U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) issued the following statement regarding the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA): “There are serious problems with Obamacare, and my goal remains what it has been for a long time: to repeal and replace it. This closed-door process has yielded the BCRA, which fails to repeal the Affordable [...]
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A new resolution regarding procedures for appeal hearings for Riley County Police department employees was approved by Riley County Law Board members Monday. When an employee is suspended or terminated, the employee may appeal the Director’s discipline to the law board by requesting such a hearing. The resolution specifies certain procedures in the process. There [...]
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Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 announced Monday the district and Manhattan-Ogden NEA reached a tentative agreement Friday, July 7, 2017. The teams have been meeting for five months to discuss the contract for the 2017-2018 school year. Highlights of the new contract include: 3.88% total compensation package increase Increase of $1,000.00 on the base salary (starting salary [...]
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A Manhattan man faces a variety of charges including attempted second degree murder following an incident in Pottawatomie County Saturday morning. A Monday news release from the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office indicates they received a transferred “911” call from the Riley County Police Department in reference to a burglary in progress. The victim reported that a [...]
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UPDATE: KMAN learned shortly after noon Monday charges have been filed in connection with this juvenile case first reported on a little more than a month ago. Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck tells KMAN Jace Ward, 18, from Wamego has been charged with “aggravated child endanger, furnishing alcohol to a minor and lewd and lascivious.” [...]
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Officers filed a report for aggravated assault and violation of a protection order (both domestic related) in the city of Manhattan on July 14, 2017. Officers listed a 28 year old female as the victim when she reported that a 23 year old male known to her attempted to run her over with her vehicle [...]
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A Junction City man died in a Clay County accident Sunday. James Jenkins, 29, was driving a Chevrolet Impala eastbound on K-82 at the west end of the Milford Lake causeway when he drove off the north edge of the roadway and rolled down the embankment. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred at [...]
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The welcome home ceremony for Fort Riley’s 1st Infantry Division’s headquarters was held Friday night. As reported previously by KMAN, more than 150 soldiers were formally welcomed home and reunited with loved ones and Big Red One leaders also uncased the division’s colors, signifying the completion of the unit’s deployment to Iraq. This group is [...]
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Officers filed a report for theft and criminal damage to property in the 600 block of Pecan Dr. yesterday morning. Officers listed Patricia Olson, 76, of Manhattan, as the victim when she reported that an unknown suspect took a brake booster, car battery, and serpentine belt from her vehicle, as well as damaged a tail [...]
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The Riley county Police Department and emergency personnel from the Manhattan Fire Department and Riley County EMS conducted a joint exercise for an active shooter. The training focused on the three departments working and communicating with each other during this kind of situation. “The first part of the response will be Riley County Police Department [...]
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