Two Manhattan men are facing a host of drug-related offenses after a traffic stop Tuesday. Riley County Police say 39-year-old David Labombarbe and 27-year-old Bailey Crumpton, both of Manhattan were arrested around 3:30 p.m. in the 2700 block of Pembrook Place after officers executed a search warrant. Labombarbe faces multiple felony charges, including distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine [...]

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A Lansing man was arrested Tuesday evening following a reported aggravated burglary in downtown Manhattan. Riley County Police say officers filed the report around 4:42 p.m. Jan. 13, 2025, in the 1000 block of Poyntz Avenue. A 59-year-old woman reported that a 29-year-old man unknown to her was inside her residence and caused property damage. [...]

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A Manhattan woman convicted of an array of drug charges in September was sentenced Monday in Riley County District Court. She will serve a sentence of more than 31 years in prison. Catrien Van-Petten, 36, was scheduled for a status hearing on Monday to get rulings for motions she made and to evaluate where the [...]

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A Manhattan woman convicted of an array of drug charges in September was sentenced Monday in Riley County District Court. She will serve a sentence of more than 31 years in prison. Catrien Van-Petten, 36, was scheduled for a status hearing on Monday to get rulings for motions she made and to evaluate where the [...]

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Families can go “fore” the win at a new temporary exhibit in the Flint Hills Discovery Center. “Grassland Mini-Golf,” which opened over the weekend, invites guests to discover the rich ecology of the tallgrass prairie while playing nine holes of putt-putt golf. Each hole was designed by Discovery Center staff to introduce guests to a [...]

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An Eskridge woman was arrested Sunday after a K-9 alerted deputies to suspected drugs in a vehicle at the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Tim Morse says the vehicle belonged to 55-year-old Robin Baker, who had been visiting an inmate at the jail. Deputies searched the car and found substances believed to be illegal drugs, [...]

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A 77-year-old Manhattan man searching for a new companion is now a little lighter in the wallet due to some online scammers. Riley County Police say the man attempted on Monday morning to purchase a dog through Facebook from two people he didn’t know. The man sent the two suspects $1,200 but never received the dog. [...]

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Riley County Police arrested a woman Monday following a domestic disturbance that escalated into an altercation with officers. According to a police report, 40-year-old Katrina Fair is charged with interfering with law enforcement, battey on a law enforcement officer and domestic battery. The two victims in the case are a 46-year-old man and a 19-year-old [...]

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By Lewis Marien FORT RILEY — U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall anticipates a new agreement later this month expanding healthcare access for local veterans. Marshall, a Kansas Republican, visited Fort Riley’s Irwin Army Community Hospital on Friday after months of advocacy and coordination with the Defense Health Agency and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs when reports [...]

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By Lewis Marien FORT RILEY — U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall anticipates a new agreement later this month expanding healthcare access for local veterans. Marshall, a Kansas Republican, visited Fort Riley’s Irwin Army Community Hospital on Friday after months of advocacy and coordination with the Defense Health Agency and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs when reports [...]

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