Updated 7 a.m. Wednesday A Riley County jury was reportedly unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the murder trial of 23-year-old D’Khari Lyons, resulting in a mistrial. The jury deliberated into Tuesday, sorting out the evidence against Lyons and three days of testimony. Lyons is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his [...]

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A Fort Riley soldier is facing a federal charge for sending instructions for making bombs over social media, according to U.S. Attorney for Kansas Stephen McAllister. The federal court Monday charged 24-year-old Jarrett Williams Smith with one count of distributing information related to explosives and weapons of mass destruction. Smith, a private first class infantry [...]

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Manhattan High School students stood outside the school on Sunday to get the attention of community members to buy one thing; mattresses. The MHS Big Blue Band and journalism department sold mattresses to raise money for trips for each department.  The fundraiser was put on by Custom Fundraising Solutions, located out of Wichita, for the [...]

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As far as food competitions and regional pride go, barbecue takes the cake. From states to cities to even neighbors, people at all levels like to argue that their barbecue is the best, but rarely does anyone get the opportunity to officially say their’s is better than their competition’s with a trophy to back it [...]

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A towering figure in Manhattan has returned to prominence. On Friday September 20th in City Park a reopening of the famous Johnny Caw Statue was held. A speaker at the event was Manhattan Mayor Mike Dodson who said no tax dollars were used on the project. The project cost nearly 300,000$ and was raised by [...]

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Junction City Fire Department responded to a call for a structure early Saturday morning. At 2 a.m., JCFD responded to 1402 Rucker Rd. for a call. According to the JCFD, upon arrival, fire crews found a structure fire at the location. One of the occupants had a minor injury to his left hand from trying [...]

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a stream advisory for the Kansas River, along the area between Wamego and Belvue in Pottawatomie County. The stream advisory is a result of chronic issues of elevated bacteria in Wamego wastewater. The City is working to repair the equipment. Potential elevated bacteria and contaminants may [...]

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A Riley County police officer has become the latest to graduate from the FBI National Academy in Virginia. The department said Friday, Lt. Brad Jager was one of 256 law enforcement officers who graduated from the 277th session on September 13. It included members of law enforcement agencies from 34 countries, five military organizations and [...]

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The state has rested in the D’Khari Lyons murder trial. Jurors in Riley County District Court Friday heard testimony from forensic pathologist Ransom Ellis who testified to the injuries sustained by 2-month-old Michael Calvert Jr. He testified the baby died as the result of acute head trauma or blunt force trauma. He noted the cause [...]

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Manhattan Fire officials made quick work of a small house fire near 10th and Thurston Street Friday afternoon. Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes says firefighters responded around 12:45 p.m. to a report of smoke. Fire officials were able to locate smoke coming from the north side of the rental home at 930 Thurston Street and [...]

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