Charles Taber, the vice provost for graduate and professional education and dean of the Graduate School at Stony Brook University, New York, has been named the new provost and executive vice president of Kansas State University. According to a press release from KSU Wednesday morning, Taber will assume his new duties on Aug. 15. “Charles [...]

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Two juveniles with several weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, were arrested Monday afternoon in Saint George. Chief of Police Dan Trechter told KMAN Tuesday afternoon the juveniles were identified as a 16-year-old white male and a 17-year-old as a black male. According to a press release from the department, authorities say at 12:13 p.m. a call [...]

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A civilian died Sunday on Fort Riley. According to a press release from the army post Monday evening, Santos Hernandez was taken to Irwin Army Community Hospital and was declared deceased at 4:15 p.m. Sunday by an IACH doctor. Special agents from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command are investigating Hernandez’s death, and no foul [...]

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Updated: Monday, 2:44 p.m. Two Westar Energy employees who worked at Jeffrey Energy Center in Pottawatomie County died from injuries suffered there over the weekend, according to media reports. Monday afternoon, Westar said Jesse Henson of Manhattan and Craig Burchett of Overbrook — both operations supervisors — were critically injured when a piece of equipment [...]

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Officers with the Riley County Police Department responded to the report of a battery on Linear Trail near Richards Drive in Manhattan at approximately 1 p.m. Thursday. Preliminary information gathered by investigators suggests there was one male attacker who battered a lone female runner. The 15 year-old victim suffered a head injury. She was transported [...]

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Riley County Commissioner Ben Wilson announced Thursday he will not be seeking a second term. “After much consideration, I have decided not to run for reelection or for any other office this year,” Wilson declared during Thursday morning’s county commission meeting in Manhattan. “I have greatly enjoyed working with the county commission and our amazing [...]

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A body was found in between two buildings in Junction City Monday afternoon, according to information released from the Junction City Police Department late Tuesday afternoon. According to a press release from the JCPD, officers were advised of the body at 2:25 p.m. in the area of 140 E. 2nd St. in Junction City. The [...]

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Story and photos by Mikayla Gentine FORT RILEY — Fort Riley soldiers, Gold Star families and the surrounding community gathered to remember the fallen on Memorial Day. In attendance was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer, U.S. Congressman Roger Marshall of Kansas’ 1st District, and Fort Riley Garrison Commander, Col. John [...]

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is spending a few hot days in Kansas this week, and he has a full schedule on Wednesday. The Secretary will be participating in the Kansas Agriculture Roundup to be held Wednesday at the River Creek Farms at 7280 Zeandale Road. Also joining Secretary Perdue will be Kansas Governor [...]

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A K-State student was critically injured Saturday in a boating accident at the Lake of the Ozarks in southwest Missouri. Twenty-one year old Ashley Lamb of Olathe was flown to a Springfield hospital after the 2a.m. crash that killed three others from suburban Kansas City. Lamb, a senior at Kansas State University, is in a [...]

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