Junction City

Junction City man arrested in Aggieville on warrant for attempted rape

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, [...]

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By Brandon Peoples|2022-04-08T10:35:54-05:00April 8th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Geary County, Junction City, Manhattan, Riley County|Comments Off

Junction City boy stable and responsive after accidental shooting Tuesday

A 9-year-old Junction City boy is recovering after an accidental shooting Tuesday. Junction City Police were called out around 7 p.m. Tuesday to the 2000 block of North Wind Drive where they found 9-year-old Terrance Resto suffering from a gunshot wound. He was stabilized and transported to Geary Community Hospital and then air lifted to [...]

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By Brandon Peoples|2022-04-06T13:34:51-05:00April 6th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Junction City|Comments Off

Superintendent weighs in on JCHS scuffle; Parent University planned Saturday

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 [...]

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By Brandon Peoples|2022-03-30T15:21:43-05:00March 30th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Geary County, Junction City|Comments Off

14 Junction City High School students suspended after fights

A total of 14 Junction City High School students involved in altercations at the high school last week have been suspended, according to multiple media reports. The Junction City Police Department is continuing to investigate the case. The Junction City Union reports that after the fights, JCPD worked with high school staff and USD 475 [...]

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By Brandon Peoples|2022-03-29T12:35:03-05:00March 29th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Junction City|Comments Off

Junction City High School principal carousel continues to spin

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, [...]

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By Brandon Peoples|2022-03-24T13:40:20-05:00March 24th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Geary County, Junction City|Comments Off

Sentence affirmed for man convicted in Christmas 2018 double homicide

The sentence of a man convicted of killing a Junction City woman and her unborn child on Christmas Day in 2018 has been affirmed. The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld the sentence of Dion Jamal Green, who pleaded guilty to two counts of felony first-degree murder in the death of 31-year-old Jenna Schafer, of [...]

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By Brandon Peoples|2022-03-14T07:39:54-05:00March 14th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Junction City|Comments Off

Geary, JC, USD475 officials talk interchange, old high school property in joint meeting

Infrastructure and facility projects were largely the focus of a joint governmental meeting Monday in Junction City. Representatives from the City of Junction City, Geary County and USD 475 met as a collective in CL Hoover Opera House for the joint session. Administrators, commissioners and school board members discussed projects ranging from new highway interchanges [...]

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By KMAN Staff|2022-02-28T20:39:15-06:00February 28th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Geary County, Junction City|Comments Off

Munsons acquire former Brookville Hotel restaurant in Abilene

The owners of the former Munson’s Prime restaurant in Junction City, destroyed by fire nearly one year ago, are the new owners of the former Brookville Hotel restaurant property in Abilene. Reports surfaced online Monday that Charles and Deanna Munson bid $926,000 during a bankruptcy sale to acquire the property put up for sale by [...]

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By Brandon Peoples|2022-02-15T06:46:13-06:00February 15th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Junction City|Comments Off

USD 475 superintendent talks Fort Riley elementary groundbreaking, 2022 State of Education

Geary County Schools USD 475 plans to highlight its strategic plan at a rescheduled 2022 State of Education address. Superintendent Dr. Reginald Eggleston joined KMAN’s In Focus Friday, discussing numerous topics including the address. That event is now planned for March 22nd at 7 p.m. at the Junction City High School auditorium after being postponed [...]

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By KMAN Staff|2022-02-04T12:58:04-06:00February 4th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Geary County, Junction City|Comments Off

Junction City Police investigating double murder

Junction City Police are investigating an apparent double homicide after two men were found dead Wednesday. Officers were called out around 12:30 p.m. to the 600 block of West Vine Street in Junction City for a male with a suspected gunshot wound. Upon arrival, officers found two males with gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead [...]

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By Brandon Peoples|2022-01-27T05:49:32-06:00January 27th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Junction City|Comments Off