Sen. Usha Reddi faces a challenge from former USD 378 Riley County Schools Superintendent Brad Starnes in the race for the 22nd District seat in the Kansas Senate. Reddi, a Democrat, was appointed to her seat after then-Sen. Tom Hawk retired at the end of 2022. The District 22 seat has been in Democratic control [...]

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Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run incident that sent a man to the hospital in Riley County on Sunday night. According to the Riley County Police Department activity report, the incident occurred just after 9 p.m. in the 900 block of N. 10th Street. A white pickup truck, driven by a woman, struck a 28-year-old male [...]

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One man is dead, and another is in jail after a shooting Saturday in the southeast part of Manhattan, according to Riley County Police Department officials. RCPD officers found 58-year-old Don Stovall, later pronounced deceased, after receiving the report of a shooting in the 700 block of North Fourth Street just south of Fort Riley [...]

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Geary County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating following an unattended death of a woman over the weekend. Officers responded to the scene just before 2 p.m. in the 15000 block of Zumbrunn Road in Junction City on Saturday to find a 73-year-old Linda Rubash deceased. Family members discovered Rubash and the cause of her death is [...]

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A man was taken to the hospital following a crash early Monday morning in Geary County. The Geary County Sheriff’s Office reported that Nicholas Cruz, 18, of Junction City was taken to Ascension Via Christi by a private vehicle for suspected minor injuries after his 2005 Honda Accord struck a deer just after 6 a.m. [...]

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A man was taken to the hospital following a crash early Monday morning in Geary County. The Geary County Sheriff’s Office reported that Nicholas Cruz, 18, of Junction City was taken to Ascension Via Christi by a private vehicle for suspected minor injuries after his 2005 Honda Accord struck a deer just after 6 a.m. [...]

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Unemployment remained unchanged in the state of Kansas for the month of September from the month of August. Unemployment remains at 3.3% in the state of Kansas but was down to 3.1% in Riley County and 2.7% in Pottawatomie County. The drop to 3.1% in Riley County is down 0.7% from 3.8% in the month [...]

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By Peter Rice The race for Kansas House of Representatives District 67 has grabbed headlines in recent weeks. Democrat Kim Zito and Republican Angel Roeser are seeking to take over for GOP Rep. Mike Dodson, who chose not to run for reelection. Roeser has garnered attention for lying about having a K-State degree and being [...]

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By Emma Loura A former Manhattan mayor and a local school nurse are vying for the open District 51 seat in the Kansas House of Representatives. Democrat Linda Morse and Republican Megan Steele aim to fill the seat left behind by Rep. Kenny Titus, R-Manhattan, who is running for the Kansas Senate in the Nov. [...]

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