City commissioners met with only 1 item on the General Agenda but found themselves debating other issues and concerns. Commissioner Wynn Butler first expressed concern over the funding of two items on the Consent Agenda. Butler said his concern wasn’t in funding the items themselves, but where the funding was coming from. Butler implied the [...]
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A former K-State student cited in a federal court lawsuit filed against the university who allegedly raped two different women in 2014 and 2015 pleaded not guilty to those charges Tuesday morning in Riley County District Court. Jared Gihring appeared in court with Brenda Jordan as counsel. The lawsuit, filed by the two women, argues [...]
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More information was released about an arrest on Sunday. It was initially reported that Jennifer Hollingsworth, 34, was picked up in the 2400 block of Greenbriar Drive shortly before on Sunday night for assault with a deadly weapon. Officers released further information indicating that Hollingsworth had fired a gun at a 30-year-old male during an [...]
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JUNCTION CITY, KAN. – Geary County Schools USD 475 has selected Matthew Droge as the new Executive Director of Communications, after reviewing several qualified applicants. Droge will start the New Year as the Director of Communications on January 2nd, pending Board approval. He will replace Hugh Davis, who resigned in November to be closer to [...]
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Manhattan firefighters responded to a structure fire Monday night shortly before 9:30 at 1501 Denison Avenue. Upon arrival crews found a two-story residential structure with light smoke showing. Crews entered the structure and quickly extinguished a fire in the basement apartment. The fire was contained within 10 minutes with a total of 16 firefighters [...]
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A new year, and a new baby. Parents Jake Fenske and Yui Fei are kicking off 2017 as parents. At 12:28 p.m. on Tuesday, Evelyn Fenske was born. Measuring 21 inches tall and weighing in at eight pounds and two ounces, the baby Fenske is the first baby of the new year at Via Christi [...]
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Riley County Police arrested a Manhattan woman over the weekend for assault. Jennifer Hollingsworth (34) was picked up in the 2400 block of Greenbriar Drive shortly before 4 p.m. on Sunday. She was charged with aggravated battery and assault with a deadly weapon. She was given a $10,000 bond, but is no longer confined in [...]
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The Kansas State University Police Department filed an investigation for sexual assault Thursday, according to a press release sent to KMAN from the department. Little information is available on the details of the investigation and officials declined to comment further as of Friday. The report says the incident occurred on Nov.12 and gives no information [...]
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Local schools stacked up well in the latest rankings by website Niche.com for 2017. The website, which analyzes school districts and colleges across the country, listed Manhattan-Ogden as the 4th-best school district in the state. Rock Creek school district was picked 7th-best and Wamego came in at No. 27 of the 272 districts ranked. Randolph-Blue Valley was [...]
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A drug-related arrest leaves a Manhattan man in jail on a high dollar bond. Randall Simonds, 33, was taken into custody in the 2500 block of Bellerive Dr. Wednesday at approximately 4:00 PM. Simonds was arrested on a Pottawatomie County District Court warrant for unlawful distribution of controlled substances and use of a communication facility for [...]
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