On April 5, weather permitting, construction on a new diverging diamond interchange project will begin at the existing K-113 and K-18 interchange. The project includes replacing the existing diamond interchange with a new diverging diamond style interchange (DDI) on K-113 at K-18 (K-18 bridges will not be affected). Work will take place during daylight hours, [...]
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Wendy Montgomery, 46, of Manhattan, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department yesterday at approximately 12:40 PM. Montgomery was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated burglary. Montgomery’s bond was set at $5,000.00, causing her to remain confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for theft Tuesday at [...]
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The pending acquisition of Topeka-based Westar Energy by Great Plains Energy, of Kansas City, Mo., would mean lower electric bills for residents of central and eastern Kansas and northwest Missouri. The Manhattan City Commission heard a briefing on the proposed acquisition at Tuesday night’s city commission work session. Chuck Caisley, vice president of marketing and public affairs, [...]
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A man arrested for domestic battery and two warrants for probation violation will have his preliminary hearing on May 23 at 10 a.m., according to Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck. According to a report released Feb. 2 by the Saint George Police Department, officers were dispatched to 220 6th St. in Saint George for a [...]
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Riley County Law Board members began budget discussion at their Monday meeting with much talk about personnel–but prior to that discussion Brian Johnson with the Local Fraternal Order of Police reminded the board of the difficult cases police deal with daily such as infant autopsies, suicide calls, rape victims they try to console. Johnson encouraged [...]
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A Junction City woman died in a two vehicle crash in Wabaunsee County Sunday night that closed a stretch of eastbound lanes of I-70 near the Paxico Rest Area for two hours. Tammy Patterson, 41, died in the accident, reported shortly after 7:30 p.m. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the vehicle Patterson was in had run out [...]
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Commuters walked away without injury Friday afternoon following a three-vehicle accident at the intersection of Seth Child Road and Southwind Road in Manhattan. One of the vehicles rested in a steep ditch. Witnesses at the scene told KMAN no injuries were suffered and the Riley County Police Department later confirmed those claims. KMAN will have [...]
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Unemployment numbers just released by the Kansas Department of Labor indicate a 3.1 percent rate in the Manhattan metropolitan area for February, which includes Pottawatomie and Riley Counties. However Manhattan-Junction City combined statistical numbers are 3.5 percent. Junction City by itself has a 5.6 percent unemployment rate. Area county numbers for February include 2.9 for Riley, 3.4 [...]
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Riley County commissioners approved the latest revision of a letter Thursday addressed to the state’s congressional delegation regarding the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility and the hefty price tag of emergency radio system upgrades for the county. The county is hoping the federal government will chip in on the cost of a new radio system because NBAF, [...]
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Riley County Police officers responded to a report of an injury accident at Tuttle Creek Blvd. and North Seth Child Road Wednesday at approximately 4:15 PM. When officers arrived on scene, they found a Lincoln MKZ, driven by Max McAdams, 84, of Clay Center had collided with a GMC Yukon, driven by Daniel Mathies, 52, of [...]
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