A new police chief has been appointed in Junction City. According to a Tuesday release from the City Manager’s office, Kirt Nichols will assume that role effective immediately. The 33-year-old veteran of JCPD has served as Captain of Operations for the past four years and was interim police chief for four months in late 2019. [...]
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Through 24 hours of giving, the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation was able to raise more than $1.7 million for 90 area nonprofit organizations through the 12th annual Grow Green Match Day. GMCF President and CEO Vern Henricks says it was a good day of charitable giving and enough to surpass last year’s total of $1.4 [...]
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The Wabaunsee County Sherriff’s Office captured approximately 11 pounds of cocaine early Sunday morning, according to their official Facebook page. Dickinson and Marshall Counties assisted with the bust that saw one suspect taken into custody without incident. The traffic stop on I-70, at mile marker 322, where police K-9 units detected the drugs in [...]
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Pottawatomie County Commissioners signed a disaster declaration Monday, following severe storm damage in the eastern part of the county late last week. Emergency Management Director Jennifer Merrow says the National Weather Service was on site Friday week assessing damage in St. Marys. Weather officials estimate a downburst, that included wind speeds of up to 95 [...]
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State lawmakers head back to Topeka later this week for veto session. Earlier this month, Gov. Laura Kelly announced a veto of Senate Bill 233, which would place limitations on gender-affirming care for minors, including access to surgery, hormone treatments and puberty blockers. In her veto statement, Gov. Kelly has said the bill was based [...]
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An investigation is underway after a 22-year-old woman reported early Sunday morning that an unknown motorist drove up beside her and shot at her car, striking it once. That incident was reported around 2 a.m. in the 3000 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. Police are asking anyone with information in either case to contact Crime [...]
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Riley County Police are seeking the public’s help identifying suspects in a pair of weekend crime investigations. Police say a masked man entered a Manhattan convenience store Saturday just before 6 p.m. and stole $1,100 worth of lottery tickets. It happened at the U-Stop at Fort Riley Blvd and Richards Drive. So far no arrests [...]
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Sunset Zoo held its 15th annual Party for the Planet event on Saturday, ahead of Earth Day. Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood says the event is the zoo’s annual opportunity to share with the public its mission of conservation. Saturday’s event saw community booths as well as all-day activities like a scavenger hunt, an [...]
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A Texas man is jailed in Riley County Jail following an arrest late Saturday on a warrant for distribution of a controlled substance causing death. According to the Riley County Police Department, 21-year-old Dache Island-Jones is also charged with two other counts, including distributing an opiate use of a communication device in the commission of [...]
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Residents filled the Larry Norvell Band Shell and Manhattan ice rink Saturday for a celebration of LGBTQ+ pride. A parade started off the event and also featured over a dozen vendors and concluded with a drag show. Kim Zito is running for a spot in the Kansas house and says she’ll stand up for LGBT [...]
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