Thunderstorms this morning have kept crews throughout Riley county and northeast Kansas busy this morning. Emergency management director Pat Collins tells K-MAN Riley county fire crews responded to the 600 block of South Elm street in Ogden earlier after lightning struck a furnace at a home. The furnace had to be disconnected and four surrounding homes […]
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A Wamego man had been indicted by a federal grand jury, according to a news release form the U-S Attorney’s office in Topeka. 23 year old Cole Castens is charged with one count of theft by a postal employee. The indictment alleges he stole gift cards. The crime is alleged to have occurred in January […]
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Two Junction City residents were arrested on drug charges Tuesday. The Junction City/Geary County Drug Operations Group, assisted by the Kansas Department of Corrections State Parole Office, executed search warrants at Budget Host Motel, 820 S. Washington St. in Junction City, and 2204 Brookbend, also in Junction City. The search warrants culminated after a two month investigation […]
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A 35-year-old man was arrested yesterday in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road. Orenthal Johnson of Manhattan was arrested at approximately 9:30 PM on a warrant for probation violation originating in Dickinson County. This warrant had a bond of $20,000.00.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – A Topeka man faces sentencing for his role in a foiled plan to detonate a bomb at the Fort Riley military post to kill and maim as many U.S. service members as possible. Alexander Blair has told the judge he made a big mistake and blames a genetic disorder for allowing […]
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While a vast majority of the 2,000-plus confirmed cases of Zika in the U.S. are travel-related, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) was in Manhattan Tuesday to learn more about the growing concern of the mosquito-carried virus. Moran met with Dr. Stephen Higgs, the research director of the Biosecurity Research […]
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Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Gina Jones, 22, of Manhattan while in the 2400 block of Buttonwood Street on August 22, 2016 at approximately 9:00 PM. Jones was arrested on the offense of probation violation which was listed on a warrant with a bond of $10,000.00. The original offense on this warrant […]
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Manhattan Firefighers and emergency crews responded to a fire at the Dairy Queen on Anderson Avenue shortly before 7:30 Tuesday morning. Deputy Fire chief Ryan Almes tells KMAN the fire was under control in about 17 minutes, but arrived to find smoke throughout the building. A dollar estimate or cause is not yet available and […]
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A Junction City woman went missing over the weekend. The Junction City Police Department is asking the public in finding Kathy Marie Jackson (59) who disappeared on Friday on her return home. According to JCPD, Jackson is disabled and family members are concerned about her well being. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts […]
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There’s been a lot of talk about planned improvements at Denison and Marlatt–and Brad Waller with Alfred Benesch and Company updated intergovernmental leaders Monday on how that planning is progressing. Waller was pleased with the response he got, saying everyone seems to be very positive and sees the project as a needed improvement. Waller adds […]
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