Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve has announced plans to conduct prescribed fires now through April, weather conditions and moisture levels permitting. For current conditions and trail closures, people can call the park, or visit the Alerts section on the website or park Facebook page. Prescribed fire is one method used to promote a healthy prairie and [...]

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U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran announced Friday that he, as a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured a $5 million federal investment for the Kansas State University Research Reactor project. “This investment will help support improvements to K-State’s TRIGA Mark II Nuclear Reactor Facility and strengthen America’s energy independence, expand job opportunities in Kansas [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a reported theft involving unreturned equipment in Manhattan. Officers filed the report around 2:41 p.m. Jan. 27 in the 1100 block of Kretschmer Drive. PTMW, Inc. was listed as the victim after police said a known suspect took equipment and failed to return it. The total estimated loss [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday afternoon following a police investigation in the central part of the city. Riley County Police say officers filed the report around 2:57 p.m. Jan. 27 in the 1600 block of Yuma Street. The case involved allegations of use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia, possession of an [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a reported theft involving a trailer taken from a Manhattan church property. Officers filed the report around 4:05 p.m. Jan. 27, 2026, in the 1500 block of Browning Place. University Christian Church was listed as the victim after police say an unknown individual stole a white 2010 enclosed [...]

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A toddler has died following a Monday fire in rural Dickinson County. According to the Dickinson County Sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a structure fire in the 15 hundred block of 14 hundred Avenue, which is located south of Abilene. Upon arrival, they found the residence fully engulfed, with an adult male and a child [...]

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A fire destroyed the Big Brothers Big Sisters building Tuesday morning. The Manhattan Fire Department responded to the fire at 519 Pierre St., a house that serves as the organization’s offices, shortly after 8:15 a.m. Flames and heavy smoke were coming out many windows of the building when officials arrived. Deputy fire chief Ryan Almes [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Monday evening in connection with an incident reported last summer. Riley County Police say 20-year-old Taren Lhuillier was taken into custody around 6:55 p.m. Jan. 26 in the 100 block of 6th Street. The arrest stems from a report originally filed in July 2025. Lhuillier faces charges of aggravated robbery [...]

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A Topeka woman was arrested early Tuesday morning following a traffic stop in Manhattan. Riley County Police say officers filed the report around 1:44 a.m. Jan. 27, 2026, in the 2300 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard. The case involved allegations of driving under the influence, driving while suspended and operating a vehicle without a required [...]

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A single-vehicle accident in Geary County Sunday sent a Fort Riley woman to the hospital. According to the Geary County Sheriff’s department, depuites responded to a report of an accident in the 75 hundred block of Old Highway 77 at 4:45 Sunday afternoon. According to reports, Katrena Bowers of Fort Riley was eastbound in her [...]

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