Riley County commissioners were updated Monday morning with new details on last week’s tire slashings that damaged 19 cars in the parking lot just outside the Commission Chambers in downtown Manhattan. Riley County Police Department Lt. Luke Breault said the investigation is still ongoing, but progress is being made. “The officer that is investigating that […]

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Detectives with the Riley County Police Department Special Investigations Unit made two arrests related to the distribution of illegal prescription drugs on June 3rd, 2016 at approximately 7:40 PM. These arrests occurred in the 1300 block of Laramie Street in Manhattan. Seized during this investigation were approximately 1,000 Xanax pills, marijuana and other items of […]

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A Kansas man pleaded guilty Monday to six counts of exporting and attempting to export firearms illegally from the United States to individuals located in other countries, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall of the District of Kansas.   Michael Andrew Ryan, […]

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Lucas Paar, 22, of Manhattan was arrested for failing to appear in Riley County District court. Paar was arrested while in the 2000 block of Fort Riley Lane on June 4th, 2016 at approximately 2:55 PM. The original offense is listed as violation of a protection order. Total bond was listed as $8,000.00 and Paar […]

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A Manhattan teen was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a fatal accident in southeast Kansas that took four lives Saturday afternoon. Elaine Snowden, 17, of Manhattan was taken to Wesley Medical Center following the accident on Highway 400, three miles west of Severy. Snowden was in a 2013 Lincoln driven by Arden White, 72, […]

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Sunday was the 28th Annual Garden Tour in Manhattan. Six gardens were featured in the tour. The garden tour is part of Kansas State University Research and Extension Master Gardener Program. The Master Gardener Program helps gardeners learn more about growing and caring for plants. In exchange for intensive training, volunteers help the Extension Service […]

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In celebration of the 99th birthday of the “Big Red One” and the 241 st birthday of the Army, the 1st Infantry Division will host its annual Victory Week starting Monday. The public is invited to witness events of camaraderie and remembrance throughout the week. Victory Week officially begins with the Victory Run around Fort Riley’s Custer Hill […]

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The Kansas Court of Appeals released its opinions on two area cases–and in both cases affirmed the lower courts’ rulings. In the State of Kansas v. Rey Manuel Acosta-Felton,  Acosta-Felton had appealed the Riley County district court’s denial of his presentence motion to withdraw his no contest plea to one count of battery of a correctional officer. The […]

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More than 300 Soldiers with the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, are set to return to Fort Riley Sunday (June 5) after a nine-month deployment to the Central Command area of responsibility. Two welcome-home ceremonies are scheduled for Sunday. The first will be at 1:30 a.m. for about 40 Soldiers. The second […]

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Detectives with the Riley County Police Department Special Investigations Unit made several arrests related to the distribution of methamphetamine and illegal substances on June 2nd, 2016 at approximately 6:15 PM.  These arrests occurred in the 100 block of Blue Earth Plaza in Manhattan and were related to a joint investigation with the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s […]

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