JCPD increasing police presence in schools after snapchat post
Geary County USD 475 Schools, Junction City Police Department and the Geary County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a post made on Snapchat on Friday morning that featured the names of students and...
View ArticleJCPD arrests 2nd juvenile suspect in USD 475 threats case
A second juvenile has been arrested in the ongoing investigation of threats posted on social media towards USD 475 schools. Junction City Police announced on Saturday that the second juvenile has been...
View ArticleTwo injured in an accident just north of Junction City
Two people were injured in an accident Tuesday morning in Geary County. The accident occurred just after 10:30 a.m. on K-57 at the K-244 intersection 2 miles north of Junction City when a 2012 Ford...
View ArticleATA Bus unveils expanded facility that will boost services
ATA Bus officials cut a ceremonial ribbon at their new facility on Tuesday. (Photo by AJ Shaw/News Radio KMAN) Flint Hills ATA Bus officials on Tuesday unveiled the $1 million expansion they say will...
View ArticleATA Bus introducing new route that officials say has better stops
photo courtesy aTa Bus Public transit riders will have new routes and new stops beginning next week. The Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency, or ATA Bus, will be introducing a revised route and a...
View ArticlePawnee Mental Health appoints new Military Treatment Coordinator
Courtesy of Pawnee Mental Health Pawnee Mental Health has named a new Military Treatment Coordinator. Pawnee announced earlier in the week that Savannah Lee has been appointed to the position. In her...
View ArticleNE Kansas facing high winds on Thursday, burn bans in place in Riley and...
Several counties in Northeast Kansas are set to be in red flag warnings today due to high winds that could exceed 40 miles per hour. Currently, Riley, Pottawatomie, Geary and Wabaunsee Counties will...
View ArticleUnemployment down across the region in September
Unemployment remained unchanged in the state of Kansas for the month of September from the month of August. Unemployment remains at 3.3% in the state of Kansas but was down to 3.1% in Riley County and...
View ArticleGeary County man taken to hospital following Thursday accident
A Geary County man was taken to a local hospital following an injury accident in Jefferson on Thursday morning. Geary County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 1600 block of Cannon View Drive at...
View ArticleTwo injured in Sunday accident on I-70 in Geary County
Two Junction City residents were taken to a local hospital for minor injuries following a Sunday evening crash in Geary County. The accident occurred just after 6:30 p.m. on I-70 near milepost 306.7...
View ArticleKBI investigating death in NE Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating a death that occurred at the Northeast Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Junction City. The KBI was contacted Tuesday morning to...
View ArticleCrews looking to reopen westbound lanes of I-70 near Junction City in coming...
Crews are looking to reopen westbound I-70 in Geary County near Junction City in the coming days. The project’s contractor will be reducing traffic on the eastbound and westbound lanes as they hope to...
View ArticleWoman taken to hospital following Monday accident on US-77
A Nebraska woman was taken to a local hospital following an accident on US-77 on Monday afternoon. Cynthia Johnston of Lincoln, Nebraska was traveling south on the highway near mile-marker 165 when...
View ArticleJunction City woman injured in a hit-and-run accident on I-70
One person was injured in a hit-and-run collision that occurred just before 6 a.m. Tuesday in Geary County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported an unknown vehicle was westbound on Interstate 70 near...
View ArticleOne dead, one seriously injured in Tuesday accident on US-77
One person is dead following a three-car accident on Tuesday afternoon on US-77 in west central Junction City. The accident occurred just before 5 p.m. when a 2021 Subaru Outback was traveling...
View ArticleUSD 475’s Sowell and McConnell named Master Teacher of the Year nominees
Geary County USD 475 and the Junction City Education Association announced on Tuesday that Westwood Elementary kindergarten teacher Stephanie Sowell and Fort Riley sixth grade language arts teacher...
View ArticleUpdate: Winter storm warning issued for region
Snow and ice is expected (90% to 100%) to hit the area Saturday and Sunday. The higher snow amounts are expected across north central and northeast Kansas with higher ice amounts over east central...
View ArticleArrests made in connection to Junction City bank robbery
WICHITA, KAN. – Two Wichita residents, Zane Tilcock, 20, and Emily Wise, 18, have been charged in connection with a series of bank robberies that occurred in December 2024. The charges were filed in...
View ArticleSunday’s blizzard sees record snowfall for the region
Photo by AJ Shaw/News Radio KMAN It was a record-setting blizzard for Northeastern Kansas on Sunday. Snowfall estimates say that Wamego received 17.5 inches of snow, which is the third-most on record...
View ArticleUPDATE: Manhattan, Wamego city crews continuing snow removal on Tuesday
(Jan. 7 at 10:39am Update): City of Wamego crews have announced they’ve cleaned off routes they consider are top priority. With those routes now cleared, city staff are working today to address alleys...
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