours between Dec. 26 and Dec. 29. The stolen UTV (or Gator) was last seen on the east side of the stadium around 6:30 [...]
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Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson is seeking another term as the county’s lead prosecutor. Wilkerson, who was first elected in 2004, is seeking a fifth term. Wilkerson received his Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the University of Nebraska in 1990 and has been practicing law for 30 years. In 2015, he was named Prosecutor of [...]
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A preliminary hearing is now set for a Missouri man charged with past sex crimes in Riley County. Devonta Bagley appeared for a status hearing Tuesday. Already serving prison time in Missouri for sexually abusing two college students in the St. Louis area, Bagley also faces a 2017 charge of sexual abuse against a K-State [...]
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