An 18-year-old Junction City man was arrested Friday evening on allegations of aggravated assault, criminal threat and criminal carrying of a weapon. According to the Junction City Police Department, Daniel James Moon was arrested just after 7 p.m. in the 1800 block of Caroline Avenue. According to Geary County Detention Center records, Moon was booked [...]

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A jury in Riley County District Court on Thursday found a Topeka man guilty of two counts of rape. LaMarques Atez Channel, 42, was convicted of raping a woman he knows in October 2019 and December 2024. The court dismissed a third charge. Channel is sc...

Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday will vote on a proposed continuation and expansion of the downtown business improvement district (BID) and continuation of the Aggieville BID. The Aggieville and Downtown BIDs were created in 1981 to provide a mechanism for the commercial areas to raise funds for their respective revitalization programs. Fees are collected from [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday will vote on a proposed continuation and expansion of the downtown business improvement district (BID) and continuation of the Aggieville BID. The Aggieville and Downtown BIDs were created in 1981 to provide a mechanism for the commercial areas to raise funds for their respective revitalization programs. Fees are collected from [...]

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More staff members? Early interventions? New regulation spaces? Parent resources? Officials are weighing what ideas will have the most impact as the USD 383 school district looks to improve its systems for students with behavioral problems. The Manhattan-Ogden school board this week met with administrators to discuss what it calls “positive behavioral interventions and supports,” [...]

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A 20-year-old Fort Riley man was injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash early Friday morning on I-70. According to the RCPD, officers responded to the crash just after midnight near mile marker 318. Police identified the driver as Danny Moises Martinez, who was driving a 2010 Mercedes-Benz when the vehicle rolled over. Martinez was transported [...]

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The victim in a Topeka man’s trial told a Riley County District Court jury the man had raped her on two occasions when she was under the influence and did not give consent. LaMarques Atez Channel, 42, faces charges of aggravated criminal sodomy and two counts of rape against a 34-year-old woman he knows. The [...]

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Evergy’s growing number of data center customers could help reduce pressure on electricity rates by covering a larger share of the utility’s fixed costs, a company executive told Riley County commissioners Thursday. Jason Klindt, Evergy’s senior director of external affairs, discussed the growth of data centers, their potential economic benefits and how the utility seeks [...]

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FORT RILEY — Readiness is perishable. The Iron Rangers had that in mind Wednesday as they conducted live-fire training at Fort Riley’s Douthit Gunnery Complex. Their official title is the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment — part of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Infantry Division. To view the full article visit [...]

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The RCPD is investigating a burglary and theft case in Manhattan involving a stolen vehicle and personal property, with an estimated loss of more than $10,000. According to the RCPD, officers filed a report just before 7 a.m. Wednesday in the 1000 block of Conley Circle. A 50-year-old man was listed as the victim after [...]

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