RCPD investigating knife chase involving two teenagers

Authorities are investigating an alleged knife chase involving a pair of teenagers in Manhattan. The Riley County Police Department filed a report just after 9 p.m. Friday when a 15-year-old boy told police a 14-year-old boy chased him with a knife. No...

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Riley County approves $53K increase for IT/GIS remodel project

It’s going to cost more for Riley County to upgrade infrastructure for the information technology and geographic information systems remodel project. Commissioners on Monday unanimously approved a $53,753 increase in design services, bringing the total cost to $132,603. Public works director John Ellermann said after the commission on March 19 approved installing a generator at [...]

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Riley County extends KanCare assistance program

The Riley County Health Department and Kansas Department of Health and Environment are continuing a program that provides residents access to healthcare coverage through presumptive eligibility determinations and KanCare application support. Commissioners, convening as the board of health on Monday, unanimously approved the renewal of a memorandum of understanding between the two entities. Riley County’s [...]

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Riley County extends KanCare assistance program

The Riley County Health Department and Kansas Department of Health and Environment are continuing a program that provides residents access to healthcare coverage through presumptive eligibility determinations and KanCare application support. Commissioners, convening as the board of health on Monday, unanimously approved the renewal of a memorandum of understanding between the two entities. Riley County’s [...]

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‘A piece of good news’: US Sen. Moran announces over $4M for K-State vet med

Big bucks are coming to Kansas State University. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican, announced Friday in the Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Auditorium on the Manhattan campus that $4.9 million in federal resources will support K-State’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Moran, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services [...]

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RCPD investigating report of stolen vehicle

Riley County Police are investigating after a man reported his vehicle was stolen from his Manhattan home over the weekend. A 40-year-old man told police someone stole his silver 2011 Honda Accord, valued at approximately $5,000 from the 1500 block of Pierre Street. As of Monday, police had no word on a suspect. They’re asking [...]

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Manhattan man jailed on $30k bond for child endangerment, aggravated battery

A Manhattan man is jailed on charges of child endangerment and aggravated battery. The Riley County Police Department says 29-year-old Joshua Downey was arrested Friday morning in connection to a criminal report originally filed in December. An online criminal complaint alleges the charges against a child born in 2019. The report also charges him with [...]

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Driver hospitalized after I-70 crash involving semi

One person was injured Friday morning following a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 near Topeka, according to authorities. Deputies responded at approximately 10:33 a.m. April 3rd, 2026, to eastbound I-70 near mile marker 304 for a reported injury accident. According to the report, Vicke L. Leece of Topeka was traveling westbound in a red 2025 [...]

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City commission to vote on new public comment policy

City commissioners on Tuesday will decide whether to change their meeting policies concerning public comment. They will vote on a resolution which repeals existing policy and proposes changes to how residents may address the commission. Each speaker would still have three minutes per item, but the mayor or majority could modify the length of time [...]

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Missouri man injured in rollover crash

A Missouri man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle rollover accident at 1:15 a.m. Friday. John Ray, 21, of Lake Winnebago, was driving a Chevrolet 2500 truck going south on US Highway 24 when he went off the right side of the road and lost control of the vehicle. The truck crossed back over US-24, [...]

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