A large voter turnout is expected Tuesday in Riley County. County clerk Rich Vargo told county commissioners Monday morning advance voting has topped 8,000 submitted ballots and may reach over 9,000 when final advance voting numbers are known for Tuesday’s general election. That easily tops the 2012 presidential election, where over 6,300 advance voting ballots […]

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SILVER LAKE — The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Junction City man has died after being struck while trying to change a tire on Interstate 70. The patrol says 29-year-old Anthony Espinosa died after he was hit late Friday on the interstate. The patrol says Espinosa was working on the disabled vehicle on the inside shoulder of […]

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An Alta Vista man is in the hospital after an early morning wreck on I-70 in Geary county on Sunday. At approximately 1:18 a.m., 47-year-old Frederick Green lost control of his 1999 Pontiac as he was eastbound on I-70 just a mile west of the US-77 junction. Green lost control of his vehicle, entered the […]

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Voters in Riley county have been active in the advanced voting leading up to Tuesday’s general election. County clerk Rich Vargo said as of 8 a.m. on Saturday,  says more than 8,000 voters have already cast their ballots. Advanced voting was open until noon on Saturday. Vargo says there are 33,917 registered voters in Riley county. […]

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A Manhattan man charged with first degree murder and child abuse appeared in the Riley County District Court for his preliminary hearing Friday afternoon. Andrew Gibson, 25, was in court in his orange Riley County Jail jumpsuit in front of Judge Sheila Hochhauser. His previous appearances have been via webcam from the county jail. Gibson is […]

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Police in Riley County are searching for a juvenile who was reported as missing from his home on October 21st, 2016.  RCPD is currently seeking information on the whereabouts of Kobi Scroggin, 16, of Manhattan, Kansas.  Anyone with information should contact the department immediately by phone (785-537-2112) or by using the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers (785-539-7777). Scroggin […]

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Junction City has announced the hiring of Terry Johnson of Folkston, Georgia as the Fire Chief. Johnson has a Bachelor’s degree in Fire Service Management from the University of North Carolina in Fayetteville.  He also received numerous credentials from the national Fire Academy for Fire Service management that include Executive Fire Officer. Johnson has previously […]

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Several Kansas Department of Corrections inmates with area convictions are up for public comment sessions in the next few months, including three people convicted in a 1997 Riley County murder.   Delisha Branch, 45, Duereal Campbell, 36, and Shakeer Davis, 37, were convicted in connection with the February 1997 murder of Wanda Norman, 44, of […]

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One student’s trick turned into an abundance of treats for students at Kansas State University. It may be November, but students were able to chow down on Kit Kat bars Thursday afternoon on the lawn in front of Haymaker Hall. A viral tweet from a freshman student inspired the candy manufacturer to come to campus […]

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(A separate story regarding a drug investigation can be viewed on this website) ### Riley County Police and emergency crews responded to a report of a two vehicle injury accident near the intersection of College Avenue and Claflin Road on Wednesday at approximately 12:42 PM. This response came after a 1998 Dodge Stratus, driven by Lorraine […]

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