A Topeka woman was arrested Monday on an outstanding Riley County District Court warrant. According to the Riley County Police Department, Hope Elizabeth Minter, 44, was arrested around 12:15 p.m. at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on suspicion of violating her probation. The warrant stems from original charges including two counts of possession of [...]

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A Texas man convicted of a misdemeanor charge of sexual battery was sentenced to one year of probation Monday in Riley County District Court. Judge Grant Bannister sentenced Mario Juarez, 28, of Dallas to one year in jail Monday morning, but granted a year of probation in place of time in custody. Juarez, a former [...]

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A Manhattan man charged with multiple counts of varied drug offenses was scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Riley County District Court, but his lawyer postponed the hearings to allow for further discussion with his client. Joseph Frank Fabre, 61, faces charges from three cases with alleged offenses including distributing methamphetamine near school property, possession [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating the theft of a vehicle reported Saturday evening in Manhattan. According to police, officers took the report around 5:40 p.m. in the 1300 block of Marlatt Avenue at the Country Meadow Residences. A 50-year-old woman told police a known 28-year-old man took her 2019 Kia Optima and never [...]

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Geary County sheriff’s deputies responded to three separate vehicle-deer crashes over the weekend, with no injuries reported. The first happened Saturday afternoon in the 7400 block of Humboldt Creek Road. Deputies say Clark Carroll of Dwight was driving north in a 2020 Ford F-150 when he struck a deer that entered the roadway. Two more [...]

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A Junction City woman was arrested Sunday evening on multiple allegations, including felony criminal damage to property and violating a protection order. According to the Junction City Police Department, Tanya Marie Sutton, 30, was arrested around 7:10 p.m. in the 400 block of West Eighth Street on suspicion of felony criminal damage to property, misdemeanor [...]

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The Riley County Police Department will receive almost $20,000 from a federal program, to be spent on body-worn cameras for jail staff. The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced RCPD is among nine jurisdictions in Kansas to receive money from the Edward Byrne memorial justice assistance grant (JAG) program. The program provides funding to [...]

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Ahead of the recent primary election, Kansas House of Representatives hopeful Stacy Kohlmeier, a Republican running for the 67th district, raised the most money with $45,537. Kohlmeier beat her opponent, Kaleb James, who reported just $120 for the period, which ended July 23. James gave the $120 to his own campaign. The Democratic candidate for [...]

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Manhattan City commissioners on Tuesday will vote on adding a question to the general election ballot that would impose a general citywide retailers’ sales tax of 0.5% for street maintenance for 10 years. The proposed 0.5% would replace the existing 0.2% to fund the street maintenance program. The 2016 sales tax will expire March 31, [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Thursday following a reported domestic disturbance. According to the Riley County Police Department, Daniel Devon Leverette, 22, of Manhattan, was arrested around 11 a.m. in the 3300 block of Kennsington Court on suspicion of aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery. A 20-year-old woman was listed as the victim. Leverette was [...]

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