A Riley County police officer said he heard over 20 gunshots on the night of an Oct. 2023 house party shooting while he testified in a trial for the case on Tuesday in Riley County District Court. Officer Garrett Lloyd took the witness stand Tuesday morning and testified during the trial of Marc Anthony Oliver, [...]

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A firefighter was transported to a local hospital for evaluation after a fire Monday night at Feldkamp’s Furniture in Manhattan. Blue Township Fire District responded at about 7:34 p.m. to the business at 7977 U.S. Highway 24. The fire was contained to a storage area at the back of the building, but smoke spread throughout [...]

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A Manhattan Fire Department hazardous materials team responded Monday evening to a Kansas State University laboratory after staff raised concerns about the handling of a chemical. K-State police and the Manhattan Fire Department also responded around 6:20 p.m. at the K-State rabies laboratory at 2005 Research Park Circle. Manhattan public information officer Vivienne Leyva said [...]

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A Manhattan Fire Department hazardous materials team responded Monday evening to a Kansas State University laboratory after staff raised concerns about the handling of a chemical. K-State police and the Manhattan Fire Department also responded around 6:20 p.m. at the K-State rabies laboratory at 2005 Research Park Circle. Manhattan public information officer Vivienne Leyva said [...]

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Tuttle Creek Lake remained above its conservation pool Monday morning as inflows into the reservoir continued to increase ahead of another round of potentially heavy rainfall. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers data showed the lake elevation at 1,080.15 feet Tuesday morning about 5.15 feet above the top of the conservation pool at 1,075 feet. Inflow [...]

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The Riley County Commission approved moving forward with the 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant application with a 2-0 vote Thursday. Commissioner John Ford was absent. Mark French, corrections major with the Riley County Police Department, asked county officials to approve the application. RCPD plans to use the federal grant funding to upgrade technology [...]

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A local fire district will get nearly $28,000 to help them fight wildfires. Riley County commissioners on Monday approved Riley County Fire District No. 1 accepting of a $27,815 Department of the Interior grant to purchase equipment for fighting grass and wildland fires with a 2-0 vote. Commissioner John Ford was absent. David Adams, Riley [...]

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The trial of a Manhattan man facing several charges including murder and attempted murder began Monday with jury selection in Riley County District Court. Marc Anthony Oliver, 20, is charged with the 1st degree premeditated murder of Tannon Ratcliffe on Oct. 21, 2023. He’s also charged with the attempted 1st degree murder of Andrew Graves [...]

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Several rounds of heavy rain could bring a risk of flooding to northeast and north-central Kansas beginning Tuesday evening and continuing through Thursday night. The National Weather Service in Topeka says a slow-moving, moisture-rich system is expected to produce widespread rainfall totals of 1 to 2.5 inches, with isolated amounts of 4 to 5 inches [...]

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Two additional people have been arrested in connection with a joint law enforcement operation earlier this month targeting sex buyers and people accused of attempting to meet children for sexual acts. Riley County Police said Cody Michael Caswell, 35, of Manhattan, was arrested Friday morning on allegations of electronic solicitation involving a person he believed [...]

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