Nearly two dozen students were moved to safety Tuesday afternoon after their school bus became disabled on Interstate 70 in Wabaunsee County during extreme heat. The Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office said it was notified at about 3:31 p.m. of an occupied school bus that had broken down near mile marker 332 in the westbound lanes [...]

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An Ogden man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to 12 charges in Riley County District Court, including aggravated assault with a firearm and theft. Estevan Izik Rochin, 20, entered a plea deal with county prosecutors for charges he faced in three separate cases. He pleaded guilty to five counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, [...]

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A 19-year-old Manhattan man was injured Monday night in a two-vehicle crash on Bluemont Avenue. Riley County Police responded at about 10:09 p.m. to the 400 block of Bluemont Avenue, where a Chevrolet Camaro driven by 25-year-old Kirsten Wallace-Newsome of Manhattan had crashed into a Honda Accord driven by 19-year-old Sohil Mamon of Manhattan. Mamon [...]

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Organizers said the proposal for a year-round Flint Hills event complex to replace Riley County’s aging fairgrounds at CiCo Park is nearing its next step. Dave Lewis and Reese Greenlee joined Within Reason Thursday with Mike Matson on News Radio KMAN to speak on behalf of a task force and discuss the project. They said [...]

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A 24-year-old Manhattan woman was arrested Sunday after police said she used a mallet to damage a vehicle. Jacqueline King was arrested just before 10 a.m. on an allegation of criminal damage to property. Riley County Police said a 21-year-old man reported King used a mallet to break a window of a 2025 Kia and [...]

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A 40-year-old Manhattan man was arrested early Saturday after police said he allegedly brandished a knife. Raphael Rashaad Byrd was arrested just before 1 a.m. in the 500 block of Sunset Avenue on allegations of aggravated assault, battery of a law enforcement officer, interference with a law enforcement officer, possession of marijuana, possession of a [...]

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Dangerous heat will continue across northeast Kansas Tuesday, with the potential for severe thunderstorms developing later in the day. The National Weather Service in Topeka says an Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect through 7 p.m. Tuesday. High temperatures are expected to reach 100 to 105 degrees, with heat index values as high as 109 [...]

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Nearly 300 large hay bales were burning or smoldering Saturday morning as firefighters responded to a fire in southeastern Geary County. Geary County Rural Fire and Dwight Fire were called shortly after 7 a.m. to Stahl Road, where crews found about 294 large bales affected by the fire. Residents were attempting to move bales that [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission’s weekly Tuesday meeting is canceled, city officials said Friday. The commission will meet the following week to hold hearings on the city budget and exceeding the revenue-neutral rate. The hearings will be at the normal commission meeting time of 6 p.m. on Sept. 15 at City Hall, 1101 Poyntz Ave., for [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating after a vehicle valued at about $35,000 was reportedly stolen early Friday in Manhattan. Officers filed the theft report just before 9 a.m. in the 700 block of Crestwood Drive. A 22-year-old man was listed as the victim. Police said an unknown suspect stole the man’s 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan from [...]

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