By Bryan Richardson The future of a secondary connection to Manhattan from Pottawatomie County will depend on the political will secured over the next few months. Earlier this month, Benesch concluded a cost-benefit analysis that the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization told local leaders about earlier this year. Flint Hills MPO Director Jared Tremblay told [...]

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Police are investigating a reported financial crime in Ogden involving alleged unauthorized withdrawals from a bank account, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 12:14 p.m. May 20th in the 200 block of Ninth Street in Ogden for unlawful computer acts, criminal use of a financial card and theft [...]

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Two Manhattan residents were arrested Wednesday in connection with a reported robbery and battery involving a juvenile victim, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 9:16 p.m. May 19th in the 1000 block of Colorado Street for aggravated robbery, aggravated battery and contributing to child misconduct. A 14-year-old boy [...]

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A Leonardville man was arrested Tuesday night in connection with a case involving alleged assaults on law enforcement officers, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers originally filed a report at approximately 9:57 p.m. May 16th in Leonardville for aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer and fleeing or attempting to elude a law [...]

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By Lewis Marien “Be the difference.” That was the topic Geary County Schools USD 475’s superintendent, Reginald Eggleston, spoke from during the K-State College of Education commencement ceremony on Saturday in Bramlage Coliseum. He reassured the students that artificial intelligence cannot do their jobs. “The history books will capture this one fact, and that is [...]

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The 151st graduation ceremony for Junction City High School was held on Sunday. The ceremony took place inside the Junction City High School gymnasium. The 2026 senior class was the second class to attend all four years at the current high school building located at 1100 Blue Jay Way. Students, staff, families, Fort Riley personnel, [...]

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By Bryan Richardson Riley County’s six-month moratorium on data centers and battery energy storage centers has a scheduled end date. The Riley County Commission agreed last month to adopt a moratorium, but the implementation process didn’t start until commissioners signed a resolution Monday. The resolution will go into effect from the time it’s published in [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Friday afternoon at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on multiple charges stemming from a Riley County District Court warrant, according to authorities. Nicolus Allen Weiss, 34, of Manhattan, was taken into custody at approximately 1:55 p.m. May 15th in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road, the location [...]

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One person was transported to the hospital Saturday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers responded at approximately 12:03 p.m. May 16th near Fifth Street and Fort Riley Boulevard for a reported injury accident. Upon arrival, officers determined that a 2011 Chevy Traverse driven by Ashley Nichole [...]

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Two Ellsworth men were arrested early Sunday morning following a reported aggravated assault in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report for criminal threat and aggravated assault at approximately 12:20 a.m. May 17th in the 1100 block of Bluemont Avenue. A 17-year-old male and a 17-year-old female were listed as [...]

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