The Riley County Police Department’s 2020 budget will be short by nearly $125,000 because of an error in calculating cost-of-living allowances, Director Dennis Butler revealed Monday at a Riley County Law Enforcement Agency meeting.
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Chad Kinsley will succeed Robert Reece as Pottawatomie County administrator, effective Jan. 8.
A new innovation lab will be a part of Hale Library’s restoration work.
The Manhattan-Ogden school board on Wednesday will hear a preliminary enrollment data report and vote on a key step for construction at the Keith Noll Maintenance Center.
Unemployment rates in Riley and surrounding counties continued to rise in July, the Kansas Department of Labor reported on Friday.
A Manhattan artist is nearing the finish line on a mural in the state capitol.
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Both Republican primaries for Manhattan-area seats in the Kansas House of Representatives went down to the wire Tuesday.
An investigation has found probable cause to file criminal charges against the former Marion County police chief who last year raided the local newspaper office, which was investigating claims against him.
Kaleb James and Angel Roeser are vying to represent the Republican Party in District 67, the seat left vacant after Rep. Mike Dodson announced he wouldn’t seek another term.
With District 51 Rep. Kenny Titus making a run at the Kansas Senate this year, there’s a spot open for a new Republican candidate to take over.
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Tuition is set to increase next year at K-State and most other public universities in Kansas, a step Gov. Laura Kelly said was needed even as the institutions and the government seek ways to keep higher education affordable.
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Kansas’ Democratic governor thinks her party’s presumptive presidential nominee can appeal to voters in her state and the region by making sure they know she hears them.
Unemployment rates in the region and the state went up again in June, according to preliminary reports from the Kansas Department of Labor.
President Joe Biden has issued a federal disaster declaration for several Kansas counties, including Pottawatomie County, after severe weather causes damage in late April, state officials announced Monday.
GARDEN CITY — K-State researchers are working to help agricultural producers in western Kansas conserve what’s left of the Ogallala Aquifer.
The Kansas Department of Insurance on Thursday announced the granting of more than $500,000 to support firefighters in Riley County.
The Kansas Turnpike is set to convert to cashless tolling on Monday.
Unemployment rates in May went up across the region, though they were relatively steady in Kansas overall.
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Gov. Laura Kelly said Tuesday she is encouraged that the Kansas House and Senate have scheduled hearings next week on Medicaid expansion.
K-State sophomore Ryan Buckner thought fireworks went off moments after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade came to an end Wednesday afternoon.
The Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday thanked Gov. Laura Kelly for recommending an increase in higher education funding in her recently released budget.
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A private investigator who specializes in negotiating with ransomware hackers said Wednesday that K-State students’ personal information is at risk of being sold.
TOPEKA — The online court portal that allows people to search Kansas district court cases is online after a cyber attack that disabled the system since Oct. 12, 2023.
Kansas’ largest country music festival on Monday announced it was moving to its third location in 27 years.
The Kansas Judicial Branch announced a plan Tuesday to restore information systems used by district courts in 104 Kansas counties by 2024.
LAWRENCE — A bar owner in Lawrence isn’t afraid to sport purple in enemy territory.
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran and the Government Accountability Office initiated an investigation into alleged mismanagement of the veterans crisis line.
Kansans can expect to see smoky and hazy skies every summer, said Christopher Redmond, Kansas State Mesonet network manager.
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FORT RILEY — It’s become harder to recruit and retain soldiers, but Fort Riley is the best at the nation at it, said Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth during a visit Wednesday.
The U.S. Department of Defense has given Kansas State University professor Hongyu Wu a $300,000 grant for research related to the Navy.
Manhattan temperatures reached a record-high on Saturday, becoming the hottest destination in the United States that day.
Kansas State University officials on Friday announced their choice for the next CEO and dean of the K-State Olathe campus.
LIBERAL — Janeth Vasquez’s journey is a common story in southwest Kansas.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before English, French or any European language was spoken in the spot of the map where Missouri sits, Native American tribes brought their own dialects to the region.
Students at the Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus now have access to more tools to help their education.
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Despite a recent outbreak of COVID-19 cases, the Rock Creek school district is continuing to make mask-wearing optional across its buildings.
Kansas’ biggest economic competitor is its eastern neighbor, according to one state leader.
Erin Dietrich said she and her husband, Chris Rea, have experienced plenty of what she calls “divine appointments” in the past four months.
Noting the Big Red One Year of Honor celebration, Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday declared that the Year of Honor be recognized throughout the state.
A K-State doctoral student held a door open and resisted when law enforcment officers tried to prevent him from letting in rioters during the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, an FBI agent says.
An 85-year-old Riley County man died Jan. 8 after testing positive for the coronavirus on Dec. 28, the Riley County Health Department announced Friday.
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U.S. senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and others condemned the acts of rioting on Capitol Hill as Congress met Wednesday to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
Area legislators are joining in the push to curb the spread of COVID-19 as the state reaches a “tipping point” in the pandemic.
Riley County on Friday reported 114 new cases of the coronavirus since Wednesday.
Like he has done so many times in the past, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, joined an agricultural policy class at Kansas State University, surprising students.
K-State President Richard Myers and Manhattan mayor Usha Reddi want Riley County to go along with Gov. Laura Kelly’s mask mandate.
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Riley County recorded 56 new cases of the coronavirus since Monday, officials announced Wednesday evening.
A 63-year-old Riley County man who lived at Via Christi Village died Wednesday morning after testing positive for the coronavirus Nov. 2.
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Riley County on Monday confirmed 126 new coronavirus cases since Friday and one new outbreak associated with K-State.
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Riley County on Friday afternoon confirmed 86 new cases of the coronavirus since Wednesday and announced two new outbreaks at a fraternity and assisted living facility.
Members of the K-State cross country and track and field teams associated with a coronavirus outbreak attended a Halloween party last weekend, according to local health officials.
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Kathryn Focke polled ahead of opponent John Matta by a single vote in a race for a seat on the Riley County Commission, according to updated vote figures released Wednesday.
The K-State track and field team is Riley County’s latest coronavirus outbreak with 10 people testing positive.
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