Riley County health officials have confirmed an outbreak of at least six positive cases of coronavirus at Riley County Emergency Medical Services. Three additional tests were pending as of Sunday. According to the health department, positive cases have been confirmed at two out of four EMS stations in the county, with a third likely. All [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office has identified the person killed in a UTV crash over the weekend. According to Sheriff Shane Jager, the driver has been identified as 28-year-old Travis Belville of rural Olsburg. Jager says the investigation is ongoing. Deputies were called out Friday evening to the area of Oak Grove Road and Bigelow [...]

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Riley County Police are looking for two individuals wanted for questioning related to a theft at the Manhattan Target. The two men are seen in a security photo in reference to the theft that occurred Wednesday around 8:20 p.m. They were additionally seen with a white female in pink shirt, black pants, with her hair [...]

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As conversations continue nationally about how police use force, particularly against minorities, the Riley County Police Department is evaluating its own policies. During KMAN’s In Focus Friday, RCPD Director Dennis Butler agreed there has been racism in policing nationally but stopped short of calling it a systemic problem. Butler says, at least from what he’s [...]

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Congratulations to George Floyd on being drug free for an entire month! — Jaden McNeil (@McNeilJaden) June 25, 2020 Kansas State University President Richard Myers has released a statement condemning a recent tweet from America First Students Campus President Jaden McNeil about George Floyd. Myers’ statement reads “The insensitive comments posted by one K-State student [...]

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One of four suspects in the shooting death of a Manhattan man last fall appeared in Riley County District Court this week for a status hearing. Shamar Sutton, 45, is charged with one count of first-degree murder, attempted aggravated robbery and aggravated battery as well as aggravated assault and criminal discharge of a firearm. Judge [...]

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Fort Riley soldiers are not allowed to visit Aggieville from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily. That was an order discussed at a town hall meeting Wednesday. Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Harris of the 1st Infantry Division said the order came after KDHE confirmed an outbreak in the bar district this week. Service members who [...]

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A 13-year-old Geary County boy was killed Thursday when the bicycle he was riding struck a semi truck in Marion County. It happened around 11 a.m. in the small town of Hillsboro. The Kansas Highway Patrol says Trevor Dayton Adams Wullenweber was riding on the sidewalk near an intersection, when he went into the intersection [...]

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There will be no carnival this year at the Riley County Fair. After weeks of uncertainty, Danny Ottaway, owner and operator of Ottaway Amusements, confirmed that due to COVID-19, the carnival was being called off. Riley County K-State Extension Director Gary Fike says it’s a huge loss for the fair. Fike says additional details are [...]

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A Manhattan doctor has had his medical license temporarily suspended, after a state regulator said letting him practice would cause danger to the public. According to the Kansas Board of Healing Arts, an emergency order went into effect Wednesday, suspending the license of Dr. Kenneth Fischer, owner of the Plastic Surgery Clinic in Manhattan. A [...]

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