By Rose Gruenbacher After less than an hour of deliberation, a Riley County District Court jury found Andrew Trevor Birrell guilty of criminal threat. County attorney Barry Wilkerson said in his final address to the jury that threats made in a letter to Father James Buster were not veiled, but clearly intended to create fear. [...]
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Officers filed reports of three separate motorcycle thefts that occurred in Manhattan between July 25 and July 31, 2025. A 32-year-old man was listed as the suspect and arrested on Thursday, at 3:49 p.m. in the 1700 block of Fair Lane. Bradley John Sutton, of Topeka, was arrested for three counts of theft valued $1,500 [...]
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By Emma Laura Riley County officials on Thursday approved funding for drug prevention programs for both community corrections and the health department. The health department’s budget request for 2026 is $75,343. This includes much of a part-time community health educator’s salary and supplies such as educational materials, boxes of overdose reversal kits, fentanyl test strips, [...]
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By Brandon Peoples and Cole Bertelsen A proposal to reshape Manhattan’s waterfront may soon become part of the city’s 20-year strategic plan for the Parks and Recreation Department. Local stakeholders in the last few years have discussed developing the area around the banks of the Kansas River where it crosses Kansas Highway 177. City commissioners [...]
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By Rose Gruenbacher A man charged with threatening violence to a local priest had his first taste of trial Thursday morning as the jury selection process for his trial began. The defendant has said the matter is simply a misunderstanding of his evangelistic efforts. Andrew Trevor Birrell, 35, of Manhattan, has elected to represent himself [...]
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By Emma Loura A new early childcare center, Raising Wildflowers Childcare Academy, is celebrating its establishment as part of the Manhattan community in August. The owner and director of Raising Wildflowers, Shelby Bruckerhoff, says it is a place that focuses on the development of the whole child and welcomes all children, including those with disabilities. [...]
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The region is expecting one final round of intense heat today before a cold front moves in and brings a welcome cooldown. Heat indices are expected to climb between 100 and 105 degrees today, especially along and southeast of the Kansas Turnpike. A cold front will move through the area later, bringing a noticeable drop [...]
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By Rose Gruenbacher An Ogden man on Monday entered guilty pleas for charges including financial and identity crimes, after prosecutors and his attorney reached a plea agreement. David Lee Huffman, 43, appeared in Riley County District court before judge Grand Bannister and pleaded guilty to two counts of forgery, identity theft, making false information and [...]
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By Rose Gruenbacher The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board in their July meeting unanimously approved RCPD involvement in a regional federal task force and upcoming local music festival. Rock the Plains music festival comes to Tuttle Creek State Park in August, and have approached the Riley County Police Department for traffic assistance. RCPD Major [...]
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By Rose Gruenbacher The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board in their July meeting unanimously approved RCPD involvement in a regional federal task force and upcoming local music festival. Rock the Plains music festival comes to Tuttle Creek State Park in August, and have approached the Riley County Police Department for traffic assistance. RCPD Major [...]
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