Motorcyclists injured in north Riley County crash

Two motorcyclists were injured Friday on Tuttle Creek Blvd. near the Riley turn off at Highway 24 and 77. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the two bikers were southbound, shortly before noon, when the trailing biker rear-ended the bike in front of him. Both bikes came to rest in the southbound lane. The trailing [...]

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Wildcat Creek residents voice opposition to additional amenities to Liquid Art Winery

Riley County commissioners approved amendments to the Preliminary and Final Development Plans associated with an existing Agri-Business Planned Unit Development in the county. The business in question is Liquid Art Winery, owned by David and Danielle Tegtmeier.  The property is on Wildcat Creek Road near Scenic Drive.  The amendments include a new single family residence, [...]

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Local business celebrates National Donut Day

With National Donut Day falling on Friday, June 3rd, one Manhattan business expects to see sales drastically increase in celebration of the holiday. Varsity Donuts is celebrating their 10th National Donut Day since the store opened. For Friday only, the bakery will be giving away one free classic donut per customer. Varsity’s Manager Melisa Cross [...]

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NBAF to enter commissioning phase as construction completes

Construction at the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility has now completed. The estimated $1.25 billion project has been in the works for over a decade, with sitework starting in 2010 and construction officially commencing in 2013. Kansas was named as the location for the biosafety level-4 [BSL-4] laboratory in late 2008, which will replace [...]

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Junction City teens involved in crash following high speed pursuit

A vehicle carrying four teenage girls from Junction City crashed Thursday during a high speed pursuit in Geary County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am was westbound on Interstate 70 around 1 p.m. and attempted to exit at Milford Lake Road, west of Junction City. Because of the high rate of [...]

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St. George woman killed in crash near Wamego

A Pottawatomie County woman and an infant child were seriously injured in a crash southwest of Wamego Thursday morning. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened shortly before 11 a.m. when an eastbound Toyota Avalon carrying three people, left the road and struck a tree, near Bluebird Road. The driver, identified as 28-year-old Tyra [...]

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