RCPD Report 1/15/2016
MANHATTAN, KAN. – Police in Riley County arrested Jason Pearson, 35, of Wichita, Kansas on several warrants for failure to appear. Original offenses associated with these warrants were giving worthless check (X3). He was given a bond of $10,000.00 on one of these warrants and “no bond” on the additional two. At the time of this […]
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County officials voice disappointment in Brownback address
The rift between local government and Topeka grows. Riley County commissioners were unified in their disappointment following Gov. Sam Brownback’s State of the State address Tuesday night. Thursday morning, commissioner Robert Boyd — who’d met with Brownback to discuss local issues in recent months — led the charge. “He obviously doesn’t need, want, desire our […]
KDOC inmate with Geary County ties released
A 57-year-old Kansas Department of Corrections inmate serving time in a Geary County case has apparently been released from jail. Alex Mackey had been serving time on convictions including drug possession, theft, aggravated burglary,and aggravated robbery in four different counties from 1983-2002. The Geary County conviction was Mackey’s first reported conviction in 1983. Public comment […]
RCPD responds after vehicle collides with pedestrian on Anderson Ave.
Riley County police and emergency crews were on the scene Wednesday evening, after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. Officers found that a truck driven by 32-year-old Jessica Kohrs collided with 54-year-old Polly Gantenbein while she was in the roadway. Gantenbein sustained an injury to the head and was transported to Via Christi Hospital […]
RCPD Report – 1/14/16
Police arrested Cody Jones, 19, of Leonardville, Kansas on January 13, 2016 at approximately 12:15 PM on a warrant for the offenses of burglary, making false writing, and theft of property or services. He was given a bond of $5,000.00 and at the time of this report was confined at the Riley County Jail. No […]
Three winning Powerball tickets sold in Northeast Kansas
The state may not have crowned any billionaires after Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, but some residents of Northeast Kansas could still cash in. Three tickets worth $50,000.00 were sold in the region, with four more sold in other parts of the state. Two $1 million tickets were sold in the southwest and south-central portions of […]
Americans Will Do Anything for Money…
The New York Daily News looked at a survey of 1,000 people conducted by OnePoll.com. Here are 10 of those horrible lengths Americans will go to for money: 6% of people would commit murder for $1 billion. 10% would enter into a sham marriage for $100,000. 15% of people would shoplift for $1,000. 10% would [...]