A man and woman who evaded police were apprehended late Tuesday night after they crashed their vehicle and fled on foot near I-70 by McDowell Creek Road. According to a press release from the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, authorities arrested 35-year-old Joshua Garcia of Biloxi, Miss., and 31-year-old Jamieson Townsend of Blue Springs, Mo. After their [...]

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Joseph Brown, 33, of Manhattan, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department yesterday morning. Brown was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. Brown’s bond was set at $5,000.00 and he was not confined at the time of this report. Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a [...]

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Commissioner’s discussed a new foyer design for the Peace Memorial Auditorium. Budget and plans for the project were discussed, with donations from the city, county, and private donors raising over $400,000. Commissioners approved the initial design of the foyer and gave authorization to elicit bids on the project. Manhattan Senior Planner, Chad Bunger, presented an [...]

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A former K-State student cited in a federal court lawsuit filed against the university who allegedly raped two different women in 2014 and 2015 will be arraigned on Jan. 3 at 9 a.m. in Riley County District Court. The arraignment for Jared Gihring was originally scheduled for Monday, but his defense was granted a continuance. [...]

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Riley County Police Officers responded to an injury accident that occurred at the intersection of Tuttle Creek Blvd. and Seth Child Rd. on Monday afternoon. 74-year-old Allen Frazier of Manhattan was driving a Lincoln passenger car east on Tuttle Creek Blvd. when he struck a Ford SUV on Seth Child Rd driven by 31-year-old Kyle [...]

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Riley County commissioners agreed to hold off on advisory board appointments and reappointments Monday. The commission will wait till after it swears in Marvin Rodriguez on Jan. 9. Rodriguez, a Republican, defeated District 2 commissioner Robert Boyd in the August primary. “It’s different, this year, of course,” county clerk Rich Vargo said. “Because not all [...]

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Riley County Law Board members Monday approved extension of the agreement with RCPD Director Brad Schoen, with a salary, compensation, and benefits raised to $141,343.46 compared to the previous 136,695.80, which is a 3.4 percent increase. The action was taken after several executive sessions lasting nearly an hour and a half. Also during Monday’s Law [...]

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the public water supply at Stagg Hill Golf Club, Inc. located in Riley County. KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a loss of chlorine residual. Failure to maintain required chlorine residual levels may put the system at risk for [...]

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Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for theft in the 800 block of Commons Pl Friday afternoon. Gamestop was listed as a victim, when a suspect left the store with a Playstation 4, a Playstation 4 controller, an Xbox One, and two PS4 games. Officers issued a Notice to Appear for [...]

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Manhattan has a new Community Development Director but it’s a familiar name for the city of Manhattan. Eric Cattell has been named Director of Community Development for the City of Manhattan, effective today. Cattell has been the assistant director for planning for the city for the last 18 years. As director, Cattell will be responsible [...]

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