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 [...]
Governor Laura Kelly has directed flags to be flown at half-staff throughout the state of Kansas until sundown on Friday in honor of the 19 children and two adults killed in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas Tuesday. Local reaction was gathered from educators throughout Riley and Geary County. USD 475 [...]
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation into an officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday evening in Junction City. Preliminary information released by KBI indicated a woman reported a man outside her home, waving a handgun and threatening she and another woman shortly after 5 p.m. in the 700 block of West 11th Street. [...]
Authorities have recovered the remains of a man who went missing almost two weeks ago at Milford Lake. Members of the Geary County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit and the Geary County/Junction City Fire Department dive team, with the assistance of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Parks Division helped recover the remains of [...]
Riley County Police arrested a 22-year-old Junction City man early Friday morning in Aggieville on Geary County warrant alleging numerous sex-related crimes. Marvin Gatewood was taken into custody just after midnight at Tubby’s Sports Bar. Gatewood was known to have an active warrant for attempted rape, attempted aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated burglary, aggravated sexual battery, [...]
The post Junction City man arrested in Aggieville on warrant for attempted rape appeared first on News Radio KMAN.View this post on Instagram A post shared by ♡٨ﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩ EᖇYKᗩᕼ😩ﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩﮩ٨ﮩ٨♡ (@weeluvv._erykah) A police investigation continues following a series of large fights which broke out at Junction City High School one week ago. The above video, shared publicly following the incident on a student’s Instagram page, shows how quickly the situation escalated. Since [...]
The post Superintendent weighs in on JCHS scuffle; Parent University planned Saturday appeared first on News Radio KMAN.A preliminary hearing is scheduled Thursday in the case of a former Northview Elementary paraprofessional charged with sex crimes involving minors. Aaron Zachry will appear in person at 9 a.m. for a scheduled all-day setting with Magistrate Judge William Malcolm. An amended complaint filed online in October, lists 35 total counts, including six counts of [...]
The post Preliminary hearing scheduled for former Northview paraprofessional charged with sex crimes appeared first on News Radio KMAN.Junction City High School’s principal is being reassigned and an associate principal will remain in place through the remainder of the school year. In a letter to parents Tuesday, Geary County School District Superintendent Reginald Eggleston announced that Merrier Tartt is being reassigned. James Neff, the school’s assistant principal has been named acting principal. Tartt, [...]
The post Junction City High School principal carousel continues to spin appeared first on News Radio KMAN.The Geary County School Board Monday voted to make masks optional for students, staff and visitors of its schools not on Fort Riley, effective Tuesday. The schools on post will continue to adhere to the federal mask policy. The district’s Test to Stay Program also is being suspended. The district will only test students and [...]
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Gov. Laura Kelly was in attendance Friday for a windy groundbreaking ceremony for the new USD 475 elementary school at Fort Riley. Kelly joined key figures involved in the new school’s planning in donning hard hats and digging in with shovels at the Leonard Avenue site that afternoon. The 81,000 square foot facility is being [...]
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