The Riley County Police Department will change the color and design of its uniforms for the first time in 46 years. The Riley County Law Board unanimously approved the change Monday during its monthly meeting. Changes to the uniform will include improved durability, multi-season comfort and utility as well as switching from light blue to [...]

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A Manhattan restaurant owner facing 26 charges of sexual abuse against three minors will wait a bit longer to move forward with a trial. During a hearing Monday via Zoom, Judge Kendra Lewison continued the case against Robert Iacobellis to 11 a.m. Sept. 1. The change was made to give time for a hearing on [...]

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Riley County saw five new positive coronavirus cases Monday, bringing the overall total for the pandemic to 500. Health officials are monitoring 125 active cases, including 2 COVID positive patients at Ascension Via Christi Hospital, but no patients under investigation. The percent positive rate for new cases is hovering at 3.5 percent, down from just [...]

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Riley County Commissioners, acting as the board of health Monday, went against the recommendation of the local health officer, and tentatively approved Local Health Order No. 18 with a modification to remove the 2,000 capacity limit. The order which takes effect Tuesday, and will be in place until rescinded or superseded, will essentially allow K-State [...]

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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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A Riley County judge has found probable cause to try one of four men charged in the November 2019 shooting death of 24-year-old Tanner Zamecnik. Jaylon Hitsman faces five total charges including first-degree murder and criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle. He additionally faces charged of aggravated assault, aggravated battery and attempted [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says a second person involved in a fatal rollover crash in rural Havensville Sunday has died. Sheriff Shane Jager identified the two individuals as 19-year-old Quinton Norris of Onaga and 18-year-old Keaton Blaske of Havensville. Both were ejected from the vehicle after it rolled several times along Hwy 63 north [...]

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The Geary County Health Department is closed to the public after two employees there tested positive recently for COVID-19. Both employees are isolating at home and the department says no services will be provided at the offices until Aug. 26. The staff will notify any close contacts of the individuals who may have potentially been [...]

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Riley County Police have issued the first citation at a commercial business for violating the Manhattan mask ordinance. In a letter to the community Friday, RCPD Director Dennis Butler announced the violation was issued Thursday for failure to comply with the July 7 ordinance after education and voluntary compliance requests were ignored. Butler says nearly [...]

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