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36-year-old Richard Baia has been missing since July. Ashley Groves says her daughter is struggling with his absence. Listen here: Groves says Baia has made some bad life decisions and struggles with addiction. But adds, “Although we didn’t work out, he’s always been a good father to our daughter. The 9-year-old’s mom says, at first [...]

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40-year-old Daniel Francis Lee was arrested Wednesday at the Riley County Jail for battering a law enforcement officer at 4 p.m. inside the facility. Lee was arrested last month for battering four different correction officers who were on duty inside the jail. Lee was also arrested in september of 2023 for hitting a man with [...]

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A pickup truck hit what Wabaunsee County sheriff’s officials called a “wild, non-farm raised bull elk” on I-70 at mile marker 335, which is near the Paxico exit. No injuries to the pickup truck’s occupants were reported, according to a message on the Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page that was posted at 1 a.m. [...]

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Riley County Police Officers are searching for a suspect who burglarized several vehicles in the Northview area of Manhattan on Wednesday night. RCPD filed multiple reports of vehicle burglary in the 2500 block of Blueline Circle, Buttonwood, Brockman, and Ewing Streets, on September 11th around 11:30 PM. Officers report multiple vehicles had items stolen and [...]

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Junction City Police Department officials on Wednesday said they’d found a shooting threat against Junction City Middle School unfounded. The threat circulated on TikTok and referred to a list of schools identified as potential targets for shootings, but a JCPD spokesperson in a release said, “there is no credible evidence to suggest any immediate danger [...]

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Riley County Police Officers are searching for suspects who stole golf clubs from a Manhattan store. RCPD filed a report of theft at Dick’s Sporting Goods on Wednesday around 11:30 a.m after it was reported two unknown male subjects stole over $3,000 worth of golf club heads. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime [...]

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Fort Riley officials on Wednesday commemorated the military service members who died in recent wars on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The event featured speakers, the laying of a wreath, a three-volley salute and the 1st Infantry Division Band performing renditions of “America the Beautiful” and “Amazing Grace.” Fort Riley garrison commander [...]

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Just before 2:30p.m. Tuesday, police arrested 34-year-old Destiny Milam of Manhattan on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report. The original charge in this matter was for interference with an LEO. Milam has previous convictions for Interference with Law Enforcement; falsely accusing LEO of [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners are looking at setting aside funds to cover unexpected costs for construction projects. The commission on Tuesday discussed adding a 5% contingency to all construction contracts to allow more efficiency in project management. The issue centers around change orders, which are amendments to the base contract between the city and an outside [...]

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Manhattan is a “safe community,” RCPD director Brian Peete said in a town hall addressing concerns about some recent events. Following a Sept. 3 incident in which a woman said she was attacked near Aggieville, as well as reports that a man had been walking around with firearms strapped to himself, Peete on Saturday spoke [...]

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