Some residents in the St. George area will have to find new access points to Hwy 24 as a bridge replacement project begins next week near the intersection of Blackjack Road.. The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to start the replacement project March 16. Traffic south of the highway along Blackjack will not be able [...]

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Manhattan firefighters made quick work of a small fire at Edwards Hall just south of the K-State Rec. Center before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes says the fire was contained to one room, in the northeast corner of the residence hall. The building sustained smoke damage throughout the wing. No injuries were [...]

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9:30 a.m. Tuesday update Riley County Police have identified the victim in Monday’s fatal crash along Anderson Ave. in Manhattan. According to police, 37-year-old Jason Bly, of Manhattan, was westbound in a 2000 Toyota Celica in the 1800 block of Anderson just after 10:30 p.m. when his vehicle crossed over traffic and struck a retaining [...]

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The remains of former Pilsen, Kansas, resident, Korean War Medal of Honor recipient and Army chaplain Capt. Emil Joseph Kapaun have been identified. Kapaun’s remains were accounted for in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, through Phase Two of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s Korean War Disinterment Project. After Kapaun died [...]

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A Topeka man arrested over the weekend in Geary County is charged in connection to past sex crimes in Dickinson County. According to the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, 20-year-old Christopher Hyde was arrested Sunday afternoon on I-70, about two miles east of Junction City. Hyde is charged with rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated indecent liberties, [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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Two Manhattan brothers were arrested Friday on felony warrants for past sexual crimes reported to the Riley County Police Department in late February. The alleged crimes took place between 2017 and 2021, according to an ongoing police investigation. RCPD says 27-year-old Severino Jimenez Calleja is charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy of a [...]

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In person jail visitation resumes at the Riley County Jail on Sunday. Visitation will be Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sign ups are required one hour before the visitation hours start. Visitors must be at least 18 years old, however children are allowed only if [...]

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Kansas State University and City of Manhattan officials held a ceremony Friday to officially recognize the changing of 17th St. to Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. The event took place where the newly named street intersects with Anderson Ave. in front of the K-State Alumni Center. Kevin Bryant, a Martin Luther King Memorial Committee chairperson [...]

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