After several months of discussion, the Riley County Law Board came to an agreement on a budget for the Riley County Police Department. The budget amounts to about $20,291,055.19, which is nearly 2.7 percent over last year’s. Included are additions for court security, a mental health designated employee, and a dispatcher. Court security created considerable discussion

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The Riley County Commission Chambers filled up towards the end of the board’s meeting with various farmers and other residents of the more rural north half of the county Monday morning. They were there to hear more about the deteriorating Fancy Creek Bridge on Fancy Creek Road. It’s a bridge important to residents in the

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Jonathon Graham, 19, of Leonardville, Kansas was arrested on May 14, 2016 at approximately 6:55 PM on a warrant for the offense of electronic solicitation which is associated with an investigation from 2015. He was arrested while in the 100 block of E. Barton Street in Leonardville and given a bond of $10,000.00. At the

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The Junction City Police Department is investigating the death of an unidentified female Sunday afternoon. At about 3:11 p.m. Sunday, officers were dispatched to the Super 8 hotel at 1133 South Washington Street, room 217 to check the welfare of the occupant. Upon the arrival of the responding officers a 36-year old woman was located in the room. It is believed

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A dust storm in Geary county kept first responders busy on Friday afternoon. An accident involving seven different vehicles was triggered by the dust blowing across I-70 westbound near mile marker 293. A chain reaction started when Tanner Hassel, 21, of Leoti, was driving westbound in a 2008 Chevy Silverado and struck 18-year old Alejandro

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Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling its frozen Hy-Vee Vegetable Fried Rice and frozen Hy-Vee Chicken Fried Rice products across its eight-state region due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a press release from the company emailed to KMAN. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism, which can cause serious

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Detectives with the Riley County Police Department made an arrest in connection with the illegal distribution of narcotics in the Manhattan and Riley County areas on May 12, 2016 at approximately 4:30 PM. Police made this arrest after serving a search a warrant in the 700 block of Zeandale Road outside of Manhattan, Kansas. Weston

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Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested James Sitterle, 35, of Junction City, Kansas with assistance from the Junction City Police Department. Sitterle was arrested while in Junction City after officers began looking for him in connection to a flee and elude investigation which occurred in Manhattan. This incident began in the 1300 block

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JUNCTION CITY — A former coach at USD 473 in Chapman has been arrested by the Geary County Sheriff’s Office. After a three week long investigation, the sheriff’s office arrested 26-year old Mark Snider of Abilene on Thursday. Snider is charged with five counts of electronic solicitation and attempted sexual exploitation of a child under

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Water main breaks are continuing to impact travel throughout Manhattan. Yesterday, traffic was closed on Kimball Avenue between College and Browning. On May 7, a water main break on Anderson Avenue closed traffic between 16th and 17th street briefly. Traffic was reduced to one lane for a few days while crews repaired the break. KMAN

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