The recent vandalism at Sunset Cemetery is the worst in nearly 40 years, says the man who’s taken care of the property for decades. Mike Mohler, sexton, said Thursday that the last time someone knocked over so many gravestones was in 1989 when he had just started in the job. At that time, about 28 [...]

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A 29-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Thursday on an electronic solicitation allegation involving a minor. According to the RCPD, Dusty Wayne Bammes was arrested shortly before 4 p.m. in the 1200 block of North 1800 Road in Lawrence. Bammes is accused of electronic solicitation involving someone he believed to be older than 14 but younger [...]

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Wareham Hall is still about $3.5 million short to complete the major overhaul of the historic building. Blade Mages, executive director of Wareham Hall, said the organization is in the home stretch of its fundraising campaign as construction continues on the historic theater and the adjoining building. “We have about $3.5 million to go, and [...]

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The RCPD is investigating a reported theft involving unauthorized access to financial accounts in Manhattan. According to the RCPD, officers filed a report shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday in the 800 block of Laramie Street. A 66-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman were listed as victims after an unknown suspect reportedly gained unauthorized access to [...]

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A Fort Riley man was injured Tuesday night in a motorcycle crash on Fort Riley Boulevard in Manhattan. According to the RCPD, the crash occurred shortly after 9:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of Fort Riley Boulevard. Police say a 2025 Yamaha motorcycle ridden by 19-year-old Skylah Rayann Redding-Kellogg, of Fort Riley, crashed, causing a [...]

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A 29-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a storage unit burglary involving approximately $50,000 in stolen property. According to the RCPD, Cody Carroll Thorson was arrested shortly after 11 a.m. at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on an allegation of burglary. The arrest stems from a report filed Oct. 25, when [...]

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Two people were injured Wednesday afternoon after a pickup truck left the roadway and struck a tree in Manhattan’s City Park. According to the RCPD, the crash occurred shortly after 2 p.m. in the 1100 block of Fremont Street. A 2018 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by 48-year-old Daniel Robert Catala, of Manhattan, left the roadway [...]

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A 20-year-old Missouri man was arrested Wednesday night following a reported aggravated battery in Manhattan. According to the RCPD, Christopher Micheal Johnson, of Raymore, Missouri, was arrested shortly before midnight on an allegation of aggravated battery. The arrest stems from an incident reported around 10:45 p.m. at the Comfort Inn and Suites located at 1020 [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners appear poised to dissolve the Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board and replacing it with a city-appointed planning board that could also serve as the city’s board of zoning appeals. The proposal, presented by Manhattan planning and development director Stephanie Peterson and Riley County planning director Amanda Webb, would dissolve the joint board [...]

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A Manhattan man was convicted Tuesday of two counts of sexual exploitation of a child after he entered a plea deal with county prosecutors for reduced charges. Joshua Glenn Taylor, 48, pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing electronic files depicting children engaging in sexually explicit conduct. In return for his plea, a judge dropped [...]

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