By Nathan Gaddie Four years ago Kansas State University’s enrollment dipped below 20,000 for the first time since 1988. Since then, it has slowly increased and continues that trend this year. K-State President Richard Linton announced Friday during his state of the university address that enrollment has risen 7.96% since he took office in February [...]

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GRANDVIEW PLAZA — A lightning strike during severe thunderstorms Saturday evening sparked a fire at a 36-unit building at Geary Estates Apartments, displacing residents and prompting a multi-agency response. Grandview Plaza police and fire crews arrived at the apartment complex shortly before 6 p.m. after lightning struck the center portion of the building, Grandview Plaza [...]

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Strong to severe thunderstorms could develop across northeast and east-central Kansas Saturday evening, bringing a threat of damaging winds, hail and heavy rainfall. The National Weather Service in Topeka says areas along and southeast of a line from Salina to Marysville are under a slight, or Level 2 of 5, risk for severe thunderstorms. That [...]

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A Topeka grand jury on Wednesday indicted a former Junction City police officer for one count of bribing a confidential informant to perform sex acts. Troy Dwayne Watson, 55, of High Point, North Carolina, served as an officer with the Junction City Police Department. Watson is accused of soliciting sexual favors from a confidential informant [...]

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WESTMORELAND — County planning officials on Thursday said they plan to make additional changes to proposed regulations for large-scale data centers after reviewing public comments from a recent hearing. Planning commissioners said they appreciated the detailed feedback from residents, particularly suggestions addressing decommissioning, site restoration, financial assurances, stormwater management, water use and annual compliance reporting. [...]

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WESTMORELAND — County planning officials on Thursday said they plan to make additional changes to proposed regulations for large-scale data centers after reviewing public comments from a recent hearing. Planning commissioners said they appreciated the detailed feedback from residents, particularly suggestions addressing decommissioning, site restoration, financial assurances, stormwater management, water use and annual compliance reporting. [...]

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Riley County clerk Rich Vargo announced his retirement Friday after 35 years of service. Vargo served as county clerk for 30 years and oversaw a wide range of county administrative and election-related duties. His current term was scheduled to expire in 2028. Because of his retirement before the end of his term, the Riley County [...]

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A Manhattan man entered a plea deal with state prosecutors Thursday morning, before his trial scheduled to start the same day began. Jose Maria Lara, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of criminal threat. In return for his plea, Lara’s remaining two charges of aggravated assault with a knife were dropped by the prosecution. Lara [...]

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An 18-year-old Onaga woman was killed and an Ogden man seriously injured Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash north of St. Marys. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office said the crash was reported at about 6:42 a.m. near Kansas Highway 63 and Doyle Creek Road. A 2011 Chevrolet Impala was traveling northbound when it appeared to [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners will hear an update on plans for the K-State foundation’s edge district and provide feedback on related funding strategies during Tuesday’s work session. The district boundaries are established for both the tax increment finance (TIF) and the sales tax and revenue (STAR) districts. The commission will consider setting hearing dates for plan [...]

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