City commissioners on Tuesday will consider approving a $98,160 grant agreement for next year with the Riley County Police Department and the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency. The money would come from the Special Alcohol Funds balance, which is projected to begin 2027 with $227,475. Commissioners may also authorize an agreement with Olsson Inc. for [...]

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Riley County Fire District #1 has deployed a task force of volunteer firefighters and apparatus to assist with ongoing wildfire operations in southwest Kansas. In response to a request from the Kansas fire marshal, the department announced Friday it is sending five fire apparatus staffed by 11 volunteer firefighters to support communities impacted by the [...]

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Fort Riley is partnering with the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization and KDOT in a safe passage Lyft program giving discounted rides to soldiers and their families. For $30 a month, soldiers can buy a rideshare voucher for travel between Fort Riley, Manhattan, Junction City, Ogden, St. George and Wamego. Rides are available from 5 [...]

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Police are investigating a reported fraud case involving an online purchase scam in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 12:52 p.m. May 14th, 2026, in the 1500 block of College Avenue. A 30-year-old man reported that he purchased a bicycle online from what was later determined to [...]

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Police are investigating a reported fraud case involving an online purchase scam in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 12:52 p.m. May 14th, 2026, in the 1500 block of College Avenue. A 30-year-old man reported that he purchased a bicycle online from what was later determined to [...]

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Documents say a former Riley County corrections officer was in a romantic relationship with a Riley County Jail inmate in the fall when the pair exchanged “love notes” and she snuck Wing Stop and other contraband items into the facility. Ashley Britt, 24, is charged in Riley County District Court with eight counts of trafficking [...]

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Wabaunsee County sheriff Eric Kirsch and Riley County Police Department director Brian Peete exchanged blows through online statements Wednesday over Kirsch’s remarks at a Manhattan concert May 9. Kirsch was invited to speak at “Stoney Wars III” and later posted the contents of his speech on Facebook. The event was promoted as focusing on “an [...]

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By Bryan Richardson Pawnee Mental Health Services is requesting Riley County nearly double its funding to the organization as it deals with uncompensated care costs. The organization is seeking $654,048 in county funds for 2027 operations, an increase of $304,048 from 2026’s appropriation of $350,000. Pawnee CEO Mike Rezkalla made his pitch to commissioners Thursday [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday evening on multiple offender registration and perjury charges, according to authorities. Andre Curtis Andrews Sr., 48, of Manhattan, was taken into custody at approximately 8:01 p.m. May 13th, 2026, in the 500 block of Stonedale Drive on a Riley County District Court warrant. The warrant includes seven counts of [...]

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Northeast Kansas could see multiple rounds of severe weather beginning Thursday and continuing through at least Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka. Forecasters say a hot and humid air mass moving into the region will increase the potential for thunderstorms capable of producing large hail and damaging winds. While the severe weather [...]

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