WESTMORELAND — Pottawatomie county may budget more money for mental health care provided by Pawnee Mental Health Services. Executive director Robbin Cole suggested the county budget $35,847 toward mental health services for fiscal year 2018 at Monday’s county commission meeting. Cole described fiscal year 2016 as “the worst year in her career” as Pawnee’s administrator. [...]

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Officers filed a report for motor vehicle theft in the 2100 block of Prairie Lea Pl. on June 16, 2017 at approximately 9:15 AM. Officers listed Michael Carson, 27, of Manhattan, as the victim when he reported that an unknown suspect took his 2006 Kawasaki Ninja 636R . The total loss associated with this case [...]

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UPDATE: Officers filed a report for aggravated battery, aggravated assault, and unlawful discharge of  firearm in city limits. Officers listed Lilliane Booker, 21, of Junction City, and Dameko Artis, 20, of Fort Riley, as the victims. Officers have developed a suspect in the case. None of the injuries sustained required hospitalization. The Riley County Police Department [...]

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For those who wanted to be out and about on a blistering-hot Saturday in the Little Apple, the 5th Biennial National Festival of Breads inside the Manhattan Convention Center was the best thing since sliced… well, you know. Artisan bakers, cooks and bread aficionados filled the convention center Saturday morning and afternoon. Along with baking [...]

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The Kansas Court of Appeals has ruled on a couple of Riley County cases, with one reversed and remanded and another affirmed. One involves an aggravated criminal sodomy case from 2012 and the other an attempted murder case. The appeal from Ziad Khali-Alsalaami, with a conviction of two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, was the [...]

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The 21st Judicial District Nominating Commission is seeking candidates to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy residing in Riley County. The 21st judicial district includes Clay and Riley counties. Justice Marla J. Luckert, the Kansas Supreme Court departmental justice responsible for the 21st judicial district, said candidates can apply or be recommended, but recommendations must [...]

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Jury duty has never been easier. A local filmmaker is still in need of extras for a jury in his courtroom drama. The film, titled “Objects in the Mirror” centers around a manslaughter case involving a county attorney. “As (the Manhattan Arts Center) is a community theatre with volunteer-only workers, it is not easy to [...]

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Updated: Saturday, 6:55 a.m. New details have been released about an attempted murder investigation. Riley County Dispatch received a call at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Thursday regarding a man who fell down and was possibly injured in the 1000 block of Fremont St. EMS was dispatched to the scene, and when they arrived, found that [...]

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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed into law a measure to increase the state’s funding on public schools in response to a court mandate. Brownback acted Thursday on the bill, which would phase in a $293 million increase in aid to public schools over two years. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled in March that the [...]

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Wamego Health Center broke ground Wednesday afternoon on their $10.8 million expansion. According to their website, the year-long project will add 11,000 square feet to the facility, including more patient rooms, an expanded laboratory, surgery department, and improved ER and radiology departments. Wamego Health Center Administrator Steve Land said that the hospital staff is “excited” [...]

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