Authorities are investigating an alleged domestic violence incident reported in Manhattan over the weekend. Riley County Police say 33-year-old DeVanta Walker was arrested early Saturday morning on charges aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery. The victim in the case is a 32-year-old woman. Walker was issued a $7,000 bond and remained confined as of Monday’s [...]

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Authorities are investigating after damage was done to the City of Manhattan-owned Aggieville parking garage. The Riley County Police Department says officers filed a criminal damage to property report Friday morning after an unknown individual did burnouts in the garage and damaged the fire suppression system. Police say the incident caused an estimated $1,000 in [...]

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A former Riley County Jail employee is facing multiple charges of trafficking contraband into a correctional institution. Agents with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation arrested 24-year-old Ashley Britt around 9:30 a.m. Friday at 2025 Little Kitten Ave on a warrant listing eight total counts of trafficking contraband into the jail. According to the KBI, the [...]

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One person was injured Friday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash in Geary County, according to authorities. Deputies responded at approximately 3:05 p.m. April 10th, 2026, to the 3700 block of Liberty Hall Road for a reported injury accident. Upon arrival, deputies determined the crash had occurred in the 2200 block of Liberty Hall Road. According [...]

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By Belle Zarate The lights are on, the sign is glowing and anticipation is building for a new bar in Aggieville — but what’s coming together behind the doors suggests something different from the usual scene. Three Brother’s Bar is set to open this spring in Aggieville, offering multiple entertainment spaces under one roof. According [...]

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Police are investigating a reported theft at a storage unit in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 3:45 p.m. April 9 in the 200 block of Plymate Lane. A 44-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman reported that an unknown suspect broke into their storage unit and stole [...]

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A Colorado man was arrested Thursday evening at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on multiple charges, according to authorities. Nicholas Caesar Chavez, 24, of Greeley, Colorado, was first taken into custody at approximately 5:30 p.m. April 9, 2026 on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. That warrant stems from original charges [...]

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Development in the Manhattan Business Park near the Manhattan Regional Airport is moving along, according to the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. Daryn Soldan, director of economic development for the chamber, briefed the Riley County Commissioners during their meeting Thursday on progress in the area. Soldan said work on the new Amazon facility is nearing [...]

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Members of the Riley County Health Department are preparing for a possible influx of foreign or unseasonable diseases this summer as soccer fans from across the globe travel to Kansas City for the FIFA World Cup. Michelle Horstmeier, public health emergency preparedness coordinator, said she’s been attending weekly FIFA updates and webinars updating the state [...]

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