Manhattan State Rep. Mike Dodson says he will not seek another term in the statehouse, after giving it considerable thought. In a statement to News Radio KMAN, Dodson said he has been proud to represent the 67th district with a goal of communicating “widely and honestly across all constituencies and to support legislation that would [...]

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Two men confined within the Riley County Police Department were arrested Wednesday afternoon for child sex crimes. Nathan Terpstra, 31, of Manhattan, was arrested on probable cause offenses of indecent liberties with a child and aggravated indecent liberties with a child. He is charges with 20 counts of each offense and his total bond was [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating after someone reportedly stole a vehicle from a car dealership this week. Officers filed a report Tuesday morning for motor vehicle theft at Briggs Auto after a 2016 Chevy Silverado and a separate Kansas temporary tag were stolen from the lot. The total estimated loss is over $20,000. No arrests [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission revisited discussions Tuesday over strategies to bring up the city’s general fund cash balance, while also considering how to best approach parks and rec funding long term and a potential new indoor aquatics facility. “If our community desires these amenities, we need to talk about a financial strategy that gets us [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners will continue to operate with four representatives, for now, though will look to expedite the process. The commission took no action Tuesday to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Wynn Butler two weeks ago, but reached consensus that appointing someone to the seat, rather than holding a special election, is [...]

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After coming up just 420 votes short in 2022 of unseating incumbent State representative Mike Dodson, Kim Zito announced her candidacy for a rematch this November in the 67th legislative district. Zito says she is running again at the urging of her husband. She further explained her reasoning saying that the legislature is not representing [...]

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Former Manhattan Mayor Wynn Butler appeared in Manhattan Municipal Court Tuesday morning with his attorney for the first time since his May 8 arrest for an alleged DUI crash into a liquor store. The 72-year-old entered a plea of not guilty, despite RCPD claiming in its May 9 arrest report that Butler’s blood/alcohol content exceeded [...]

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Courtesy Annie Wolfe, The Pottawatomie County Times As the Pottawatomie County Commission prepares to expand from three to five seats in January 2025, uncertainty remains over how the change will impact appointments to the Planning Commission in the future. As reported in the Pottawatomie County Times, the Planning Commission currently consists of 10 voting members, [...]

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Courtesy Annie Wolfe, The Pottawatomie County Times It’s been three weeks since a tornado devastated Westmoreland and damage estimates are coming more into focus. According to the Pottawatomie County Times, Pottawatomie County Appraiser Robin Knoblauch noted at Monday’s weekly commission meeting that through her own investigation, the estimated loss in value to the city is [...]

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By AJ Dome, The Mercury In what the Riley County EMS director called a rare shift, the county’s downtown EMS station recorded more emergency calls last month than the county’s main station at 2011 Claflin Road. David Adams told Riley County commissioners Monday that April data showed 479 total ambulance calls, mostly for sick people [...]

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