Pottawatomie County appears to be moving toward extending a temporary moratorium on solar farms. The current moratorium expires at the end of this year and all three commissioners still aren’t unified in how best to approach balancing property rights concerns with environmental and economic concerns. Commissioner Greg Riat favors a five year moratorium versus a permanent [...]

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Kansas State University is among a coalition of regional organizations selected as of one of 31 Tech Hubs designated this week by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. The Kansas City Inclusive Biologics and Biomanufacturing Tech Hub or KC BioHub, will aim to build biomanufacturing capacity and bring in jobs and businesses to the [...]

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A Manhattan man is out about $26,000 in valuables after a reported burglary Monday evening. The Riley County Police Department says a 34-year-old man living in the 500 block of Stone Drive reported that unknown suspects went into his home and stole various items including jewelry, video game equipment and shoes. No arrests have been [...]

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Sunset Zoo was filled with spooky festivities over the weekend. Sunset Zoo Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood says the annual Spooktacular was another success, with over 24 community organizations on hand giving out candy and sharing information with kids and their families. Kirkwood gave a tentative update on the weekend’s numbers. Kirkwood says she [...]

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Police in Marysville are sounding the alarm after uncovering a large amount of Fentanyl this past weekend. Police say they seized 22 “Dirty 30” pills, Sunday during a welfare check. According to the DEA, seven out of every 10 could’ve been laced with lethal doses of Fentanyl. Marysville Police also found powder Fentanyl, methamphetamine, Xanax [...]

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Authorities are investigating an alleged report of larceny from a motor vehicle from this past weekend. RCPD says a 20-year-old man reported an unknown suspect stole his Great Lakes Firearm Rifle AR-15, valued at approximately $1,600. The theft occurred around 3 p.m. Saturday in the 700 block of Pebblecreek Circle. Police have so far made [...]

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The Riley County Commission approved a contract to research a remodel for the fourth floor of Courthouse Plaza East. The project is to give more space to the County Clerk’s office as Election staff and equipment has created congestion in the Clerk’s Office. County Clerk Rich Vargo says there needs to be some work done [...]

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One person died after a roll-over crash in Manhattan Saturday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Monte Busch, 49, of Manhattan was Westbound on Tuttle Creek BLVD about two miles West of Manhattan, failed to negotiate a curve and entered the North ditch. The vehicle then struck a [...]

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Two people were seriously injured Saturday morning when their small aircraft crashed near Tuttle Creek State Park. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 70-year-old Edward Gifford, of Manhattan, and 88-year-old Richard Miller, of Wichita, were co-piloting a Pegasus Powrachute aircraft north over Manhattan at around 8:30 a.m. when they experienced an engine failure, causing the [...]

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Authorities say three people were injured early Saturday morning following a shooting in the 400 block of Bluemont Ave. According to the Riley County Police Department, several 911 calls came in just before 3 a.m. reporting gunfire. Arriving officers found two male victims with gunshot wounds. A third male victim arrived at the hospital with [...]

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