A 72-year-old Kansas Department of Corrections inmate serving time on Riley County rape and aggravated kidnapping convictions is up for public comment sessions and possible parole. Nordell Glover was sentenced in connection with the 1986 case the next year. Public comment sessions are set for February 15th in Derby, February 24th in topeka, and the […]

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The Kansas Department of Agriculture will lead an emergency preparedness exercise, Afterburn, Dec. 19–22, in Manhattan to practice the state’s response plan to a foreign animal disease event.    The four-day functional exercise, which will be based out of KDA headquarters in Manhattan, Kan., will enable KDA and its partners in other state agencies, federal […]

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A February 14th jury trial has been set for a Manhattan man facing three counts of aggravated criminal sodomy.Jase Stanton’s case continues to get delayed, with the original case occurring in June of 2015–and trial rescheduled at least a couple of times. A motions hearing was held early this year (2016) with a trial then […]

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Junction City Police are investigating two separate deaths the past few days within a block of each other. Early Tuesday morning Officers responded to the 500 block of West Spruce Street in reference to an injured subject. Upon arrival shortly before 12:30 a.m., officers located a 22-year-old male subject with critical injuries. The subject was […]

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Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for forgery in the 200 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. on Monday afternoon shortly after noon. Officers listed Community First National Bank as a victim when a suspect altered a check’s name and total amount. The total loss associated with this crime was approximately $3960. Officers […]

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Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for forgery in the 200 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. on Monday afternoon shortly after noon. Officers listed Community First National Bank as a victim when a suspect altered a check’s name and total amount. The total loss associated with this crime was approximately $3960. Officers […]

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A Manhattan fire Monday afternoon resulted in about $75,000 in damage to a two-story structure. At 2:45 p.m., the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to the blaze at 422 Vattier and upon arrival crews found a two-story residential structure with smoke and fire showing. Crews entered the structure and quickly extinguished the fire. The fire reached a […]

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Riley County commissioners agreed to renew its contract with a Topeka lobbying firm Monday. Commissioners agreed 3-0 to again use the services of The Carter Group, Inc. The agreement will run through Dec. 31 of next year and will cost the county $2,000 per month. County Counselor Clancy Holeman told the commission the firm gives the […]

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About 125 soldiers from the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, are set to redeploy to Fort Riley this week. A redeployment ceremony is scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday to allow friends, family and the local community to welcome these soldiers home. The ceremony will take place in building 1986 on Camp Funston. The redeployment […]

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A number of thefts occurred over the past three days. On Friday, Officers responded to the 1100 block of Moro St and found that Speed Wash Laundry had been the victim of a theft. An unknown suspect took a coin counting machine sometime between 9:00 PM on November 30, 2016 and 8:00 AM on December […]

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