One person was injured Wednesday in a crash north of Manhattan. According to the Riley County Police Department an SUV and a minivan were involved in a t-bone crash just before 6 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of North Seth Child Road and Marlatt Ave. Police say 62-year-old Margaret Shykes, of Junction City, was transported [...]

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An appeal by the Boys & Girls Club of Manhattan to demolish a home in the Pierre-Houston Street Historical District for green space has failed. City Commissioners Tuesday unanimously voted to uphold the Historic Resources Board’s rejection of the project. The hearing was tabled at a mid-November meeting in which commissioners delayed their ruling while seeking [...]

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A 12-year-old Manhattan-Ogden student is in custody in connection to a suspicious chat on the social media app Discord. The Riley  County Police Department says investigators found no evidence the student planned on, made an effort, or had the means to every carry out a violent act at Eisenhower Middle School or in the community. [...]

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Riley County identified 106 new COVID-19 cases and 59 additional recoveries in its latest weekly report Wednesday, bringing the active case count to 147. Ascension Via Christi is caring for 10 COVID-positive patients, four of whom are in the Intensive Care Unit, with three on ventilators. The health department says one ICU patient is fully [...]

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A U.S. Department of Agriculture collaboration with a top pharmaceutical company is opening up opportunities and mentorships for scholars interested in careers at the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility in Manhattan. The department’s Agricultural Research Service has partnered with German-based Boehringer Ingelheim to expand a longstanding veterinary school program up to 12 veterinary students. [...]

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