A Manhattan woman was arrested on charges stemming from a prior arrest for Fentanyl distribution. Therriana Pittman was arrested Friday afternoon in the Riley County Jail on charges including failure to appear and probation violation. These violations are stemming from Pittman’s 2023 arrest for possessing hundreds of Fentanyl pills with the intent to distribute. She [...]

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RCPD conducted an arrest of individual who remain confined in the Riley County Jail as of Monday morning. Officers arrested 29-year-old John Short of Manhattan just before 2 a.m. on probable cause offenses for two counts of criminal damage to property and one count of attempted criminal damage to property. The arrest stemmed from a [...]

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RCPD is investigating a report of theft at Walmart. Officers filed a report on Sunday afternoon just before 4:30 p.m. that two unknown suspects – a male and a female, scanned items but did not pay for them and then showed a fake receipt before leaving the store. Total loss from the crime is over [...]

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  The Wonder Workshop Children’s Museum celebrated 30 years of serving the Manhattan area on Saturday, which was also the birthday of their beloved late founder Richard Pitts. The non-profit hosted an event at Blue Earth Plaza featuring games, food, and entertainment for local children and their families. Board of Directors President Lauren Farwell spoke [...]

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The 21st annual Battle of the Badges blood drive was held on Thursday and Friday at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Manhattan with Manhattan Fire Department taking home the title with 68 votes, their third championship in four years. Turnout was solid once more this year on Thursday. Kristi Ingalls with the American Red [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday will consider a resolution to pass a budget that generates more revenue than last year’s. Commissioners won’t approve a 2025 budget or mill levy at the meeting, according to city documents, but officials have said they intend to pass a 2025 budget that brings in more money. The state [...]

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USD 475 Board of Education announced on Friday that they have approved the hiring of Kimbre Smice as the new principal at Fort Riley Elementary. Smice is set to take over for longtime principal Kenny Upham who was recently named the academy principal of Business, Public Service and Hospitality Academy at Junction City High School. [...]

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Dension Avenue will be closing down on Monday for at least the next two weeks between Anderson and Claflin. Crews hope to have the project completed by Thursday Jul. 25 as a concrete base is repaired followed by some paving. The official detour will be Sunset Avenue from Anderson to Claflin. Denison concrete repairs will [...]

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A motorcyclist was injured and hospitalized after a crash Thursday afternoon near Ogden. RCPD public information officer Ashley Tokoi said the crash was first reported at 2:40 p.m. involving a single motorcycle rider. This individual was left injured in the aftermath of the crash and transported to a Manhattan hospital for treatment. The area of [...]

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