Northern Riley County residents now have better access to emergency medical services 24 hours a day, thanks to a new EMS station in Leonardville. Riley County officials cut the ribbon Saturday on the new station, a project some believed wasn’t  possible. Commissioner Greg McKinley and former Riley Mayor Tim Sharp had been pushing for a [...]

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Robert Ott, the long time Director of Public Works for the City of Manhattan, died Wednesday, following a five year battle with cancer. He was 50. Ott began his career with the City in 2005, serving as City Engineer until 2014, when he was promoted to Director of Public Works. His service to Manhattan included [...]

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RCPD officers filed a report for a past rape that occurred in Ogden on Thursday. The report lists a 15-year-old female as the victim and an unknown male as the suspect in the case. Due to the details of the crime, no further information is available at this time. RCPD encourages those with any information [...]

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RCPD filed a report over stolen lottery tickets at the local Kwik Shop in Manhattan on Thursday. The report says a known female suspect took a book of lottery tickets, activated them and then cashed them. The estimated loss is around $3,000. The post L...

The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a fire of a stolen truck that was found in rural Manhattan on Thursday morning. Officers were called to the scene at the 5400 block of Blue River Road in rural Manhattan just after 4:10 am on Thursday morning to discover a Ford F150 truck on fire. A [...]

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A ribbon cutting and open house are planned this weekend for the new Emergency Medical Services Station in Leonardville. For years residents in northern Riley County have pushed for a facility, boiling over into a community meeting in early February 2022, where residents packed the Leonardville Community Building, sharing stories like this one about experiencing [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating after someone apparently used counterfeit bills to make a purchase at a Manhattan retailer. Officers filed a report for fraud and theft by deception Wednesday afternoon listing Target as the victim. Police say the unknown suspect used counterfeit bills to make a purchase. The estimated total loss is approximately $500. [...]

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A Manhattan man was charged early Thursday morning following a domestic dispute in the northwest area of town. The Riley County Police Department says 20-year-old Alexander Arwine was arrested in the 3300 block of Newbury Street on probable cause offenses of domestic battery, battery on a law enforcement officer and interference. Due to the nature [...]

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One person was injured Wednesday following a crash in northern Riley County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a semi collided with an SUV shortly before 10:30 a.m. at the four mile corner, the junction of US 24 and US 77. Authorities say the semi was attempting a northbound turn left at the stop sign and [...]

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A Silent Witness Ceremony was held at the Riley County Courthouse Plaza Wednesday over the lunch hour. The event, hosted annually by the Crisis Center in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, serves as a remembrance to those who have lost their lives to domestic violence in our communities and across Kansas. Executive Director Kathy [...]

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