Appeal No. 119,529: State of Kansas v. Luis Antonio Aguirre The Kansas Supreme Court will hear an appeal stemming from a Riley County jury’s conviction of an Ogden man convicted of premeditated first-degree murder and manslaughter in 2012. The appeal is part of the Kansas Supreme Court’s Sept. 14-18, 2020, docket, which can viewed live [...]

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Riley County reported just 15 new positive coronavirus cases and 143 recoveries between Tuesday and Wednesday. The health department says limited testing was performed over the holiday weekend and that test results are now taking an average of 24 to 48 hours. Three patients remain hospitalized at Ascension Via Christi. The total amount of active [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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Update: 6:45 p.m. Wednesday The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has released more information about an early Wednesday officer-involved shooting in Junction City. Preliminary information indicates that officers from the Junction City Police Department and Geary County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic disturbance call at 425 West 2nd Street shortly before 3 a.m. A female [...]

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The superintendent of USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Schools says four key areas have been identified among parents as sources of frustration and anxiety among parents following the first full week of classes. Those areas include learning logs, lack of direct instruction during remote days, the process for requesting a change in instructional delivery method and the [...]

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The Manhattan Kiwanis Club and Innovative Livestock Services plan to raffle off 10 Braveheart Black Angus Beef Tenderloins in November on News Radio KMAN. The winner will be announced during KMAN’s Greater Manhattan Community Foundation Hour program on November 9 between 10 and 11 a.m.. Each winner will receive a 15-pound tenderloin that Kitty Pursley, [...]

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Riley County added 121 new coronavirus cases over Labor Day weekend and saw 72 more recoveries. A total of 95 of those cases (79%) are between the ages of 18 and 24. Four positive patients are receiving care at Ascension Via Christi, one of which is currently on a ventilator. Local numbers climbed to 728 [...]

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Tourism continues to be abysmal with hotels continuing to report very low occupancy rates across the board. Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Karen Hibbard says for the month of August, the second week saw the highest occupancy rates at 61 percent. “That was due to a military event here in town as well [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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With winter approaching quickly, it is time to start thinking about weaning cattle. Greg McClure, Riley County K-State Extension Ag Agent, tells KMAN that traditionally cattle are weaned in October or early November, but more people are beginning to wean their cattle a little earlier. He says that weaning your cattle early has many benefits. [...]

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