Area bridge to be demolished
Kansas Department of Transportation Officials indicate if all goes well the K-18 Bridge over US-77 will be demolished Friday evening sometime after 8 pm. The time was selected to coincide with...
View ArticleAlta Vista man injured during Friday accident
Geary County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a vehicle accident late Friday morning. Craig Stoll, of Alta Vista, was traveling north bound when his vehicle left the roadway in the 1200 block of...
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Fort Riley’s economic footprint discussed at regional leaders’ retreat
Brig. Gen. Patrick D. Frank, Acting Senior Commander, 1st Infantry Division, speaks to dignitaries Friday afternoon at the 2017 Flint Hills Regional Leaders Retreat in Olathe. (Staff photo by Andrew...
View ArticleRCPD Activity Report 1/25/17
Jody Hildebrand, 38, of Manhattan, was arrested in the 500 block of N. Seth Child. Rd. yesterday afternoon. Hildebrand was arrested on a Manhattan Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear....
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Mississippi murder suspects returned from Junction City
Joshua Garcia, left, and Jamieson Townsend, right (Photos courtesy Geary County Sheriff’s Office) JACKSON, Miss.-Two suspects in a Mississippi pawn shop robbery that left three people dead are back...
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Attempted manslaughter investigated in Junction City
Erica Kamphaus, photo courtesy of Geary County Sheriff’s Office A Junction City woman has been arrested in connection with a Sunday evening altercation in Junction City that sent a Junction City man...
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Meth-related investigation in Junction City draws out HazMat crews
Joshua Grilliot Nicholas Bird The HazMat incident in Junction City KMAN’s been reporting on since early Thursday morning involved methamphetamine. A news release from the Junction City...
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Flint Hills Regional Leadership Program Class of 2016-17 Completes Course
Class members of the Flint Hills Regional Leadership Program were asked to record an Anniversary greeting acknowledging the 100th Anniversary of the Big Red One prior to graduation ceremonies in...
View ArticleThursday fires keep local crews busy
The Junction City Fire Department responded to an apartment fire at 115 West Spruce St. in Junction City on Thursday. Crews found a fire in the attic of the nine-unit apartment building. They pulled...
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JCFD recognizes Junction City elementary students
The Junction City Fire Department presented certificates of recognition to five students in Anita Ascher’s 2nd grade class at Westwood Elementary School Monday. Caydence Mastin, Meghan Orr-Paver,...
View ArticleRCPD Activity Report 3/1/17
Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 1000 block of Garden Way yesterday afternoon. Officers listed Kimberly Rosemond, 28, of Manhattan,...
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USD 475 teacher dubbed Master Teacher
Representing more than 140 years of classroom experience, members of the 2017 class of Kansas Master Teachers were announced today. The seven teachers chosen for this annual award are: John Butcher,...
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Structure fire reported in Junction City
The Junction City Fire Department responded to a reported residential structure fire at 2706 Oakwood Drive early Thursday morning. The 2:21 a.m. fire was at the rear of the structure with a propane...
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Unemployment numbers released
Unemployment numbers remain fairly low for the Manhattan area, with 3.8 percent in the Manhattan and Junction City metropolitan area. Friday numbers from the Kansas Department of Labor indicate...
View ArticleFoster pleads guilty in battery case, Binneck sentenced in Geary County
A Manhattan man waived his preliminary hearing and plead guilty to aggravated battery Friday. Joshua Foster, 23, was arrested in July after he physically battered a 48-year-old male from Topeka and...
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USD 475 selects new Chief Operations Officer
Wild A new Chief Operations Officer has been selected by USD 475. The school district announced Tuesday David Wild of Milford was chosen for the position. Wild will start on June 1, pending approval...
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Information sought on rural Geary County fires
The Geary County Rural Fire Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the person or persons responsible for several suspicious fires in eastern and southeastern Geary County. Director...
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Area unemployment numbers released
Unemployment numbers just released by the Kansas Department of Labor indicate a 3.1 percent rate in the Manhattan metropolitan area for February, which includes Pottawatomie and Riley Counties....
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Junction City woman dies in I-70 crash
A Junction City woman died in a two vehicle crash in Wabaunsee County Sunday night that closed a stretch of eastbound lanes of I-70 near the Paxico Rest Area for two hours. Tammy Patterson, 41, died...
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KHP reports two injury accidents in Geary County
Two injury accidents were reported in Geary County Wednesday, with at least one attributed to slick road conditions. Elijah Lewis, 25, of Fort Riley and Kody Seiler, 19, of California were both...
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