On December 27, 2024, at approximately 3:43 PM, officers responded to a report of aggravated battery in the 700 block of Fort Riley Blvd. The incident stemmed from a road-rage altercation that escalated into a confrontation involving threats and weapon use. According to the police report, three individuals—a 46-year-old male, a 20-year-old female, and an [...]

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The Junction City Police Department, working with the FBI, is asking for the public’s help to identify and locate a suspect involved in a robbery at Sunflower Bank on December 27, 2024. The incident occurred at approximately 4:13 PM at the bank located at 510 N. Jefferson St. A White male suspect, about 6 feet [...]

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Beginning December 26, and running through January 2, the Riley County Police Department  is participating in the “New Year’s Taking Down DUI” traffic enforcement campaign. This initiative, conducted in collaboration with law enforcement agencies across Kansas, including the Kansas Highway Patrol, aims to prevent impaired driving during one of the year’s most dangerous holiday periods. [...]

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A cyber attack targeting Ascension Via Christi hospitals, including the one in Manhattan, in May impacted about 5.6 million people, the company reported to federal regulators. Ascension officials said they’re working with third-party experts to investigate the personal information that may have been compromised and, over the next 2-3 weeks, will mail notices to patients [...]

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Riley County police have arrested a Dodge City man for a failure to appear in court on allegations he was distributing meth. 31-year-old Donnithan Jones was arrested Monday on a District Court warrant after missing a court date on a charge of distribution of meth within 1000 feet of a school and distribution of a [...]

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At 7:40 a.m. on Wednesday, the Manhattan Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 1217 Wyndham Heights Drive. Fire crews arrived to find heavy fire and smoke coming from the back of a single-family home. Firefighters aggressively attacked the blaze, which reached a second alarm, and searched the house for occupants. Fortunately, no one [...]

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A Manhattan man spent the weekend in jail after being arrested Friday night on three counts of violating a protection order. 31-year-old Malcolm Theodore Wooten was arrested at RCPD headquarters around 5 p.m. for three counts of violating an extended abuse order. Wooten was still confined at the time of Sunday’s report on a total [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is looking for clues related to an aggravated burglary that occurred Sunday in the 200 block of Seventh Street in Ogden. RCPD officers filed the report around 4:20 p.m. and listed a 71-year-old man as the victim who said unknown suspects broke into his apartment to steal various items such [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is looking for clues related to an aggravated burglary that occurred Sunday in the 200 block of Seventh Street in Ogden. RCPD officers filed the report around 4:20 p.m. and listed a 71-year-old man as the victim who said unknown suspects broke into his apartment to steal various items such [...]

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The Kansas Department of Labor recently announced that the jobless rate for Riley County is down slightly from last month. The unemployment rate in Riley County is down from 3.4 percent in October to 3.1 percent in November.  Over the last three months Kansas has averaged 2,100 jobs added per month. Seasonally adjusted job estimates [...]

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