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Donald Zimmer

Donald Wayne Zimmer, 85 of Waterville died Saturday at the Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan. ...

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James Naylor

James Joseph Naylor, 73, of Westmoreland died Friday at Olathe Medical Center of Olathe. ...

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Carol Douglas

Carol Jean Douglas, 51, of Manhattan died Friday in an automobile accident. ...

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Viola Barker

Viola “Pinky” Susan Barker, 90, of Wamego died Sunday in Wamego. ...

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Boy detained on arson charge

An 11-year-old boy was detained on Friday for aggravated arson and criminal threat following an argument with a family member. Officer Matthew Droge said Riley County officers were called to the...

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Search on in theft of auto

Police are on the lookout for a burglar who stole, among other items, a car from a Bluemont Avenue residence in the early morning hours on Sunday. Officer Matthew Droge said the unknown suspect stole a...

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Rape report investigated

Riley County detectives are investigating the reported rape of an 18-year-old woman in Manhattan early Saturday morning. Officer Matthew Droge said the incident reportedly occurred at a residence in...

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Hearing date set in University Gardens shooting

The preliminary hearing for a man accused of shooting several people and killing one at the University Gardens apartment complex earlier this month was set for May in Riley County District Court Monday...

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Best friend ...even if only for a few weeks

Emily Pendergrass came to Kansas State University to study animal science, but discovered other ways to help her four-legged friends. Pendergrass began doing community service work with the Riley...

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City to review Wildcat Creek flood plan

City commissioners plan to discuss and give feedback on the Wildcat Creek Flood Management Plan during the Tuesday work session scheduled for 5 p.m. in the City Commission Room at City Hall. The plan...

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Six K-State students are bound for Uganda

A first-time endeavor for six K-State students this summer may shed new light on a hot international issue. Those six are going to Uganda to both serve people and conduct research on The Lord’s...

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New crime tool seen as helping

A new method of crime prediction contributed to reduced crime during 2012, an RCPD officer told Riley County commissioners Monday. Capt. Kurt Moldrup said a laser-point initiative was being used to...

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Angel Rodriguez to leave K-State

The Kansas State men’s basketball team suffered a big blow on Monday as sophomore point guard Angel Rodriguez announced plans to transfer from the school. “After multiple conversations, Angel feels an...

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Anna Washington

Anna Josita Washington, 63, died Friday at Orange Park Medical Center in Florida. ...

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Benjamin Baxter

Benjamin Alfred Baxter, 86, of Clay Center died Sunday at the Golden Living Center in Wakefield. ...

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Wanda Navarro

Wanda Lee Navarro, 83, of Manhattan died Monday at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan. ...

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Bench in Ogden honors slain soldier

A new structure at the intersection of 6th and Walnut streets in Ogden honors a Fort Riley soldier whose nearly year-and-a-half old murder remains unsolved. It was close to that corner on Oct. 14,...

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How can impact of floods be reduced?

City administrators made it clear to commissioners Tuesday night that it is not possible to stop the flooding along Wildcat Creek, but it is possible to reduce the number of people impacted by it. “It...

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Moran: Towers a safety issue

Sen. Jerry Moran on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama and Majority Leader Harry Reid of jeopardizing air safety for political purposes by reducing the number of air traffic controllers. “Let’s...

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BSU, Schulz confer about paucity of Afro-American faculty at KSU

A growing student population at Kansas State has growing concerns about the lack of people like them in the university’s faculty. The Black Student Union (BSU) invited K-State president Kirk Schulz,...

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