The Kansas Turnpike Authority is warning those across the state of a potential smishing scam, which is defined as a “social engineering attack” that uses fake mobile text messages to trick people into downloading malware or share sensitive information with cyber criminals. Over the weekend, several people received text messages from numbers posing as the [...]

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By Annie Wolfe/Times of Pott County Pottawatomie county commissioners on Monday refused to help Wamego maintain its burn pile. Last week, Wamego City Manager Stacie Eichem requested financial help from the county to keep the city burn pile operating “as is”. Commissioner Greg Riat was absent due to illness at that meeting, so the issue [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury A new fire station north of Manhattan could break ground as early as next week if all goes smoothly, officials said. Riley County officials on Monday unanimously approved the special use and platting of 0.3 acres of land into a single lot for a new rural fire station. The site is [...]

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Officers filed a report of burglary on October 5, 2024, at approximately 2:36 AM in the 2000 block of Shirley Lane.  Officers listed a 28-year-old female and a 35-year-old-male as the victims when it was reported their residence was broken into by an unknown subject who stole a handgun with case, a tote bag, and [...]

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A Manhattan teen is being held on $150,000 bond after being arrested Sunday for the distribution of drugs within a school zone. 18-year-old Terriundis Merrill Toliver Jr. was arrested around 1 a.m. Sunday at the RCPD substation in Aggievile on 2 charges of distributing opioids within 1,000 feet of a school, one charge of using [...]

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By Emma Loura Emergency management director Russel Stukey told county commissioners on Thursday that volunteers work alongside county firefighters to handle structure fires and that Riley’s volunteer fire department give the town double the coverage. “We’re always looking for volunteers in all the towns, in the county and in the city,” Stukey said. “Riley is [...]

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Riley County Police, Fire, and Emergency Response Bomb Teams were called around 8 p.m. Thursday night to the 1000 block of Ratone street to investigate a potential bomb threat. After about 2 hours, officers determined the device to be “benign” and that there was no threat to the public. Emergency crews closed off Ratone from [...]

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A Manhattan man is being held on a large bond after his arrest on Thursday night. Jonathan Lesniak, 21, was arrested on probable cause charges of making a criminal threat and domestic battery just after 8:30 p.m. in the 900 block of Manhattan Avenue. Lesniak is currently being held on a bond of $10,000 at [...]

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The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a rate increase for Kansas Gas Service that will result in residential customers paying an average of nearly $4 more each month on their bills. According to a news release issued Thursday, a settlement agreement reduced the $58.1 million net revenue increase originally requested by Kansas Gas Service to $35 [...]

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