A Wamego woman was arrested late Wednesday night at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on theft and computer-related charges, according to authorities. Jessica Cutright, 44, was taken into custody at approximately 11:55 p.m. March 25th, 2026, in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road, the location of the Riley County Law Enforcement Center. [...]

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A Wamego woman was arrested late Wednesday night at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on theft and computer-related charges, according to authorities. Jessica Cutright, 44, was taken into custody at approximately 11:55 p.m. March 25th, 2026, in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road, the location of the Riley County Law Enforcement Center. [...]

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Following the recovery of a submerged fuel tank last week at Tuttle Creek Lake, officials with the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday that water quality samples collected by state and federal officials at the lake have shown no fuel-related contaminants above drinking water standards. As a result, a stream advisory [...]

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Following the recovery of a submerged fuel tank last week at Tuttle Creek Lake, officials with the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday that water quality samples collected by state and federal officials at the lake have shown no fuel-related contaminants above drinking water standards. As a result, a stream advisory [...]

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Drivers may want to avoid construction near the Interstate 70 and Kansas Highway 99 interchange next week. The Kansas Department of Transportation will begin a bridge repair project on westbound I-70 in Wabaunsee County on Monday. The project includes deck patching, concrete surface repairs and overlay on the structure over Pretty Creek just east of [...]

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A Junction City man was arrested Tuesday morning after police say he violated a protection order and got into an altercation with officers while being taken into custody. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers were called to the 100 block of Griffith Drive around 10:30 a.m. for a report involving multiple alleged violations [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating an alleged theft of jewelry from a Manhattan hotel room this week. Authorities filed a report for theft of property lost or mislaid just after 1 p.m. Tuesday after a 57-year-old woman said she left jewelry in a hotel room after checking out from the Holiday Inn at 1641 Anderson [...]

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Riley County officials gave no clear signal Monday on how they plan to approach more than $1.5 million in upcoming capital improvement projects. County commissioners discussed several proposals in the 2026 plan but ultimately took no action, instead opting to revisit discussions next week. “My recommendation to the board would be to not approve everything [...]

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Following his tenure as interim dean, Dan Moser was made the permanent Eldon Gideon Dean of K‑State’s College of Agriculture on Sunday. “Dean Moser knows how to get the best out of K‑State’s network of promising students, world-leading agricultural researchers and change-making alumni, because he’s long been among them,” said Jesse Perez Mendez, provost and [...]

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Volunteer firefighters stayed busy over the weekend as dry and windy conditions led to several grass fires in Riley County. At least three separate fires were brought under control Saturday, according to county fire officials. The first was observed along Wildcat Creek Road, a second along a 50-acre patch north of Tuttle Creek Lake and [...]

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