A Manhattan man was sentenced Monday to nearly 11 years in prison after he was convicted in Riley County District Court of involuntary manslaughter, distribution of fentanyl, distribution of marijuana and possession of fentanyl. Luke Patrick Johnson, 22, was sentenced to a combined prison sentence of 10 years and 10 months for his convictions, which [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating a burglary reported Monday afternoon at an Airbnb north Manhattan. Officers filed the report Sept. 22 around 2:23 p.m. in the 2100 block of Northview Drive. Police said a 46-year-old woman reported that an unknown woman entered the rental property and took multiple items. The total loss was estimated at [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher A Junction City man pleaded guilty to charges of residential burglary, aggravated domestic battery and violation of a protection order Monday in Riley County District Court after reaching a deal with prosecutors. Marcus Jackson, 37, told Judge John Bosch the charges are tied to an incident at to the residence of a [...]

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Riley County commissioners unanimously approved a $2.8 million contract Monday authorizing BHS Construction to begin work on the remodel of the old Riley County EMS Station at 2011 Claflin Road. The facility will become the headquarters for Emergency Management and Riley County Fire District No. 1. “They’d like to start as soon as we can [...]

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School officials say a threatening post made on Snapchat over the weekend against Anthony Middle School was not credible and the person who posted it has been identified. A message was sent out to parents Sunday afternoon via USD 383’s ParentSquare notification system that school administrators were notified Sunday morning by the Riley County Police [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher Former Fort Riley soldier Joshue Sandoval Serrano was found guilty of rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery by a jury Thursday in Riley County District Court. Sandoval Serrano, 23, was arrested in 2024 for the rape committed against a woman, also 23, in the early morning hours of Oct. 28, [...]

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A gas leak reported Friday morning in the Northview area resulted in five homes being evacuated as a precaution. The Manhattan Fire Department was called out to the area of Casement Road between Hayes Drive and Judson Road shortly before 10 a.m. According to Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes, the gas leak developed in the [...]

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Courtesy Beth Day, The Times of Pottawatomie County Pottawatomie County Magistrate Judge Erich Campbell died Thursday after a brief illness. He was 60. Campbell, was retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel who served 29 years in the military. Upon retirement, he was adjutant at Washburn University and then later appointed as the Magistrate of the 2nd [...]

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By Emma Laura Among the items on a sweeping new master plan for K-State is making Anderson Hall the “front porch” of campus — in part by adding a front porch. The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday unanimously approved K-State’s Campus Master Plan for the next five years. That plan includes restoring Anderson Hall [...]

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