Flint Hills Job Corps students have to vacate their campus dorms by Wednesday, following a U.S. Department of Labor decision last week to suspend operations. City commissioner Peter Oppelt said in a statement Friday that students at the residential facility, 4620 Eureka Drive, will go to their homes of record, but 10 still need somewhere [...]

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By Beth Day WAMEGO, May 21 — Caterpillar Inc., notified its workforce at the Wamego facility today that Solar Turbines, a Caterpillar subsidiary, will take ownership of the facility, according to a company spokesperson. Solar Turbines will continue manufacturing operations in Wamego and use the existing workforce. Caterpillar had announced in June, 2024, it was [...]

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Aggieville business owners want the public to know business remains open, as they prepare for a major construction project. Manhattan Public Works crews will begin construction at the intersection of 12th and Moro on Monday, resulting in a 30 day closure of Moro between 11th and 12th Street to all vehicular traffic. Director of the [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Monday in the 2700 block of Buttonwood Drive, in connection to criminal incidents occurring between May 2024 and January 2025. 35-year-old Anthony Toliver is charged in a Riley County District Court warrant with criminal deprivation of property, two counts of criminal damage to property, robbery, theft, domestic battery, and intimidation [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher A trans professor is suing K-State for more than $300,000 because he says the university discriminated against him because of his gender identity and sex. In a complaint filed this week in federal court, Harlan Weaver, a professor in K-State’s Department of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies, alleging discrimination and retaliation on [...]

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By Lewis Marien People of all ages got creative in the new location of Manhattan’s skate park Saturday. No, they weren’t doing kickflips or grinding the rails, but took part in a “Paint the Park” event co-hosted by Switch Wicked — a screen printing and apparel business founded in 2021 — and the Manhattan Parks [...]

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A Wamego man was arrested on numerous Pottawatomie County charges, including fleeing and eluding and domestic battery. According to Riley County Police Department reports, 31-year-old Mingo Pasillas was arrested around 4:15 Wednesday afternoon at Target. he was charged with two counts of violation of protection orders, flee or attempt to elude, domestic battery, two counts [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher WESTMORELAND — Former coworkers of a woman charged with murdering her ex-husband and his fiancee said she was difficult to work with, according to court testimony Wednesday. Former Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent Raymond Lundeen on Wednesday said he visited the place Dana Chandler used to work after he was brought on [...]

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Officers responded to a theft report in the 3200 block of Kimball Ave. on February 22, 2025, at 11:55 AM. A 54-year-old male reported that his white enclosed Pace Arrow trailer was stolen by an unknown suspect, with an estimated loss of $7,000. Anyone with relevant information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers, which allows [...]

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Jessica Urbina, 20, of Manhattan, was arrested on January 29, 2025, in the 300 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. Urbina faces charges of possessing and using drug paraphernalia with intent to introduce into the human body, as well as two counts of possession of opiates, opium, narcotics, or certain stimulants. Urbina was arrested at approximately [...]

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