After some discussion as to whether to close a Riley County murder retrial motions hearing to the public and media, Judge Meryl Wilson allowed the Tuesday Luis Aguirre hearing to be open. Aguirre is facing a new trial after the Kansas Supreme Court reversed his earlier conviction more than two years ago in connection with [...]
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Adrienne Hayes has been named general manager of Kicker Country Stampede, according to a press release from the festival’s headquarters Tuesday. Hayes has been a part of the festival since 2001 and has recently served as operations manager of the event. Hayes will be responsible for overseeing the festival and will act as co-leader of [...]
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A Topeka man faces a $100,000 bond in Riley County following his arrest late Monday morning. Enrique Munoz, 19, was taken into custody while at the Riley County Courthouse in the 100 block of Courthouse Plaza in Manhattan at about 11:30 a.m. Munoz was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated robbery [...]
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Amanda Massoli, 27, of Manhattan was arrested in the 100 block of S 4th St. in Manhattan on December 8, 2017 at approximately 11:10 PM. Massoli was arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine, use or possess with the intent to use drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Massoli’s total bond was set at $10,000. [...]
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Riley County commissioners gave approval Thursday to proceed with leasing options for the base infrastructure of a new emergency radio system. The other option for the board was to make its financing a bond question for voters, either through a special election or by waiting for the November 2018 election. Thursday’s direction focused on just [...]
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The Kansas Court of Appeals has affirmed a Riley County District Court judgment in a nearly six year old murder case. Former Fort Riley soldier Daniel Parker had appealed, claiming his trial attorney’s representation had been deficient because the attorney didn’t fully investigate the victim more and failed to keep Parker adequately informed before trial. [...]
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A Manhattan man was recently arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for rape. Marcus Martin, 37, was brought in to the Riley County Police Station at Manhattan’s 3000 block of Kimball Avenue on December 7th at approximately 8:10 PM. Martin was issued a $70,000.00 bond causing him to remain confined at the time [...]
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During Wednesday night’s Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Board of Education meeting, Student Body President Lily Colburn revealed the results of the student body vote for the new mascot character. The options for the vote were a coyote, wolf, bee, bison, or no character. Colburn said 63% of the vote went to the wolf. The vote began [...]
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The Wamego Police Department Tuesday received a report from several citizens of candy that was possibly tainted. The candy is in the shape of a small baby bottle and is labeled “Bibi Frutix” and according to the label was made in Mexico. A photo is on our website at newsradiokman.com. While this is an isolated [...]
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Come January 1st, Manhattan residents will see an increase in their water bill. At Tuesday night’s city commission meeting, commissioners approved an increase in water and sewage rates over the next three years. The move comes after an outside consultant firm determined that rates should be increased in order to balance the Water and Wastewater [...]
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