The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday committed to some big dollar improvements on both the north and south sides of the city. First, in a 4 to 1 vote, the commission approved a $4.3 million construction contract for a new Douglass Recreation Center. It includes a $400,000 contingency, which came in under expectations. The center [...]

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Riley County Police are advising people to be aware of a computer scam after an elderly victim lost nearly $20,000. RCPD says the 84-year-old man reported Tuesday an unknown suspect scammed him out of money for approximately $19,500. Anyone with information should call police or Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Educating neighbors, family and friends [...]

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Junction City officials are advising all residents of the city to conserve water following a water main break at the city’s Spruce Water Tower. The break is in the 900 block of West Spruce Street and public works crews have blocked off the street to traffic. The tower has been shut down. Crews are hoping [...]

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State vs. Devonta Bagley In his first status hearing since being arrested last week for aggravated failure to appear, 25-year-old Devonta Bagley went in front of the judge via video conference from his jail cell. Likewise in the Goens murder case, Public Defender Cole Hawver noted a potential conflict of interest that may prevent them [...]

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The suspect in the Oct. 7 felony theft of an SUV carrying several K-State Collegian newspapers has reached an apparent plea deal in the case. At Tuesday’s status hearing, 35-year-old Brewster Lee Jones waived his right to a preliminary hearing after reaching an apparent plea deal in the case. Jones faces three felony counts including [...]

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A status conference for a 29-year-old Manhattan man accused of murder has been reset. At Tuesday’s status hearing, Public Defender Cole Hawver told Judge William Malcolm they received written discovery this week in the case against Richard Goens, who is charged with first-degree murder and attempted aggravated battery in the Nov. 1 shooting death of [...]

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A Pottawatomie County man charged with sex crimes will not stand trial after a plea deal was reached late last week. According to Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck, 52-year-old Peter Palmeri pleaded to two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child Thursday. He had been set to go on trial Tuesday. Sentencing is scheduled [...]

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New efforts are underway to address turnover and increase retention in one of the most critical divisions of the Riley County Police Department. Dubbed a priority since taking over a year ago, RCPD Director Dennis Butler Monday presented to his governing Law Board a proposal to reclassify position responsibilities and pay grades for dispatchers within [...]

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A status conference is scheduled Tuesday in Riley County District Court for a Manhattan man charged with killing another man. It will be the first hearing for 29-year-old Richard Goens in nearly a month following his alleged involvement in the Nov. 1 shooting death of 24-year-old Tanner Zamecnik. Goens has not yet entered a plea, [...]

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Heavy snow is anticipated with a storm system pushing through the plains Sunday into Monday. The National Weather Service says the  with light snow begins Saturday into the overnight and morning hours, becoming heavier in the afternoon hours on Sunday. There may be a slight break in the heavier precipitation before another round of snow [...]

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