Washington – The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate today announced the winners of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Think-and-Do Challenge. The two winners, the Manhattan Area Technical College and DynaSim Technical Services, Inc., have developed ideas that will substantively support operations for the NBAF. When completed and fully operational in 2022,

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While one area runaway juvenile has been located, another is still missing. Junction city Police announced Sunday night that Allison Blanco, 16, who had been missing since January 31st, had been located. However Dalton Trundle, 16, who was reported missing from Manhattan January 26th has still apparently not been located. Dalton has family in the Hiawatha

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An accident on highway 24, six miles west of Manhattan Sunday evening sent two people to the hospital and affected traffic in that area for about three hours. Robert Haas, 49, of Manhattan was taken to Stormont Vail in Topeka and Amanda Shepard, 34, also of Manhattan, was taken to the University of Kansas Hospital

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There is a burning ban in effect today in Riley County. According to the NE Kansas Regional Notification System, the ban came as a result of high winds sweeping through the area.    

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A new candidate announced her campaign for Pottawatomie County Commissioner Friday. Dana Wethington says it’s in her best interest, if elected, to pinpoint what voters want out of the government rather than run on her own ideals. “I will be that clear strong voice for them on the Pottawatomie County Commission,” Wethington said. Wethington is

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A Manhattan man was arrested Friday afternoon on S. Seth Child Road. Shawdow Ray Hosier (27) was arrested on two different probation violation offenses. His bond is set at $7,500 and at the time of this report is still confined in the Riley County Jail.

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To be at the Beach Museum of Art or not to be at the Beach Museum of Art, that is the question. Yes, a Shakespeare book from 1623 that introduced the world to such famous language that would still be a part of the fabric of western culture centuries later is available for viewing at

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Police arrested 28-year old Lucas Brown, of Larned, while at the Riley County Police Department Thursday at approximately 3:45 p.m. Brown was arrested on a warrant for the offense of failure to appear with the original offense listed as a motion to revoke parole for the offense of driving while under the influence of alcohol.

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Rare things happened inside the Riley County Commission Chambers Thursday morning in Manhattan.First off, commissioners took money from larger than projected sales tax revenue and distributed some of it among five local agencies that had seen cuts in their 2015 county appropriation funds early First off, commissioners took money from larger than projected sales tax

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A Fort Riley soldier has been sentenced to 10 life sentences with lifetime post release supervision and electronic monitoring for sex-related crimes in Geary County. James Henning was sentenced Thursday on the 10 convictions, which included two counts of aggravated indecent liberties, three counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, four counts of sexual exploitation of a

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