By Annie Wolf Commissioner Dee McKee attended County Government Day in Topeka on Jan. 22 and sat in on discussion concerning the extraterritorial planning authority of cities into counties. A Senate bill would repeal the 3-mile extraterritorial planning authority that now exists for cities. “There were lots of cities and counties there that had concerns [...]

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The executive director of the Manhattan Area Resettlement Team is resigning amid federal funding freezes affecting refugee assistance. Ana Mendonca said her last day as leader of the nonprofit organization will be Feb. 7. Virginia Rodriguez, the agency’s program manager, will serve as interim executive director until the position can be filled permanently. Mendonca said [...]

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Clayson Creed Joyce, 22, faces reduced charges after Riley County District Court Judge Jeremy Larchick decreased the initial 12 counts of attempted first-degree murder to three counts during Joyce’s first appearance Friday. Joyce also is charged with two counts of criminal discharge of a firearm, three counts of aggravated battery, seven counts of aggravated child [...]

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Beverly Lynette Hall, 48, was arrested on January 31, 2025, after deputies with the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office discovered methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia in her residence on West 1st Avenue. Deputies initially responded to a suspicious activity call and developed probable cause for illegal drugs. The Drug Enforcement Unit assisted, obtaining and executing a [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested on February 1, 2025, following a reported incident of aggravated domestic battery and aggravated intimidation of a witness. Officers responded to the report at approximately 1:58 PM, and later that afternoon, Gage Ellis, 21, of Manhattan, was taken into custody at 3:14 PM on probable cause for the listed offenses. [...]

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Two women were arrested in Riley County on January 31, 2025, in connection with multiple felony charges, including burglary and theft. Leslie Young, 26, of Manhattan, was taken into custody at approximately 8:45 AM in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road on a Riley County District Court warrant. She faces charges of burglary, [...]

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A Junction City man is dead and a Fort Riley man is in custody following a shooting Saturday afternoon. Junction City Police officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 900 block of Kramer Court just before 1 p.m. Saturday. Upon arrival, they found 22-year-old Carron Carter suffering from a gunshot wound. Carter [...]

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A tragic accident occurred in Saint Marys, Kansas, on the night of January 31, 2025, when a pedestrian was fatally struck by a train. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported that the incident took place at approximately 8:52 p.m. in the 100 block of North 1st Street, about 200 feet north of U.S. Highway 24. According [...]

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A three-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 24 in Riley County resulted in injuries to two drivers on the morning of January 31, 2025. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash report, the incident occurred at approximately 7:16 a.m. at mile marker 305.7, about half a mile east of Blue River Hills Road. The crash involved [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher A Manhattan man charged with murder didn’t get the bond reduction request his attorney asked for. At a preliminary status hearing Tuesday, District Magistrate Judge John McNish denied a motion for bond modification for 24-year-old Hunter Smith, who allegedly murdered his girlfriend. Public defender Trey Bryant, Smith’s attorney, requested a decrease from [...]

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