While a vast majority of the 2,000-plus confirmed cases of Zika in the U.S. are travel-related, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) was in Manhattan Tuesday to learn more about the growing concern of the mosquito-carried virus. Moran met with Dr. Stephen Higgs, the research director of the Biosecurity Research […]

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Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Gina Jones, 22, of Manhattan while in the 2400 block of Buttonwood Street on August 22, 2016 at approximately 9:00 PM. Jones was arrested on the offense of probation violation which was listed on a warrant with a bond of $10,000.00. The original offense on this warrant […]

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Manhattan Firefighers and emergency crews responded to a fire at the Dairy Queen on Anderson Avenue shortly before 7:30 Tuesday morning. Deputy Fire chief Ryan Almes tells KMAN the fire was under control in about 17 minutes, but arrived to find smoke throughout the building. A dollar estimate or cause is not yet available and […]

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A Junction City woman went missing over the weekend. The Junction City Police Department is asking the public in finding Kathy Marie Jackson (59) who disappeared on Friday on her return home. According to JCPD, Jackson is disabled and family members are concerned about her well being. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts […]

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There’s been a lot of talk about planned improvements at Denison and Marlatt–and Brad Waller with Alfred Benesch and Company updated intergovernmental leaders Monday on how that planning is progressing. Waller was pleased with the response he got, saying everyone seems to be very positive and sees the project as a needed improvement. Waller adds […]

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Officers filed a report for and are now investigating an aggravated robbery and sexual battery which occurred this past Saturday at approximately 3:05 AM in the 500 block of Osage Street in Manhattan. Police were told that the 24-year-old male victim was approached by an unknown suspect who was approximately 6 feet 3 inches tall […]

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Muriel was here! Muriel, the last known survivor of the 14L-10E’s built and identical to the Amelia Earhart’s plane, made a short overnight stop in Wamego, and was on public display for a couple hours on Sunday.  Muriel will end her journey in Atchison Sunday night. Muriel, the name given by the owner and aviatrix, […]

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Muriel was here! Muriel, the last known survivor of the 14L-10E’s built and identical to the Amelia Earhart’s plane, made a short overnight stop in Wamego, and was on public display for a couple hours on Sunday.  Muriel will continue her journey to Atchison, KS, her final destination, today. Muriel, the name given by the […]

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A Junction City man was arrested Saturday evening for a financial crime. Riley County Police charged Tristen Garner (20) with use of a financial card without consent. He was confined at the Riley County Jail on a $13,000 bond. The post RCPD report 8...

Kansas State University has announced it will reduce hours at Hale Library, according to a report posted in “K-State Today.” The reduction of hours is the result of balancing large cost increases in subscriptions and general use budget reductions imposed universitywide. The university imposed one-time callbacks in FY 2016 of $10.7 million and then reduced […]

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