Pottawatomie County authorities are searching for two suspect vehicles they say are connected to a burglary of the Brooks Yamaha business on East Hwy 24 in Manhattan. According to Sheriff Shane Jager, the break-in happened the morning of Feb. 25. Their investigation revealed numerous STIHL tools including chainsaws, leaf blower packs and a concrete saw [...]

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More charges have been filed against the person suspected of stealing tools from the Manhattan Habitat for Humanity’s construction site in Ogden in mid-February. Nicholas Lambert was initially arrested Feb. 25 on offenses of making false information, burglary, two counts of theft, and criminal damage to property. The incidents were reported Feb. 12 after close [...]

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A Riley County jury will hear the case of a Missouri man charged with sexual abuse in a K-State fraternity house in 2017. Devonta Bagley is charged with one count of aggravated criminal sodomy and one count of aggravated burglary. Bagley was extradited to Riley County in December to face the charges. He’s already serving [...]

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A Manhattan man convicted in a sexual crime involving a minor was recently sentenced to more than 16 years in prison. Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson tells KMAN that 51-year-old Thomas Ray Adams was sentenced Feb. 24 to 195 months after reaching a plea agreement earlier this year with prosecutors. Adams was arrested in May [...]

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A Riley County Police Officer was recently given state recognition as the Veterans of Foreign War Kansas Officer of the Year. The award was given out at the February Law Board meeting in Ogden to Michael Wagenblast, who has served with RCPD since 2012 and is assigned to the North County population of Riley County. [...]

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Severe Weather Awareness week is underway during this first week in March. The week highlights not only what to do in the event of a tornado or severe thunderstorm, but also to go prepare an emergency kit and identify plans with family members. Riley County Emergency Management Coordinator Laurie Harrison says that kit should be [...]

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Fire broke out at a Manhattan apartment complex Sunday evening at 711 Allison Ave. The Manhattan Fire Department says heavy fire was noticeable on the balconies of the second and third floors. Riley County Police Department officers notified all occupant in the building who were out by the time firefighters arrived, just after 5 p.m. [...]

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Five people died Sunday when two vehicles collided in a fiery crash on Interstate 70, near Maple Hill in Wabaunsee County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 6:30 a.m. when a Ford F-150 drove the wrong way in the westbound lanes and struck a van head on. The driver of the truck, [...]

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A small fire at the K-State Recreation Center was quickly contained but caused a closure of the facility Friday. The Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched around 12:30 p.m. According to Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes, firefighters located a light fixture inside the building which had caught fire. It fell onto combustibles and caused smoke to [...]

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A 15-time Grammy award winner will headline this year’s Symphony in the Flint Hills. Organizers of the annual event announced Thursday that renowned banjo player Bela Fleck, the longtime frontman for Bela Fleck and the Flecktones will be the featured performer alongside the Kansas City Symphony. This year’s event takes place June 13 at the [...]

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