Several individuals and pets were displaced following a Sunday night fire in Pottawatomie County. 15 firefighters responded to a fire call in the 5300 Block of Highway 99. Crews from Louisville Township Fire, City of Wamego Fire, Belvue Township Fire and Pottawatomie County Consolidated Fire District #1-St. George responded to the scene. A small electrical [...]

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Affected Area Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas Description …WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY… …BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT… WHAT…For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations up to two inches, sleet accumulations around [...]

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WICHITA, KAN. – Two Wichita residents, Zane Tilcock, 20, and Emily Wise, 18, have been charged in connection with a series of bank robberies that occurred in December 2024. The charges were filed in federal court following an investigation by the FBI, Wichita Police Department, Junction City Police Department, and the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office. [...]

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The current Pottawatomie County Commission will meet for the final time on Monday as commissioners Pat Weixelman and Greg Riat will say goodbye to the county commission. Weixelman was first elected to the county commission in 2008 and has been on the commission for 16 years. He decided to not run again this past November [...]

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RCPD says they’re investigating a burglary incident in which a unknown subject entered an apartment and lit a carpet on fire. Officers filed the report on Thursday evening in the 700 block of Humboldt Street just prior to 5 p.m. and list several individuals as the victim in this case. Officers are listing this as [...]

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A Riley County District Court judge on Tuesday denied a Randolph man’s request to end his probation early. Russell Peterson, 83, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in December 2023 for the 2021 death of Adam Samuelson. Peterson ran a stop sign and hit Samuelson’s vehicle with his. Judge Grant Bannister sentenced Peterson to 36 months [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury In the new year, the Riley County Public Works Department will be busy with road and bridge projects, as part of the 2022 Sales Tax Program. The first round of projects includes six bridge projects and three culverts. At Thursday’s meeting, the county commissioners unanimously approved opening the request for quote [...]

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On Thursday evening at approximately 6:15 PM, a two-vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and Kansas Highway 209, about two miles east of Woodbine, Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2011 GMC Acadia driven by Harold F. Hutton, 59, of Henderson, Nevada, was traveling eastbound on K-209 when it [...]

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