A U.S. District Court denied K-State’s motion to dismiss Title IX violations cited in two ongoing federal lawsuits against the university Tuesday. The suits were filed in April by former KSU students Sara Weckhorst and Tessa Farmer. Both allege K-State failed to diligently address their claims of sexual assault and rape by male fraternity members who [...]

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Riley County officers filed a report for theft by deception in the 1100 block of Westloop Pl. yesterday at approximately 11:15 AM. Officers listed Daniel Ashmore, 46, of Manhattan, as the victim when he sent an unknown suspect approximately $780.00 for car parts, but never received the parts. Police ask that anyone with information contact RCPD or [...]

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A new Chief Operations Officer has been selected by USD 475. The school district announced Tuesday David Wild of Milford was chosen for the position. Wild will start on June 1, pending approval from the education board. Wild will take over for departing COO William Clark. Wild comes to Geary County Schools from the Apostolic Academy at Faith [...]

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Two Colorado men were arrested in Manhattan on several charges. A pair of 23-year-olds, Igor Chernenko, of Denver, and Roman Puzey of Brighton, Colorado, were both arrested in the 1100 block of N. 10th St. on Monday night at 11:30 PM. The two men were arrested and charged with stalking, criminal damage to property, and conspiracy. Both men are currently being [...]

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In the past month, officers with the Riley County Police Department have taken multiple reports of aggravated burglaries in the areas near Aggieville where a suspect walked into an occupied residence and took items. In some instances, the suspect was confronted by residents before leaving. In 2 instances, females reported being assaulted by the suspect. [...]

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On March 9 and March 10, 2017, officers responded to 2 separate calls from local gas stations reporting they had found “skimmers”, or devices that can be used to obtain credit or debit card information from customers paying at the pump. Both devices found were located inside the pump, and were undetectable without opening the [...]

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KMAN had an opportunity to visit with Riley County Police Public Information Officer Alexander Robinson early Monday, who said Fake Patty’s Day wasn’t “all that bad.” The rest of his interview follows: A more formal news release is expected later Monday but the RCPD activity report for Monday follows: Daniel Mainville, 32, of Manhattan, was [...]

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A Manhattan man waived his preliminary hearing and plead guilty to aggravated battery Friday. Joshua Foster, 23, was arrested in July after he physically battered a 48-year-old male from Topeka and attempted to force the man to withdraw funds from an ATM. Prior to reaching an ATM the man was able to flee from his attackers and [...]

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Unemployment numbers remain fairly low for the Manhattan area, with 3.8 percent in the Manhattan and Junction City metropolitan area. Friday numbers from the Kansas Department of Labor indicate January numbers for the city of Manhattan with just the Riley County part is 2.8 percent. Area county numbers for January included Riley at 3.2 percent, Pottawatomie [...]

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Riley County officers filed a report for criminal sodomy in the southwest part of Manhattan yesterday. Officers listed a 15 year old male as the victim when it was reported that a 16 year old female performed oral sex on him. Due to the nature of the alleged crime and the ongoing nature of the investigation, [...]

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