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Riley County Police To Hold Sobriety Checkpoint (WIBW Topeka)
The Riley County Police Department will be cracking-down on drunk drivers this weekend.Riley County PD To Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint (WIBW Topeka) The Riley County Police Department and Kansas Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in the south central portion of Manhattan, Kansas, on Saturday, March 13, 2010.
Kansas gets federal disaster declaration for winter storms (Abilene Reflector-Chronicle) President Barack Obama has granted a request for a federal disaster declaration for the severe winter storms that impacted the state from Dec. 22 through Jan. 8.
Protect Against Home Hazards, Store Poisonous Goods Safely (WIBW Topeka) Safe Kids Kansas Reminds Parents that March 14-20 is National Poison Prevention Week
KC joins crowd wooing Google for ultra-fast Internet service (The Kansas City Star) Kansas City Council members and administrators announced Wednesday that they plan to submit a proposal this month to convince Google that it should show off the powers of ultra-fast Internet here.
Three Webster Countians file for state representative (The Marshfield Mail) Since he was elected last April, Northern District Webster County Commissioner Lyndall Fraker has worked across the hall from Recorder of Deeds Stacy Atkison – both are Republicans, and both are from Marshfield.
RCPD plan a sobriety checkpoint (Kansas State Collegian) By: This Saturday night, March 13, the Riley County Police Department and Kansas Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in the south-central section of Manhattan, according to a press release from the RCPD. The checkpoint will run into the early ho...
Police Crack Down On Graffiti (WIBW Topeka) Graffiti reports in Riley County quadrupled from 2008 to 2009. The Riley County Police Department says most of those crimes are the responsibility of the same individuals.
Sexual Assaults Prompt Spring Break Warning (KMBC-TV Kansas City) Kansas Attorney General Steve Six is warning students and residents to be vigilant during spring break after a series of rapes.
Mapping to study aquifer in Haskell County (Salina Journal) GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) -- A geologic mapping project to begin this summer in Haskell County will provide a better and more accurate look at the availability of aquifer water in the region, university researchers say.