By Emma Loura Riley County police officials say vehicle burglaries have been lower this spring, though there have been more reports of stolen cars. On Thursday, the RCPD director presented county officials with the past month’s crime report. “For vehicle burglaries, we were about 56 percent below the five-year average,” said Brian Peete, the RCPD [...]

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By Emma Loura As technology advances, teachers face various new challenges in academic integrity. Nowadays they need to be aware of artificial intelligence and its ability to generate essays and responses to assignments. “It’s a new enough issue with different levels of experience in our department that we’re dealing with that on the run,” said [...]

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Since arriving at Kansas State over three years ago, president Richard Linton has been tasked with increasing student enrollment. After nearly a decade of declines, K-State has seen increases each of the past two years, including a 2.8% enrollment increase last fall. Appearing on Within Reason with Mike Matson on KMAN this week, Linton said [...]

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One person was killed and two others were injured in a head on crash Tuesday morning on I-70 in Wabaunsee County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a westbound SUV crossed the median, colliding with an eastbound pickup. The driver of the SUV, 64-year-old Kimberly Terhune, of Maple Hill was pronounced dead at the scene. [...]

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The City of Manhattan is preparing to fully reopen the intersection of Denison and Kimball Avenues. The new signals were activated Monday and put into flash mode. Motorists are advised to proceed through the intersection with caution. City officials say starting with flashing lights at a newly signalized intersection is a federal requirement. It plans [...]

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The City of Manhattan on Monday announced the promotion of Brian Johnson to the position of public works director. Johnson had previously been assistant director of public works for 11 years and has held the title of city engineer since 2014. He was hired by the City of Manhattan in October 2008 as a principal [...]

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By Emma Loura Riley County officials are working to prepare a new fireworks resolution to replace the county’s existing regulations following a change in state law. At Monday’s meeting, the county counselor and emergency management director proposed an updated resolution that would extend the sale of fireworks by a couple of days and increase the [...]

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Riley County Police arrested two individuals Friday at a Manhattan motel in connection to alleged drug possession and distribution charges. According to Monday’s activity report, 42-year-old Donte Roberts, of Junction City, and 34-year-old Decemantrea Richardson, of Wichita, were arrested Friday at the Westwood Motel. Both are facing felony weapons charges, possession of marijuana and methamphetamine [...]

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Two Kansas men, including one from Manhattan, were arrested last week as part of a nationwide crackdown on child sexual abuse. According to a FBI news release, 42-year-old Christopher Slattery, of Manhattan was indicted on one count of sexual exploitation of a minor – possession of child pornography. The FBI says 39-year-old Christopher Davis, of [...]

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By Emma Loura Manhattan High School is cracking down on the use of personal electronic devices during school hours. In the next school year, Manhattan High officials are implementing a zero-tolerance policy for devices. After the Blue Ribbon Task Force gathered input from the community, students and teachers at USD 383 schools, Manhattan High has [...]

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