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Junction City teen arrested in 2022 attempted murder investigation

Riley County Police say a Junction City teenager was jailed this past week on a warrant charging him with attempted first-degree murder. According to Saturday’s arrest report, 17-year-old Mikal Kairson was arrested by Junction City Police Sept. 18 at the North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Facility. In addition to the attempted murder charge, Kairson [...]

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By |2023-09-23T13:09:05-05:00September 23rd, 2023|Categories: Local News|Tags: |Comments Off on Junction City teen arrested in 2022 attempted murder investigation

Officials cut ribbon on Fort Riley’s new Morris Hill Elementary

Geary County Schools USD 475 cut the ribbon Friday on its new state-of-the-art Morris Hill Elementary, located on Fort Riley. The new school combines the former Jefferson and Morris Hill Elementary schools and will eventually accommodate 590 students and be 99,000 square feet. Principal Melisa Burgess, who had a hand in the school’s design, says [...]

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By |2023-09-23T12:25:39-05:00September 23rd, 2023|Categories: Local News|Tags: , |Comments Off on Officials cut ribbon on Fort Riley’s new Morris Hill Elementary

Back 9 to present city officials with Midtown development update, requests for amendment to TIF plan

Six months after the Midtown development in Aggieville was put on pause, City of Manhattan officials are expected to receive a progress report at Tuesday’s work session that will also include some new requests from the firm in charge of the multimillion dollar project. Back 9 Development President T.J. Vilkanskas will present an updated timeline [...]

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By |2023-09-22T11:05:31-05:00September 22nd, 2023|Categories: Local News|Tags: |Comments Off on Back 9 to present city officials with Midtown development update, requests for amendment to TIF plan

Riley County gives go ahead for new mural at Zeandale fire station

Riley County officials on Thursday approved a motion for a new mural to be installed at the county fire station in Zeandale. Resident Diane Hoobler, representing the Friends of the Zeandale Fire Station 101, presented a draft example of the mural which the artist plans to start painting on Oct. 7. She says some of [...]

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By |2023-09-21T15:56:53-05:00September 21st, 2023|Categories: Local News|Tags: |Comments Off on Riley County gives go ahead for new mural at Zeandale fire station

Riley County officials receive update from fairgrounds task force

Riley County Commissioners received an update Thursday from the Riley County Fairgrounds Task Force. Riley County Extension Director Gary Fike, who chairs the task force, says there is a strong push for a long-term solution to vacate the current fairgrounds and relocate to property west of the Public Works facilities on Tuttle Creek Blvd, where [...]

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By |2023-09-21T15:24:18-05:00September 21st, 2023|Categories: Local News|Tags: |Comments Off on Riley County officials receive update from fairgrounds task force

Manhattan man held on $100,000 bond for probation violation

A Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday on a warrant alleging two counts of probation violation. The charges against Curtis Simms, stem from original arrests in January 2022 for interference with law enforcement and domestic battery and battery charges,...

By |2023-09-21T13:20:51-05:00September 21st, 2023|Categories: Local News|Comments Off on Manhattan man held on $100,000 bond for probation violation

Arrest made in vehicle theft case case from 2022

A Texas man was arrested Wednesday on a Riley County District Court warrant for a past motor vehicle burglary and other crimes. The Riley County Police Department says 23-year-old Augustus Sherman Jr is charged in a 2022 incident, alleging he stole a vehicle and money from an ATM in Manhattan. He faces two counts of [...]

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By |2023-09-21T11:55:14-05:00September 21st, 2023|Categories: Local News|Comments Off on Arrest made in vehicle theft case case from 2022

KDOT repaving US 77 starting Monday

The Kansas Department of Transportation is planning a mill and overlay project next week, that will impact portions of northern Riley County. Approximately 12 miles of U.S. 77 will be resurfaced, beginning Monday at the southern K-82 junction and ending at U.S. 24 near Riley. Officials say once that’s completed, KDOT’s contractor will start work [...]

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By |2023-09-21T11:49:04-05:00September 21st, 2023|Categories: Local News|Comments Off on KDOT repaving US 77 starting Monday

American Airlines to resume flights Monday; airport to waive parking fees through mid-October

City officials say American Airlines will resume flights Monday morning at Manhattan Regional Airport. The first return flight will arrive at approximately 11:45 a.m. where it will be greeted with a water-cannon salute from Manhattan Fire Department Station 4 apparatus as it pulls into the jet bridge at the terminal. The ceremony will mark the [...]

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By |2023-09-21T11:09:19-05:00September 21st, 2023|Categories: Local News|Tags: |Comments Off on American Airlines to resume flights Monday; airport to waive parking fees through mid-October

Geary County, KHP crews respond to semi fire and separate injury crash on I-70 Wednesday

A Missouri woman was injured Wednesday morning after authorities say she fell asleep at the wheel on Interstate 70 in Geary County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Chevy Silverado, driven by 74-year-old Sandra Colyer of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, went off the road just after 8 a.m. in the westbound lanes near milepost 294, and [...]

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By |2023-09-21T07:20:27-05:00September 21st, 2023|Categories: Local News|Tags: |Comments Off on Geary County, KHP crews respond to semi fire and separate injury crash on I-70 Wednesday
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