Junction City woman whose boyfriend overdosed sentenced
SALINA — A Junction City woman whose boyfriend died of a drug overdose has been sentenced for drug distribution. The Salina Journal reports 27-year-old Racheal Moody was sentenced Monday to nearly two...
View ArticleJCFD crews kept busy over the weekend, Monday morning
Emergency crews were busy in Junction City Monday morning and over the weekend, according to a press release from the Junction City Fire Department. Monday morning just after 6:32 a.m., the JCFD...
View ArticleSeaton Publishing signs contract to buy JC, Wamego papers
The Manhattan Mercury’s owner is buying four other regional newspapers. Seaton Publishing Company of Manhattan has signed a contract to buy the Junction City Daily Union, effective May 1, according to...
View ArticleStudy: Hunger in Riley, Geary counties higher than national average
The national anti-hunger nonprofit, Feeding America, announced new data this week through a press release that reveals food insecurity exists in every county in Harvesters’ service area including Riley...
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Eastbound I-70 closed in Geary County
Highway I-70 going eastbound has been closed near milemarker 303 in Geary County according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. KDOT is reporting crews are working on the bridge and could...
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Report: Geary County saw third largest population drop nationally in 2016
An undated photo of the intersection of 6th and Washington in Junction City. (Photo courtesy Google Maps) Geary County saw the third-largest one-year drop in population last year of any county in the...
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JCPD: Female body found in between two buildings
A body was found near this address at 140 E. 2nd St. in Junction City Monday according to a press release from the Junction City Police Department late Tuesday afternoon. (Image courtesy Google Maps) A...
View ArticleMan sentenced in 2016 crash that killed Junction City mother, kids
A Texas man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for causing the 2016 crash deaths of a Junction City mother and her two children on Interstate 70. The Wichita Eagle reports that...
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Fort Riley says farewell to CG, welcomes replacement
Fort Riley bid farewell to its outgoing commanding general with a Change of Command ceremony on post Friday. Before the ceremony began, KMAN caught up with outgoing commanding general Maj.Gen. Joseph...
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JCPD: Still no I.D. on body found in May, rules out missing woman connection
A body was found near this address on May 28 according to a press release from the Junction City Police Department late Tuesday afternoon. (Image courtesy Google Maps) The Junction City Police...
View ArticleFire damages Junction City home, hospitalizes homeowner
The Junction City Fire Department responded to a house fire late Tuesday night. JCFD said in a press release that the cause was accidental. The fire started at a single-story house at 805 West 7th St....
View ArticleFire work: Fourth keeps MFD, JCFD busy Wednesday
Area firefighters were busy over the Fourth of July Wednesday. In Manhattan, fireworks started a 3.5 acre grass fire Wednesday night. Manhattan Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes told KMAN...
View ArticleJunction City man arrested following I-70 chase, heroin charge filed in Ogden
A car chase temporarliy closed I-70 for 10 minutes Thursday afternoon. According to Capt. Brian Hornaday of the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, deputies initially responded to the 1700 Block of West Ash...
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‘Big Red One’ soldier found dead in Grandview Plaza apartment
Pfc. Spencer Rose A 1st Infantry Division soldier was found dead in Grandview Plaza Wednesday. The body of 19-year-old Pfc. Spencer Rose of Connersville, Indiana was discovered in his apartment. He was...
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Suspect critically wounded in Friday morning shooting in JC
Update: 2:00 p.m. The Geary County Sheriff’s Office released more information on a shooting that occurred at approximately 11 a.m. Friday morning on the 700 Block of West 14th Street in Junction City....
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Voter turnout sees increase in Riley County, Kelly carries region for Dems
FILE – In this July 5, 2018, file photo, state Sen. Laura Kelly, D-Topeka, makes a comment during a forum for Democratic candidates for governor in Topeka. (AP Photo/John Hanna File) Riley County...
View ArticleJCPD: Juvenile, two others, arrested on first-degree murder charges
Three people were arrested and charged with first-degree murder and burglary late Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, according to a press release from the Junction City Police Department...
View ArticleThree arrested in Geary County for conspiracy to commit murder
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Junction City/Geary County Drug Operations Group in a joint investigation arrested three local individuals for Conspiracy to Commit Capitol Murder and...
View ArticleJC man arrested in connection with Friday shooting
A Junction City man was arrested Friday on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and aggravated battery, according to the Junction City Police Department JCPD arrested Fontelle Jolly, 21, of Junction...
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KBI arrests Geary County Sheriff
(Courtesy of the Geary County Sheriff’s website) Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf was arrested this morning by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation on a charge of felony theft and misuse of public funds....
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