Kansas U.S. Senator Roger Marshall and Colorado’s Michael Bennet hosted a field hearing yesterday, highlighting drought concerns in the High Plains. Marshall spoke with Bret Baier of Fox News following the hearing to discuss water conservation. “What we’re trying to figure out is how we can conserve water,” he said. “Because of the drought, we’re [...]

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  Fort Riley hosted the 3rd Armored Corps Best Squad Competition this week, with final challenges wrapping up this morning. The event brought together 12 squads of Third Armored Corps units from 4 states and competed in a series of challenges over the course of four days. Command Sergeant Major Christian Panquerne said these soldiers [...]

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A male subject was airlifted to a Wichita Hospital on Wednesday afternoon after he was struck by a boat prop in the water. Geary County Emergency Management reported on Facebook that emergency vehicles responded to East Rolling Hills at Milford Lake at around noon today to find a male injured in the water. Bystanders on [...]

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Geary County USD 475 Board of Education recently approved the hiring of Bryan Scruggs, Marlies Gipson and Kenny Upham to principal positions within the district on Tuesday morning. Scruggs will take over as principal at the Early Childhood Center during the 2024-25 school year. He brings a wealth experience to his new role as he [...]

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The First Thousand Members Club will be hosting its first annual Harmony Fest in Junction City coming up in late August. The organization which was founded as a non-profit organization to connect Haitians together living in the Junction City area. Martine Chery-Hilaire is the event organizer and explained why she formed the organization with her [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday heard budget requests from outside agencies after changing their work session into a special meeting. RCPD Director Brian Peete updated the commission on the City’s financial burden for 2025. The police board oversees the Riley County Police Department, which is jointly run by the city and county governments. The [...]

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Two were injured after a semitruck overturned due to high winds in Wabaunsee County early Wednesday morning. The Kansas Highway Patrol were the first to respond to the accident. The crash was reported just after 3:15 am on eastbound I-70 about a mile east of Keene-Eskridge Road, which is about 12 miles west of Topeka. [...]

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A Manhattan man is in jail following his arrest at the Manhattan Municipal Courthouse. 59-year-old Jeffrey Tinnean was arrested on probable cause charges just before 9:30 am at the courthouse on one count of aggravated battery by recklessly causing bodily harm by trying to disfigure, harm or kill with a deadly weapon. He was also [...]

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Pawnee Mental Health announced yesterday that they received a $20,000 grant from the Daniel Keating Foundation (D.K.F.). This grant will enhance and the S.T.A.R.S. Camp experience for young individuals in Manhattan, making it accessible to all regardless of financial circumstances. S.T.A.R.S. (Strength, Teamwork, Attitude, Relationships, Self-Esteem) Camp, run by Pawnee Mental Health is for children [...]

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Evergy customers woke up early Wednesday to find themselves without power as storms moved across the area. As of this morning at 6:30 am, around 20,000 customers remain without power in Northeast Kansas. Manhattan was hardly affected by these outages, with under 5 customers affected by the storms while Topeka has seen around 12,000 outages [...]

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