Kansas State University President Richard Myers penned a letter published in Friday’s K-State Today calling for civil discourse and leadership. Myers referenced the conversation that has broken out across the country about protests led by National Football League players, which started last season when former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem. Kaepernick, [...]

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Riley County Police made two arrests on failure to appear charges and also filed a report for aggravated assault Thursday. Roy Cephas Jr., 19, of Junction City, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department at approximately 9:00 AM on three Riley County District Court warrants for failure to appear. Cephas Jr. was issued [...]

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Manhattan sales tax receipt numbers are down again in numbers just released by the Kansas Treasurer’s office. The September numbers, which actually reflect July sales across the Manhattan community, indicate $893,919  was collected for the month, compared to $920,565 last September. However the 2017 numbers are still higher than 2015 ($893,165) and 2016 ($832,645)  sales tax [...]

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Riley County commissioners approved 3-0 Thursday morning to rezone a tract of land near Ogden for a new rural fire station. The 5.3 acre tract of land is already owned by the county and is located approximately 1,800 feet northwest of Fort Riley Boulevard (K-18 Highway) on the south side of E. Riley Avenue near the [...]

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Officers filed two reports for sexual battery in Manhattan on September 27, 2017. Officers listed a 17 year old female as the victim when she reported a 16 year old male known to her touched her inappropriately on two separate previous occassions. Due to the nature of the crime reported, no additional information will be [...]

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Four Manhattan Firefighters were part of a large group recognized Wednesday by Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, Lt. Governor Jeff Colyer, and Adjutant General Lee Tafanelli in a ceremony honoring Hurricane Harvey first responders. Men and women from 16 state and local agencies who traveled to Texas to aid in Hurricane Harvey rescue and recovery efforts [...]

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Riley County police officers responded to a rollover Wednesday afternoon on Ehlers Road in Manhattan. Miraculously, there were no serious injuries reported. Public Information Officer Hali Rowland told KMAN no transport was required. It appeared to be a single-vehicle accident.

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A Kansas Department of Corrections Inmate serving time on a Pottawatomie County aggravated indecent liberties conviction has been discharged.  Zachary Manor, 32, was released from the KDOC last Friday. Manor was sentenced in Pottawatomie County in early 2010 for an aggravated indecent liberties case occurring Christma Day 2008. He had been at the El Dorado [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is asking for the public’s help in a sexual battery case that was filed this past weekend. As previously announced, a 20-year-old woman was sleeping in her home when an unknown suspect came in without permission and sexually assaulted her. The suspect in this case is described as a white male in [...]

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Bonnie Rush has been named interim dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University, effective immediately. Rush, who is currently serving as acting dean, will continue to lead the college while a national search is conducted to find a new dean. “As a longtime faculty member, former department head, and as the [...]

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