A former army private who was stationed at Fort Riley pleaded guilty and was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison for stealing his fellow soldiers’ identities. According to a statement from U.S. attorney Tom Beall, 24-year old Todd M. Newbrough will pay $23,400 in restitution. Newbrough pleaded guilty to one county of aggravated identity […]
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A 1st Infantry Division Soldier died July 30 at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina. A news release from Fort Riley Tuesday indicates Pfc. Luis Ortiz, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter repairer with Company D, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Inf. Div., lost consciousness while running June […]
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Explosive ordnance disposal technicians and military police are investigating a suspicious package that arrived Tuesday at the installation’s U.S. Post Office. Personnel at the post office, located at 5302 Ashby Ave., and buildings in the area were evacuated as authorities continue their investigation. The area of Normandy Road between the Army and Air Force […]
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Stowe’s Painting of Manhattan became the victim of theft between Friday July 29 and Monday August 1 when an unknown subject(s) removed two 2 power-washers with accessories from the 1400 block of Watson Place. The total estimated loss was listed as $1,380 and at the time of this report no arrests had been made or […]
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One person was taken to the hospital following a Geary County accident Monday evening. Stephanie Hawkins, 36, of Georgia was taken to Geary Community Hospital after the accident at the junction of old U-S 77 and 77 in Junction City shortly after six p.m. According to the highway patrol, Hawkins was driving a 2007 Chevrolet […]
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Riley County commissioners continued efforts to sell some of its county buildings during a work session on the subject Monday. Commissioners agreed to publish two notices of intent to sell property, including one for the Courthouse Plaza East building — where the commission meets — at 115 N. Fourth St. in Manhattan, and another for a packaged sale of the […]
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A Manhattan man who shot and killed a 21-year-old K-State student who mistakenly approached his residence in December was sentenced Monday for criminal possession of a firearm and methamphetamine charges in the Riley County District Courthouse. Richard Lee Smith, 62, was sentenced to 40 months in the Department of Corrections. Chief Judge Meryl Wilson credited Smith for the 73 days […]
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A Manhattan man was injured in an accident Monday morning on westbound K-18 seven miles northeast of I-70. Gilberto Rodriguez-Martinez, 31, of Manhattan reportedly was taken to Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan following the accident, reported at about 10:30 a.m. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Rodriguez-Martinez was westbound in a 2013 Ford F150 near […]
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The Riley County Police Department had its third and fourth of a series of eight DUI Saturation Patrols on the evenings of Friday July 29, 2016 and Saturday July 30, 2016. On Friday evening Officers working the Saturation Patrol stopped eighteen motorists. Of these, five were evaluated for DUI resulting in two drivers being arrested for […]
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Primary elections are Tuesday and there is still time to take part in advanced voting in Riley County. Advanced voting is open Friday through 7 p.m. at the Riley County Clerk’s office and Saturday and Monday from 8 a.m. to noon. Polls will be open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ELECTION LINKS IN […]
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