President Donald Trump awarded three soldiers with the Medal of Honor on Monday, including one from Fort Riley. This marks the 39th time a Fort Riley soldier has received this military decoration. Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Terry P. Richardson received his Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War. The former Fort Riley [...]

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Authorities are investigating a case of fraud reported at the Manhattan Goodwill store. According to the Riley County Police Department an unknown suspect scammed an employee into using store funds to pay for a fraudulent business debt. The incident was reported around 7 p.m. Tuesday. Police say the estimated total loss is around $1,200. Anyone [...]

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A Junction City man was arrested Tuesday at the Riley County Jail on a Manhattan Municiapl Court warrant for failure to appear, stemming from an original charge of theft. Police say 23-year-old Derrick Barbour Jr. also was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated assault, aggravated domestic battery, criminal threat and domestic [...]

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Officers of the Riley County Police Department will spend a week with state and federal agencies to engage in training on SWAT operations. RCPD director Brian Peete said between eight and 12 officers will take part in a joint training with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations. Though RCPD does not have [...]

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Riley County counselor Jacob Hansen on Monday provided commissioners with updates related to several ongoing tasks, including a pending request for proposals tied to the former First Christian Church property, ongoing nuisance abatement cases and legislative items advancing in Topeka. Hansen said the deadline for submissions related to the church request for proposals is March [...]

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Manhattan officials broke ground on the city’s upcoming low- to moderate-income senior living center Monday while celebrating completing a long process that led to this point. “When completed, Sunflower Flats will provide 62 ADA accessible senior housing units, creating homes where residents can age in place, in comfort and with dignity,” Mayor Susan Adamchak said. [...]

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An Arkansas man is in custody on a past Riley County warrant alleging aggravated robbery and aggravated battery. Riley County Police say 19-year-old Maxx Epley was arrested just after 2:30 p.m. Monday in the 1100 block of Bluemont Ave. The warrant stems from a report filed in July 2025. Epley was issued a total bond [...]

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Riley County commissioners appear open to the idea of expanding residency requirements for citizens to serve on the Riley County Rural Economic Development Advisory Board. Planning director Amanda Webb told commissioners Monday the nine-member board known as REDAB was created in 2021 and requires six citizen members to live in cities within Riley County other [...]

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Residents lined up over the weekend to support the Manhattan Public Library and look for a deal on books. The Manhattan Library Association hosts the annual book sale, selling books both donated and from the library’s collection. Brandy McDonald chairs the MLA book sale and said funding supports library programming throughout the year. “A lot [...]

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A representative with the Fort Riley public affairs office said Monday he is not aware of any 1st Infantry Division involvement in the military operation against Iran that launched Saturday. He said Fort Riley has not received information regarding the operation. A joint attack from the U.S. and Israel began Saturday at 6 a.m. local [...]

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