The Geary County Sheriff’s Office handled three separate wildlife-related crashes over the weekend. The first incident occurred at 8:43 p.m. on Dec. 27 along K-177 near mile marker 83. Deputies say Douglas Ackerman of Manhattan was traveling north in a 2010 Mercury Milan when a deer entered the roadway. Ackerman struck the deer, causing heavy [...]

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The Geary County Rural Fire Department responded Sunday morning to a grass fire that was initially reported as possibly threatening a nearby structure with animals inside. The call came in around 8:18 a.m. Upon arrival, firefighters were able to contain the blaze to two wood piles and prevent it from spreading to any buildings. No [...]

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A fast-moving weather system is expected to bring small chances for light precipitation through the day, with temperatures gradually falling and allowing for a mix of wintry precipitation types. Forecasters say the timing and intensity of the system remain limited, but even light precipitation could create slick spots as temperatures drop. Residents should be alert [...]

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Newly elected city officials will take their seats in January, but for some, the new year will mean the end of the road. John Matta is retiring from local politics after 15 years of service overall. Matta was elected to the city commission twice, serving from 2011 to 2015 and again in 2021 and 2023. [...]

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Five people were arrested late Friday night on I-70 near mile marker 298 following a traffic stop that led to a drug investigation. According to the report, the first arrest occurred around 11:41 p.m. when troopers stopped a vehicle in the eastbound lanes for defective headlamps. During the stop, Austyn Nikolus Gallagher, 19, of Manhattan, [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday morning on a Riley County District Court warrant linked to a drug investigation from earlier this year. Riley County Police say 24-year-old Donte Long was taken into custody around 10:53 a.m. Dec. 23 in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. The warrant charges Long with distribution of [...]

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A Manhattan man was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon on a Riley County District Court warrant stemming from a report filed earlier this year. Riley County Police say 68-year-old Roy Swartz was arrested around 4:19 p.m. Dec. 23 on a charge of indecent liberties with a child between 14 and 16 years old. The warrant [...]

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A 26-year-old Newton man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday night in Geary County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash occurred at about 9:50 p.m. on Dec. 24 on U.S. Highway 77 southbound near mile marker 150, about 0.7 mile north of Lyon Creek Road. The patrol reported that [...]

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A Manhattan man convicted of rape in October received his sentencing Tuesday in Riley County District Court. Gavin Gregory Haberman, 21, will serve 12 years and 11 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections, as ordered by Judge Kendra Lewison. A jury on Oct. 31 found Haberman guilty of one count of rape against a [...]

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Antwajuane McNeil was sentenced Monday in Riley County District Court to a lifetime term of imprisonment for the first-degree murder of 58-year-old Don Stovall on October 2024. McNeil, 32, of Ogden was convicted of the murder at the completion of his November trial. The jury also found him guilty of 11 other charges, including two [...]

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