Riley County has administered over 4,000 doses of the COVID vaccine, with more clinics planned this week. The health department will continue vaccinating individuals 65 and older with severe health conditions, with another clinic planned Tuesday. Those who qualify will be notified via text, email and phone call. The notice will include links to more [...]

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A Junction City High School athletic trainer was arrested Friday following an investigation into sexual crimes. Junction City Police say 29-year-old Brandon Martino faces charges of sexual exploitation of a child and promoting obscenity to minors. No further information was released. Police are asking anyone with information to submit tips to Crime Stoppers or call [...]

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  Two Fort Riley men were arrested over the weekend in Manhattan. Officers responded to reports of a fight in progress in the 1400 block of Watson Place on Sunday, at approximately 12:35 a.m. When officers arrived on scene they found a large fight between 15-20 individuals. One 30-year-old male battered two officers while they [...]

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The future plan of Manhattan is beginning to be laid out on paper. Earlier this year the city commission approved an agreement with a consulting firm, Planning NEXT, to create a strategic plan for Manhattan. On Friday, commissioners met with Planning NEXT, via Zoom, to discuss the strategic plan process. To begin the meeting, Planning [...]

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According to Dennis Butler, Riley County Police Department director, the number of crimes involving the theft of property from vehicles is up. He says a good way to prevent this is by either locking the doors or hiding items that are inside the car. “Less than 10 percent of the cars that were broken into [...]

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At a virtual town hall with faculty and staff Friday, Kansas State University President Richard Myers reiterated the university has no plans to adopt a controversial policy that would make it easier for university executives to dismiss faculty without initiating the process of declaring a financial emergency. The one-year policy was unanimously adopted Jan. 20 [...]

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A Junction City man accused in a May robbery and kidnapping is now jailed in Riley County. According to its Friday arrest report, RCPD have charged 22-year-old Walter Wadford on four total counts including two for aggravated burglary, one count of aggravated robbery and one count of kidnapping. An online criminal complaint, filed in late [...]

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Riley County health officials confirmed 48 new positive COVID-19 cases Friday along with 32 additional recoveries. It was the fourth consecutive report with new cases under 100. Ascension Via Christi also continues to care for seven positive patients. Two remain in the Intensive Care Unit. Active cases totaled 311. While the final January data for [...]

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The Riley County Health Department hopes it can expand its reach of free COVID testing within the county. Director and Local Health Officer Julie Gibbs tells KMAN they will be increasing efforts in the month of February. “We actually have a traveling clinic that will be offering free testing events outside of Manhattan, and what [...]

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Rosencutter Rd. at Skyvue Ln. in south Manhattan will be closed Monday through mid-April. The closure is due to a stormwater improvement project that aims to replace a culvert and install stormwater inlets at the intersection. Detour routes will be set up so businesses and residents in the area of the project continue to have [...]

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