A Junction City man took the witness stand Wednesday in Riley County District Court and denied claims that he had inappropriate sexual contact with two Junction City Middle School girls. Mason Dusseault, 22, was an assistant wrestling coach at JCMS when, prosecutors for the state said, he fondled two girls aged 13 and 14 years [...]

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A Riley County District Court jury heard opening statements Tuesday in the case of a 22-year-old Junction City man charged with sex crimes against children he knows. Mason Dusseault was an assistant wrestling coach at Junction City Middle School when prosecutors for the state say he fondled two 7th grade girls involved with the team. [...]

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Prosecuting attorneys on Wednesday began laying out the case against a Texas man charged with drug distribution in Riley County District Court. Jose Miguel Rivera, 33, of Balch Springs is charged with distribution of at least 1 kilogram of cocaine, between 100 grams and 1 kilogram of cocaine, between 100 grams and 1 kilogram of [...]

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In recent months, members of the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board said they’ve gotten comments from the public as well as within the board about 287(g) agreements with federal immigration enforcement agencies. As a result, Monday’s meeting of the board included a presentation from member Craig Beardsley and ensuing discussion with the purpose of [...]

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A bill requiring that people convicted of certain felonies be held without bond until sentencing cleared another hurdle toward becoming state law. The Kansas House of Representatives judiciary committee on Tuesday filed a recommendation that Kansas Senate Bill 358 be passed by the House body. SB 358 wouldn’t have been considered by any of the [...]

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A 26-year-old woman took the witness stand in a trial Tuesday to testify against the man charged with raping her in November 2022. Victor Armstrong-Tharp, 31, of Lawrence is charged in Riley County District Court with two counts of rape and two counts of aggravated battery, all against the same woman. He pleaded not guilty [...]

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Xavier Vennum was apparently immune to any stress or pressure of being a finalist in the Riley County Spelling Bee, as his correct spelling of “immune” won him the first place title. The win Saturday was the first county spelling bee win for the Blue Valley Middle School seventh grader. Juan Kim, a fourth grader [...]

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Xavier Vennum was apparently immune to any stress or pressure of being a finalist in the Riley County Spelling Bee, as his correct spelling of “immune” won him the first place title. The win Saturday was the first county spelling bee win for the Blue Valley Middle School seventh grader. Juan Kim, a fourth grader [...]

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Xavier Vennum was apparently immune to any stress or pressure of being a finalist in the Riley County Spelling Bee, as his correct spelling of “immune” won him the first place title. The win Saturday was the first county spelling bee win for the Blue Valley Middle School seventh grader. Juan Kim, a fourth grader [...]

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The federal government is not yet saying anything about the people who were detained by immigration enforcement officers in raids they conducted in Manhattan last month. Federal law requires a response to open records requests within 20 days. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on Tuesday failed to respond to a request for public [...]

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