A St. George man has died from injuries suffered in an accident on Kimball Avenue in Manhattan on Sept. 12, according to newly released information from the Riley County Police Department. Lawrence C. Rogers, Jr., 52, was the driver of van in a head-on collision with a passenger car on Kimball, just east of the […]
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The Kansas State University Student Union will extend its hours beginning this Sunday. The Union Governing Board voted recently to keep the lights on and doors open for 24 hours from Sunday-Thursday through the school year. Hours for food, retail and office space remain the same. Students can enter the Union via Bosco Plaza and […]
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Riley County commissioners approved an agreement to provide funds necessary for the Riley County Police Department to continue its plans to self-fund its workers’ compensation insurance policy Thursday. The agreement is similar to one the Manhattan City Commission signed earlier this week. For RCPD’s process to be successful, the State of Kansas requires that the City of […]
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Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for the offense of burglary to a vehicle in the 1400 Cambridge Place in Manhattan on September 21, 2016 at approximately 9:20 AM. This crime is likely to have occurred during the overnight hours prior. Police listed Tamara Matagi, 21, of Manhattan as the victim […]
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Two Pottawatomie county teenagers appeared in court earlier this week for their role in an armed robbery case. 18-year-old Alec Pierson waived his preliminary hearing and is set for arraignment next month. James Krauz, 19, was continued until October 25. The two were arrested in May after robbing the Red Raider Express on April 29 of this year. […]
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Six people were injured in a Geary County accident Wednesday involving a Kansas Department of Transportation truck. Taken to area hospitals were Barbara Johnson, 73, and Leander Johnson, 79, of Dorrance, Jamie Bratcher, 30, Ethan Bratcher, 9, and Gabe, 7, and Maygen Bratcher, 4, all of Chapman. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the K-DOT […]
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A Westar Energy substation may soon be coming to the campus of Manhattan Area Technical College and that means more opportunities for dual-credit students at Manhattan High School. MATC president Jim Genandt approached the board with two Westar representatives at Wednesday nights’ meeting. Westar Energy would like to purchase a plot of land from the college […]
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The Geary County Sheriff’s Office is investigating allegations that a Registered Sex Offender was having unlawful contact with a minor in Junction City. 21-year-old Kayla Simpson is the suspect in the investigation and she remains at large. Simpson is wanted for two felony violations of the Offender Registration Act, one count of Felony Violation of […]
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Mason Reves, 26, of Manhattan was arrested on the offense of failure to appear which was listed on a warrant with a bond of $7,000.00. Reves was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on September 20, 2016 at approximately 12:00 PM. At the time of this report Reves was not confined at the […]
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The Wamego City Commission secured a new fire truck during Tuesday’s meeting. City Manager Merl Page reviewed the financing of the purchase, noting that 550 thousand dollars would be paid out of the Fire Department Reserves, and the remaining 300 thousand would be handled through a lease/purchase for 10 years. Bids were received from four local banks, with […]
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