The Republican healthcare plan that has stalled in the Senate could have a negative affect on school districts. USD 383 Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid told KMAN during an appearance on In Focus Wednesday that Medicaid restrictions in the bill could increase expenditures for the district. “Right now, we’re able to get some reimbursement for costs [...]

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KMAN’s Cathy Dawes had an opportunity to visit via Skype with Ft. Riley Army Specialist Kenneth Hansen, who is part of the personal security detail for the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command team stationed in Baghdad:

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Updated 7:15 a.m.: Bryce McDowell has been located and both Cadenn and Mason McDowell are safe at this time. Earlier report: The Kansas Amber Alert system is asking for help in locating two children taken in Ellis County. The Ellis county Sheriff’s office reported Bryce McDowell, 33, had used force to take Cadenn, 1, and [...]

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Manhattan City Commissioners heard requests from outside agencies at City Hall on Tuesday evening during their third work session on the 2018 city budget and capital improvements plan. Seven outside agencies made budget requests to commissioners for a total of $740, 118. The agencies requesting funding included the Social Services Advisory board, the Flint Hills [...]

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FORT RILEY — Brig. Gen. Patrick D. Frank and his wife Jennifer, a respected Manhattan attorney, made sure to receive every hug, handshake and kind word Tuesday afternoon following the Victory with Honors Ceremony for the departing Acting Senior Commander of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley. The line of well-wishers for the Franks [...]

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Wheat harvest is nearly complete in the region and yields have been favorable. Dan Higgins, the manger of the Farmway Coop in Leonardville, said harvest in the area is 90 percent complete as of Tuesday. Higgins reported yields that have ranged anywhere from 40-60 bushels per acre and test weights averaging 61 pounds per bushel. [...]

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Incidents at Country Stampede trended lower this year. David Adams, the director of EMS services for Riley and Pottawotomie counties, briefed Riley County commissioners Monday morning on some statistics. Adams said EMS crews saw 372 patients over the country music festival’s three days. “That’s down from 382 last year,” he said. There were 11 EMS [...]

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A 73-year-old man serving time with the Kansas Department of Corrections on Riley County rape and aggravated kidnapping convictions has been released from custody after 30 years. Nordell Glover was released last week and reportedly is staying in the Sedgwick County Area. Glover was sentenced in 1987 on the Riley County charges. He was held [...]

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UPDATE:  Rodney Dembkowski, 51, has been identified as the victim. Riley County Police Offices found him lying next to his Hagie sprayer. Officers believe the sprayer struck an electrical line, which electrified the sprayer and set it on fire. ### Earlier report: Riley County EMS has confirmed a man was electrically shocked Monday morning while spraying [...]

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A fatal accident was reported in Pottawatomie County Saturday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,  Alex Blow, 49, of Havensville died in the accident on Havensville Road just west of Angus Road. Blow was driving a Polaris ATV westbound when it entered a south ditch and struck a power pole.  The accident was reported [...]

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