City Manager Danielle Dulin announced Wednesday that Sarah Smith Barr has been hired as Manhattan’s new Municipal Court Judge, starting this week. Barr recently retired from K-State after 23 years as Student Legal Services Attorney. She will replace current Municipal Judge James R. Kepple, who retired Monday after three years of service in the municipal [...]
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Authorities say no injuries were reported following an apartment fire in Junction City Wednesday afternoon. The Junction City Fire Department says crews responded to a fire on the outside of an apartment building at 1541 Ash Street that also spread to the second and third story apartments and into the attic. Five families were displaced [...]
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An expansion project for the Islamic Center of Manhattan is one step closer to being put into place. The Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board approved a request Monday to replat two lots as a one-lot subdivision. The Islamic Center plans to construct a new community center on the property. According to the proposal, the plat [...]
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By Rose Gruenbacher A Manhattan man’s attorney made a motion to withdraw from his client’s case Wednesday, in order for a motion to withdraw his client’s guilty plea be heard. Nathaniel Brock Williamson, 19, was arrested by Riley County Police Officers on Feb. 27, 2023 and charged with one count of aggravated indecent liberties with [...]
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By Emma Loura After initially proposing a 2026 budget increase which would raise property taxes by 17% for the average homeowner, Riley County officials on Monday lowered the proposed increase to 13%. Commissioners on Monday held their second budget work session, proposing a mill rate of 40.874, an increase from last year’s 37.953 mills. A [...]
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Individuals and families who utilize Manhattan’s public recreation centers are now required to pay for admission. New membership fees went into effect Tuesday and are available on a monthly or annual basis. Aaron Stewart, director of Manhattan Parks and Recreation, said the move is necessary to offset some of the department’s rising expenses. “The rec [...]
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By Emma Loura Manhattan High School athletics received a technical upgrade with the installation of a video board and a new sound system at Bishop Stadium. The upgrades came about when Mitch Watson and Shawn Becket, both parents of Manhattan High students, noticed poor sound quality when they attended football matches and deciding to do [...]
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Authorities appear to be close to announcing an arrest in the case of a June 13 arson incident at the Manhattan Walmart. During an update to the Pottawatomie County Commission on Monday, County Attorney John Paul Washburn said he planned to meet with the lead detective on the case later in the day to review [...]
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Manhattan city officials will host a pair of public input sessions this week to gather feedback on a potential redevelopment project along the city’s riverfront. A private local group worked for several years on a plan to improve accessibility to the Kansas River. John Verssue, city planner with Manhattan Community Development, said the city is [...]
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A California man was arrested Saturday for charges including kidnapping, stalking and criminal threat. Riley County Police officers filed a report at 2:51 p.m. on Saturday and listed a 34-year-old woman as the victim. Ivan Krdzic, 36, of Santa Rosa, was arrested for kidnapping and inflicting bodily harm or terrorizing the victim, domestic battery, criminal [...]
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