It was a special second birthday for Sawyer Baldwin of Manhattan. Earlier this week Sawyer’s Mom Ashley Baldwin put out a notice to motorcycle riders in the area that her son was obsessed with motorcycles, loving the sound pipes make. She added Sawyer is “non-verbal with a sensory processing disorder as well as lots of [...]
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It was difficult to gauge Saturday morning where U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) stood on the Senate healthcare bill that was finally released to the public — and apparently to Moran himself — late Thursday afternoon. For the most part, Moran reiterated remarks he made on the draft of the legislation through a statement on [...]
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Two men were arrested early Friday morning in connection with a case of aggravated battery at Country Stampede. Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Deputies received reports of a 23-year-old male who suffered a head injury during an altercation in the campground area at Tuttle Creek State Park. The victim was transported by helicopter to a Topeka hospital, [...]
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More changes are coming at the K-18 and K-113 intersection where a diverging diamond interchange is being constructed. On Tuesday, the construction project will shift to the second phase of a five phase construction process. Traffic will be shifted onto the westernmost lanes as construction begins on the eastern lanes of Seth Child Road.. [...]
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FORT RILEY — Fort Riley will honor its outgoing acting senior commander of the First Infantry Division at a ceremony on Tuesday afternoon. Brigadier General Patrick Frank assumed his duties at Fort Riley last October. He will next serve as the deputy commanding general of the Army Cadet Command at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Taking his place as [...]
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The official word is in. Wayne Grigsby Jr., the former commander of the 1st Infantry Division, has been demoted by the Army for having “an inappropriate relationship” with a junior officer, the latest in a string of episodes in which Army generals have landed in trouble for personal misconduct. Grigsby Jr was reprimanded and demoted [...]
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Bill Miller, who was an E-5 in the Navy between 1968 and 1970, was selected by Big & Rich at Thursday night’s Country Stampede festivities near Manhattan to be recognized as their VIP guest. Assistant Tour Manager Chi Chi tells KMAN Big & Rich seeks out a Vietnam Veteran at all their performances in honor [...]
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Senate Republicans released a 142-page draft of their bill to eliminate much of the Affordable Care Act on Thursday morning. The measure would cut and revamp Medicaid and repeal tax increases imposed on medical industry companies to pay for expanded coverage. The law would also end the tax penalty Obama’s statute imposes on people who [...]
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Milford Reservoir is one of seven lakes across Kansas which have now been placed under a blue-green algae warning by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Activities such as boating and fishing may be safe. KDHE advises against swimming in the lake, as director contact with the contaminated water could be hazardous for people. Lakes under [...]
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A Wamego man was arrested on charges related to a storage unit burglary Monday night. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a burglary in progress at a self-storage facility in the 102356 block Military Trail Road in eastern Manhattan. Deputies spoke with the victim at the scene, who caught the suspect in [...]
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