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Riley County needs to grow its population, businesses and tax base rather than continually asking existing property owners to pay more, Democrat Riley County commission candidate Rob Voelker says. Voelker joined Within Reason Tuesday with Mike Matson on News Radio KMAN. He is challenging Republican incumbent John Ford for the District 1 seat on the [...]

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A 25-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday morning on multiple allegations, including three counts of criminal threat and domestic battery. Jose Luis Baez Medina was arrested just after 11 a.m. in Manhattan on three counts of criminal threat, one count of domestic battery and one count of interference with a law enforcement officer. Riley County [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating after nearly $20,000 was reportedly embezzled from Kaw Valley Greenhouses. Officers filed the theft report at about 10:41 a.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of Zeandale Road. Police said a known 44-year-old male suspe...

A 29-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday afternoon on multiple allegations, including burglary and violation of a protection order. Cru Kalen Eaves Foster was arrested at about 1:43 p.m. in Manhattan on allegations of burglary, criminal damage to property, contribution to child misconduct and violation of a protection order. Riley County Police listed two men, [...]

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A 32-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday night on allegations of assault and criminal damage to property. Jacob Bernard Underwood was arrested at about 10:39 p.m. in Manhattan. The arrest stems from a report filed earlier Wednesday involving allegations of assault and criminal damage to property. Riley County Police listed a 34-year-old woman known to [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating after a trailer valued at about $5,000 was reportedly stolen Monday. Officers filed the theft report at about 5:09 p.m. in the 5500 block of Turkeyfoot Lane. A 38-year-old man was listed as the victim. Police said an unknown suspect stole a black, single-axle 8-by-12-foot Karavan trailer with a wood [...]

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A 19-year-old Manhattan woman was seriously injured Tuesday evening after being struck by a vehicle near the K-State campus. Riley County Police responded at about 5:22 p.m. to the intersection of Denison Avenue and Jardine Drive, where a 2027 BMW X6 driven by 27-year-old Vismel Johazel Candelaria-Correa of Junction City had struck a pedestrian. The [...]

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A 19-year-old Manhattan man was injured Monday night in a two-vehicle crash on Bluemont Avenue. Riley County Police responded at about 10:09 p.m. to the 400 block of Bluemont Avenue, where a Chevrolet Camaro driven by 25-year-old Kirsten Wallace-Newsome of Manhattan had crashed into a Honda Accord driven by 19-year-old Sohil Mamon of Manhattan. Mamon [...]

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Organizers said the proposal for a year-round Flint Hills event complex to replace Riley County’s aging fairgrounds at CiCo Park is nearing its next step. Dave Lewis and Reese Greenlee joined Within Reason Thursday with Mike Matson on News Radio KMAN to speak on behalf of a task force and discuss the project. They said [...]

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A 24-year-old Manhattan woman was arrested Sunday after police said she used a mallet to damage a vehicle. Jacqueline King was arrested just before 10 a.m. on an allegation of criminal damage to property. Riley County Police said a 21-year-old man reported King used a mallet to break a window of a 2025 Kia and [...]

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