Beginning Monday February 20th through March 5th the Riley County Police Department will join other Law Enforcement agencies in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma participating in the annual “High Visibility Seat Belt Enforcement Campaign” around area high schools. This initiative is coupled with the Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) program in Kansas high schools. SAFE is a [...]

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 The Junction City Fire Department responded to an apartment fire at 115 West Spruce St. in Junction City on Thursday. Crews found a fire in the attic of the nine-unit apartment building. They pulled the ceiling down, and used roughly one-thousand gallons of water to extinguish the fire. According to a press release from JCFD, [...]

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WASHINGTON – A federal jury returned guilty verdicts today in the case of a Chinese scientist, who was charged with conspiring to steal samples of a variety of rice seeds from a Kansas biopharmaceutical research facility. Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary B. [...]

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The Board of Directors of the Flint Hills Regional Leadership Program are pleased to announce the twenty-four-member class for the 2016-17 program year graduated on February 10th, according to Jack Lindquist, Executive Director of the organization.  The non-profit educational program trains and more-fully engages leaders in the region that includes Fort Riley, Geary, Riley and Pottawatomie [...]

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The HazMat incident in Junction City KMAN’s been reporting on since early Thursday morning apparently involved methamphetamine. A news release from the Junction City Police Department indicates the Junction City/Geary County Drug Operations Group, assisted by the Riley County Hazardous Materials Response Team executed a search warrant in the 1300 block of Spring Hill Rd. [...]

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A man suspected of stealing car and lawn tractor batteries was taken into custody Monday. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office informed KMAN Wednesday it received multiple reports of stolen vehicle batteries in the area of Louisville. These thefts are believed to have occurred Feb 8-12. Detectives working these cases have received tips and assistance from [...]

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Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property and theft in the 400 block of Poliska Ln. yesterday morning. Officers listed Shannon Locke, 45, of Junction City, as the victim when he reported that an unknown suspect slashed his vehicle’s tires and stole a cable sling and a 6 foot steel bar. The total [...]

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A law enforcement chase that apparently originated in Rossville and ended in Manhattan led to two injuries, one arrest, and blockage of Fort Riley Boulevard for at least an hour Tuesday afternoon. 26 year old Robert McGinley of Lees Summit Missouri and 35 year old David Hober of Manhattan were both taken to Via Christi [...]

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What a difference a week makes. Last Tuesday night, Manhattan city commissioners left City Hall as the future of larger jets visiting Manhattan Regional Airport was up in the air. In a press release on Friday, the city announced it had decided to accept an offer by American Airlines to begin bringing in 65-passenger CR7 [...]

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“Sending Love” was the first event of it’s kind at Fort Riley, with Valentine’s Day wishes sent live through social media to deployed troops. A photo booth with props were featured, and the event was streamed live the past two days from the Post Exchange. Dave Nelson, Chief Operating Officer with the Army and Air [...]

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