Pottawatomie County officials say over $71,000 was paid to hackers following a September ransomware attack, which compromised the county’s IT systems. That’s down from the apparent $1 million the county says was initially demanded. It includes $71,250 paid to the threat actor and $356.25 in exchange fees to facilitate the cyber currency payment. The funds were paid out [...]

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Riley County Police Department’s current director will be retiring next year. In a statement on Monday, Director Dennis Butler will retire after three years serving in the RCPD. Butler was sworn in as the director back in December 2018. He will remain at RCPD as the Director through January 2022, the effective date of his [...]

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The Geary County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a man’s shooting death as a homicide. In a release, it’s stated that deputies were called around 8:30 p.m. Sunday to Geary Community Hospital where a person with gunshot wounds had been brought. That person later died from their injuries. Investigators say the shooting happened in a rural [...]

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Senator Roger Marshall spoke to members of the community during his town hall over the weekend. Marshall heard from members of the Manhattan community and their concerns about current topics. One of the big topics discussed was the national vaccine mandate from President Joe Biden and “vaccine passports.” Marshall says while he is a supporter [...]

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DICKINSON COUNTY — An 18-year-old is dead following a crash Friday afternoon in Dickinson County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says just before 12:30 p.m., Javier Fuentes, of Junction City, was driving southbound on Hwy 56, about 3 miles south of Herington when, for an unknown reason, his Honda Accord drifted to the left, crossed the [...]

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Pottawatomie County officials are slowly restoring computer systems and machines following a Sept. 17 ransomware attack that encrypted multiple servers. The county was able to reach a resolution by paying less than 10 percent of the hacker’s original demands. The final settlement wasn’t disclosed. In a news release Friday, County Administrator Chad Kinsley said the [...]

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