A St. George man is jailed in Riley County, accused of rape and kidnapping. Riley County Police arrested 30-year-old Ricky Dunklin on Friday on a warrant charging him with single counts of rape and aggravated charges of criminal sodomy, kidnapping and domestic battery as well as failure to appear. Bond was set at $125,000. An [...]
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Doug Russell, Deputy Fire Chief with Riley County Fire District No. 1 joined KMAN’s Morning News Tuesday to discuss the extreme fire weather conditions that continue across the Flint Hills region.
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Officials with the Kansas Highway Patrol helped rescue a woman trapped in her wrecked vehicle early Monday morning on I-70 in Geary County. According to a social media post, a KHP trooper was called out to the scene of the rollover crash at around 8 a.m., though the exact time of the crash is unknown. [...]
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Kansans could soon have a say in who sits on the state Supreme Court. Area legislators discussed Senate Concurrent Resolution 1611 during Saturday’s legislative coffee, hosted by the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. The resolution advanced by a narrow margin in the Senate earlier this month. If adopted by the full legislature, the measure would [...]
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By Emma Loura Riley County renewed its National Flood Insurance program certification Monday. Riley County is classified as a Class 9 community and must fill out the forms to maintain this classification by April 1. “That is due to several activities that we perform,” said Amanda Webb, the county planning and development director. “In order [...]
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By Rose Gruenbacher A Fort Riley man appeared in court Monday to enter his plea and get the trial scheduled for a case in which he faces charges of sex crimes. Joshue Sandoval Serrano, 23, maintained he plea of innocence through his lawyer, Cole Hawver, for the charges of rape and two counts of aggravated [...]
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Street and utility improvements will resume next month in Aggieville, as part of the ongoing multi-year redevelopment of the business district. Manhattan city officials in February approved the next phase of a $5.4 million construction project along 12th Street between Moro and Laramie, in addition to alley improvements from North Manhattan Ave. to 12th Street. [...]
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K-State announced Friday it must cease operation of its two Feed the Future Innovation Labs, following sweeping cuts by the federal government that have suspended a number of research projects and required cutting nine positions at the university. The move comes amid federal budget cuts and stop-work orders issued in late January by the U.S. [...]
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Former Manhattan High principal Terry McCarty this week resigned from a new superintendent job after the district learned his last employer was suing him for stealing money. McCarty, who left Manhattan in 2013, was hired in January as superintendent at USD 457 Garden City. He was to start July 1. However, district officials became aware [...]
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A red flag warning is in place across the area Friday as a strong storm system approaches. K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond says a “bomb cyclone” will elevate the risk for fires developing throughout the region. “That combination of 60 plus mile per hour winds and that low humidity can result in significant fire activity,” he [...]
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