UPDATE: KMAN learned shortly after noon Monday charges have been filed in connection with this juvenile case first reported on a little more than a month ago. Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck tells KMAN Jace Ward, 18, from Wamego has been charged with “aggravated child endanger, furnishing alcohol to a minor and lewd and lascivious.” [...]
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A Junction City man died in a Clay County accident Sunday. James Jenkins, 29, was driving a Chevrolet Impala eastbound on K-82 at the west end of the Milford Lake causeway when he drove off the north edge of the roadway and rolled down the embankment. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred at [...]
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The welcome home ceremony for Fort Riley’s 1st Infantry Division’s headquarters was held Friday night. As reported previously by KMAN, more than 150 soldiers were formally welcomed home and reunited with loved ones and Big Red One leaders also uncased the division’s colors, signifying the completion of the unit’s deployment to Iraq. This group is [...]
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Officers filed a report for theft and criminal damage to property in the 600 block of Pecan Dr. yesterday morning. Officers listed Patricia Olson, 76, of Manhattan, as the victim when she reported that an unknown suspect took a brake booster, car battery, and serpentine belt from her vehicle, as well as damaged a tail [...]
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Updated 6 am Friday: Northview Pool will re-open as staffing allows following pool employees experiencing chlorine exposure Wednesday afternoon. Eight employees were transported to Via Christi Hospital with skin irritation and respiratory issues after an accidental release of excess chlorine into the pool during a heat break in which only lifeguards were in the pool. Two additional [...]
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The 1st Infantry Division’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team formally welcomed their new leader on Wednesday. Colonel Charles S. Armstrong took command of the brigade in a ceremony held at Fort Riley’s Cavalry Parade Field. He replaces Colonel Timothy C. Hayden, who took command of the unit on June 26, 2015. The unit will also uncase its [...]
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Updated Thursday noon: The ceremony has been changed to 11:25 a.m. Friday! ### (earlier report): Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division’s headquarters will return to Fort Riley this week. According to a release from Fort Riley, more than 150 soldiers will be formally welcomed home and be reunited with loved ones at 12:30 a.m. Friday [...]
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Riley County Police filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 2500 block of Candle Crest Cir yesterday afternoon. Officers listed Bret Medlin, 33, of Manhattan, as the victim, when he reported that an unknown suspect damaged the paint on his 2006 Nissan Maxima. The total loss associated with this case is approximately [...]
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The Riley County commission officially adopted its 2018 budget Thursday. The vote was 3-0. The county mill levy was set at 38.881 — a .043-mill decrease from 2017. A mill is $1 in tax for every $1,000 in assessed, taxable property value. The county’s total budget for 2018 will be just short of $59 million. The [...]
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Pottawatomie County is grappling with what to do with its courthouse and hopes to chart a course within a year. County officials hosted a crowd of nearly 100 people in Westmoreland Thursday night to tour the courthouse — the second oldest one in the state — and hear what may be next for it. Peter [...]
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