Comprehensive plan committee at work with Vision 2025

By Emma Loura The Riley County planning department is going back to regularly meeting with its committees as Vision 2025 is underway, commissioners said Monday. Vision 2025 is a comprehensive plan to develop the unincorporated areas of the county while preserving agricultural land and its rural heritage, boost economic opportunities for all citizens and to [...]

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Bell Bottoms and Burgers

Iconic burger chain Whataburger has named Lainey Wilson as it's brand ambassador to celebrate their 75th anniversary. The year-long partnership will feature Lainey in a new ad campaign, in-store appearances, and other surprises, according to the press release from the company. Whataburger CEO Debbie Stroud says "Lainey Wilson embodies all that we love about our [...]

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Topeka officials want Manhattan, Lawrence to join its metro area

By Megan Moser Matt Pivarnik, CEO of the Greater Topeka Partnership, was the final speaker of the day for Friday’s Regional Growth Summit, a day-long conference put on by the Manhattan, Junction City and Wamego chambers of commerce. He and colleagues discussed combining Topeka and Manhattan — as well as Lawrence and possibly other cities [...]

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68-year-old fall victim to fraud; loses over $9k

On January 25, 2025, officers filed a report of fraud after a 68-year-old male was contacted by an outside agency regarding a mistake on his bill. The victim, following instructions from an unknown individual, withdrew and deposited money into a different account. As a result, the victim lost $9,100. The incident is under investigation, and [...]

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Ogden woman arrested for falsely reporting a felony

Eva Cleary, 20, of Ogden, was arrested on January 24, 2025, at approximately 8:30 AM in the 100 block of N. 4th Street. Cleary was taken into custody under a Riley County District Court warrant on charges of interference with a law enforcement officer and falsely reporting a felony with the intent to obstruct justice. [...]

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Gunshot reported in Aggieville parking garage

On January 24, 2025, at approximately 11:58 PM, officers responded to a report of a possible gunshot in the 1300 block of Laramie Street. Officers on the scene heard a noise similar to that of a gunshot and, upon further investigation, found evidence confirming that a round had been fired by an unknown subject in [...]

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Manhattan man arrested on multiple charges including domestic battery and aggravated kidnapping

On January 25, 2025, at approximately 2:37 PM, officers filed a report in Manhattan regarding a series of serious criminal offenses. The report included charges of domestic battery, criminal threat, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated impersonation of a law enforcement officer. Jeremy Barker, 45, of Manhattan, was arrested just minutes later at around 2:44 PM. He [...]

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Tim McGraw exits his Netflix show

If you were looking forward to watching Tim McGraw's new show...I've got some bad news for you. Tim announced the show last May. It was to be a drama about bull-riding, and Tim was to star and executive produce. Tim was to play a veteran star bull-rider facing a crossroads when he's confronted with an [...]

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1st Infantry Division to deploy Soldiers to southern border

The 1st Infantry Division from Fort Riley will deploy approximately 200 Soldiers to the southern border as part of a mission to protect and defend the territorial integrity of the United States. The deployment, directed by the President, will support Customs and Border Protection’s efforts at the border. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command [...]

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Chapman woman arrested after drug raid in Dickinson County

Drug enforcement team executing a search warrant in Chapman

On January 23, 2024, the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit, with assistance from the Chapman Police Department, executed a search warrant at a residence in the 2500 Block of Nicholson Road in Chapman. The operation was part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. During the search, authorities discovered THC edible products, methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, [...]

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