A gathering of local government officials were briefed Monday on the importance of the 2020 census to the region. U.S. Census Program Supervisor for Kansas and Oklahoma Emily Kelley spoke at the Intergovernmental Luncheon about their push to get information out to military families, in particular to fill out the census survey for where they [...]

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A 29-year-old Manhattan man has been sentenced to a decade in prison for his role in a 2018 rape case involving a K-State student. Dexter Robinson, who earlier this month pleaded no contest to the charge, had been tried for the crime twice last year. Both trials ended in mistrial. In exchange for his plea, [...]

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A 22-year-old Riley man has been arrested on two counts of arson. Samuel Gilbert, a Riley County volunteer firefighter was taken into custody after a three month long criminal investigation and two active grass fires near Leonardville Friday night. He is currently being held on a $10,000 bond. According to a release from the Riley [...]

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The Manhattan Fire Department was called out to Bill Snyder Family Stadium Friday evening for a small fire, sometime after 6 p.m. According to the department the fire was located inside a cooler in the stadium and was quickly contained. However, it did cause an estimated $10,000 in damage to food. The cause of the [...]

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ST. GEORGE — The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says one person has been arrested after it launched an investigation into a storage unit burglary in St. George. Sheriff Shane Jager says the itmes taken Wednesday included several tools and items with an approximate value of less than $1,000. A detective later developed arrested 40-year-old Crystal Dawn [...]

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OGDEN — An investigation is underway into the theft of construction tools Wednesday evening in Ogden. The theft was reported by the Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity on a home build project they’re currently managing. Executive Director Karmen Davenport says the trailer was found abandoned in a mobile home park after it was moved from [...]

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A Riley County man has entered a plea agreement to a 2018 rape charge. Online court documents show 29-year-old Dexter Robinson pleaded guilty to one count of rape Feb. 5, avoiding a third trial on the matter, which was scheduled to begin this week. The prosecution failed to get a conviction on two previous attempts, [...]

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Details of why an Ohio teenager fabricated a hoax hostage threat to Lee Elementary in Manhattan last November may never be completely clear, but USD 383 officials say they’re happy to have some closure on the issue. Allen Kenna faces federal charges of interstate communication of threats and use of explosive materials. The 18-year-old was [...]

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A boil water advisory has been isued for FRUSI Water Treatment Plant FKA Fort Riley, located in Geary County . The advisory was issued Thursday afternoon because of a loss of pressure due to a main break. If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears. [...]

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