(Oct. 12, 2016) Hospital employees, Fort Riley soldiers, military families and state government leaders took their seats for the ribbon cutting ceremony of Irwin Army Community Hospital on Wednesday afternoon. After years of legal controversy surrounding the the hospital, the new state-of-the-art facility was opened, ready to take in patients on Monday, Oct. 17. Commander […]

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  Riley County Police officials are announcing an accident involving a propane truck in the 8200 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard, reported shortly before 2 p.m. Hazmat crews are responding to the scene, with a potential hazard due to the propane. The accident scene is approximately one mile north of the 4-mile-corner. Indications are there […]

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A KDOC inmate serving time on drug-related charges from Riley County has apparently been passed over for parole. Shawn McDiffett, 47, was set for a parole hearing last month but his KDOC status now indicates his earliest possible release date is September of 2018. In addition to drug-related manufacturing, possession and distribution charges in Riley […]

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A 22-year-old man was arrested yesterday.  Chanceton Miles Brown, of Webb City, was arrested by Manhattan police for making false writing.  His bond was listed at $5,000. 18-year old Narianna Dachelle Williams, of Manhattan, was arrested yesterday and charged with making false writing and possession of stolen property.  Her bond was listed at $5,000. A 56-year-old […]

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Manhattan City Commissioners had both a special meeting and work session Tuesday, with the former K-MART location on the east side of Manhattan on the special meeting agenda. As earlier announced that area is going to be built into a new with Academy Sports as its biggest store tenant. Eric Cattell, the Assistant Director for […]

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A former K-State student who made national headlines last month for a Snapchat photo that went viral has been arrested in Geary County. Saturday’s arrest report from the Geary County Sheriff’s office indicates Paige Shoemaker was taken into custody Friday evening shortly after 5:30 for theft. Shoemaker’s name was mis-spelled on the original report which delayed […]

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The investigation continues into a fatal shooting in Clay County Sunday. Janel Wright, 33, of Clay County died Sunday afternoon from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, reported earlier in the day. A news release from Clay County Sheriff Chuck Dunn indicates emergency services were called to 1541 Broughton Road at 8:53 a.m. Sunday. Wright was […]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a reported car theft in the 2400 block of Vaughn Drive in Manhattan. Police found that between Saturday night and early Sunday morning, a 1997 purple Toyota Corolla belonging to 20-year-old Bailey Poe of Hays was taken without permission. This vehicle was left unsecured with keys inside and officers found […]

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For the 2nd year in a row, a study by SmartAsset found that K-State offers the best value in higher education in the state of Kansas. It also found that the average starting salary is higher for K-State grads than other state institutions. SmartAsset, a financial data and technology company, assessed the costs of tuition and […]

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Wamego’s USD 320 School board heard the results of last year’s assessments at Monday’s meeting. Dr. Mary Kaye Siebert went over the District wide assessment results. The Early Reading assessment uses the Aimsweb Screener and shows that 81% of 2nd Graders are grade level or above. The Reading/Math uses the NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association) Map Assessment […]

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