A Manhattan man is jailed in Morris County after authorities allege he stole a vehicle. According to the Council Grove Police Department, 20-year-old Andrew Franklin was arrested early Saturday morning in connection to a stolen vehicle found unattended in the downtown area. After a subsequent investigation, Franklin was booked on a charge of felony possession [...]

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The Riley County Historical Museum will be closed Tuesday from noon to 5 p.m. Riley County commissioners granted the closure so staff could attend the funeral of long time executive director Cheryl Collins, who died last week following a brief illness. Curator of Design Allana Parker joined KMAN’s In Focus Monday and remembered Collins as [...]

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Flint Hills Christian School has announced that senior Michaela Crow is among the semifinalists for the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The school says it was not surprised that Michaela was chosen. In a release Monday, Director of Advancement Jordan Candido said Michaela is “a driven and talented leader among the students and will [...]

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Following the passing of executive director Judy Davis earlier this year, The Crisis Center, Inc, has named Kathy Ray as its new leader. Ray has spent the past 15 years with the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence after working under Ray at The Crisis Center, Inc, after graduating from Kansas State University. With [...]

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A Junction City man was arrested in Manhattan over the weekend in connection to a rape and sexual battery reported in February. The Riley County Police Department says 20-year-old Sabian Fyre Adams was jailed Friday on four total charges, including rape, attempted rape, aggravated sexual battery and sexual battery. Police will not be releasing any [...]

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An honorary K-State doctorate degree has been bestowed upon one of the last remaining full bloods of the Osage Nation. The Kansas Board of Regents last week approved the awarding of an honorary doctorate degree to Herman Mongrain Lookout, the master language teacher for the Osage Nation. K-State President Richard Myers spoke about Lookout’s contributions, [...]

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The Kansas Board of Regents gave approval to K-State, Emporia State and Wichita State Universities to charge a reduced out-of-state tuition rate to first-time freshmen or transfer students from Illinois. K-State is already offering the rate to students from Arkansas, California, Colorado, Michigan, Oklahoma and Texas. President Richard Myers addressed one regent’s concern that the [...]

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Caring for your horses is something you should take seriously every step of the way, literally. Dr. Dylan Lutter, Kansas State Clinical Professor of Equine Performance Medicine and Surgery, tells KMAN that horse lameness is one of the most common reasons horses are brought into the clinic. “It’s a clinical sign that we associate, typically, [...]

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