A Manhattan man waived his preliminary hearing and plead guilty to aggravated battery Friday. Joshua Foster, 23, was arrested in July after he physically battered a 48-year-old male from Topeka and attempted to force the man to withdraw funds from an ATM. Prior to reaching an ATM the man was able to flee from his attackers and [...]

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Unemployment numbers remain fairly low for the Manhattan area, with 3.8 percent in the Manhattan and Junction City metropolitan area. Friday numbers from the Kansas Department of Labor indicate January numbers for the city of Manhattan with just the Riley County part is 2.8 percent. Area county numbers for January included Riley at 3.2 percent, Pottawatomie [...]

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Riley County officers filed a report for criminal sodomy in the southwest part of Manhattan yesterday. Officers listed a 15 year old male as the victim when it was reported that a 16 year old female performed oral sex on him. Due to the nature of the alleged crime and the ongoing nature of the investigation, [...]

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A vehicle ran into a house on Geneva Drive after leaving Fort Riley Boulevard around 10 a.m. Thursday morning. Riley County Police Department public information officer Alexander Robinson has confirmed the car’s occupant was transported to Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. There were no injuries inside the residence and no further details are available as officers are still in [...]

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What is normally a routine piece of county business turned into an impromptu informational meeting on reproductive and sexual health inside the Riley County Commission Chambers Thursday morning. Commissioners debated if the county should sign on for a Kansas Department of Health and Environment grant application for the county health department. The grant, which totals [...]

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While the Manhattan high faithful may have their attentions focused on the Lady Indian’s run to the state title at the 6A state basketball tournament in Wichita, the Manhattan Convention and Visitor’s Bureau is focused on accommodating thousands of people who have traveled to town this week for the 2A state basketball tournament. Manhattan CVB [...]

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The forecast for Saturday may call for rain, sleet, and temperatures in the mid 30s, but that may not stop college students and other party-goers from causing a conundrum for the Riley County Police Department. While Captain Josh Kyle said the event is largely weather dependent, the department and 12 others will not hold back [...]

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(Press release) The Riley County Police Department, in conjunction with Pawnee Mental Health Services, is proud to announce the creation of the mental health co-responder position. The co-responder works for Pawnee, but is assigned full-time with RCPD to provide help with crises services. Jessica Blasi has been tapped for the position, and sees the role [...]

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The Junction City Fire Department responded to a reported residential structure fire at 2706 Oakwood Drive early Thursday morning. The 2:21 a.m. fire was at the rear of the structure with a propane bottle on the deck and all occupants out of the house. First units on scene advised a working structure fire at the [...]

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  Kansas State University students have elected Jack Ayres, junior in chemical engineering, Overland Park, as student body president. His running mate, Olivia Baalman, junior in computer science, Wichita, will serve as student body vice president. Ayres and Baalman will take office on April 7, when they will begin to advocate for the three themes [...]

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