Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of a Wamego man charged in the September 2021 fentanyl-related overdose death of a 21-year-old man. McKaine Farr is charged with knowingly distributing fentanyl laced with oxycodone, causing the death of Jayson Ebert, of Wamego. The state plans to call at least one witness on Monday, with much [...]

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A Manhattan woman is jailed following an alleged assault Wednesday in Manhattan. According to the Riley County Police Department, 34-year-old Deborah Cobler was arrested in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road on probable cause charges, including two counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement officers, interference and criminal damage to property. Cobler is accused [...]

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There will be plenty to do around Manhattan this Thanksgiving weekend. THURSDAY (Thanksgiving) *MHK Turkey Trot 5K (9 a.m. to noon) – starting and finishing in Aggieville, with proceeds to benefit the Flint Hills Breadbasket. Race organizer Ben Sigle with Manhattan Running Company says over 1,200 runners have signed up to take part in the [...]

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The Flint Hills Breadbasket and Common Table are collaborating to bring back a community Thanksgiving meal this week. The two nonprofit organizations encourage anyone to join the event for a sit-down, table service dinner. Executive Director of the Flint Hills Breadbasket, Karla Hagemeister… Hagemeister also emphasized the importance of not only being fed on Thanksgiving, [...]

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Residents can expect to hear loud noises from Fort Riley through Wednesday Scheduled training that could yield significant noise from tank, artillery and mortar certification fire may also result in vibrations in the ground and structures around the area. No loud noise is anticipated after Wednesday and through the rest of November. Small arms fire [...]

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The Belvue Bridge sustained more damage this past weekend after a drunk driver struck a guardrail on the bridge. At Monday’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting, Assistant Public Works Administrator Lance Forgy noted he received a call late Friday night from the Wabaunsee County roads supervisor about an abandoned truck on the side of the bridge. [...]

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A truck driver escaped injury Monday after rolling his truck in southern Riley County. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers responded to a crash just after 4:30 p.m. Monday in the 2100 block of Deep Creek Road. Arriving officers found a Wanklyn Oil Company propane truck had rolled into the ditch. The driver, [...]

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A Topeka man is jailed in Pottawatomie County after being located Sunday in a stolen vehicle. The St. Marys Police Department says 41-year-old Jeffrey Heimberg was arrested without incident on charges of possession of stolen property and driving with a suspended license. Police were notified by Shawnee County officials Sunday of a suspicious man who [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Commission approved a motion to purchase 50 doses of Narcan Monday. Health Department Director Leslie Campbell informed commissioners that their supply has been distributed in the community. Commissioner Pat Weixelman questioned Campbell about how an agency would go about acquiring Narcan. In other business Monday, Campbell noted they’ve done about 20 clinics [...]

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