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The National Weather Service in Topeka is warning of a significant severe weather outbreak Monday across northeast Kansas, with strong tornadoes, softball-sized hail, destructive winds and flash flooding all possible. Forecasters have placed much of the region under a moderate risk, or level 4 out of 5, for severe storms. The National Weather Service says [...]

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Northeast Kansas faces an increasing threat for severe weather Sunday and Monday, including the potential for large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes and flash flooding, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka. Forecasters have placed much of central and northeast Kansas under an enhanced risk, or level 3 out of 5, for severe storms Sunday. [...]

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A Manhattan woman was injured Friday night after her vehicle struck a deer on Interstate 70 in Dickinson County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at approximately 9:14 p.m. May 15 on eastbound I-70 near mile marker 274.8, about 0.4 miles west of K-15. Investigators said a 2018 Buick LaCrosse was traveling [...]

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City commissioners on Tuesday will consider approving a $98,160 grant agreement for next year with the Riley County Police Department and the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency. The money would come from the Special Alcohol Funds balance, which is projected to begin 2027 with $227,475. Commissioners may also authorize an agreement with Olsson Inc. for [...]

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Riley County Fire District #1 has deployed a task force of volunteer firefighters and apparatus to assist with ongoing wildfire operations in southwest Kansas. In response to a request from the Kansas fire marshal, the department announced Friday it is sending five fire apparatus staffed by 11 volunteer firefighters to support communities impacted by the [...]

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Fort Riley is partnering with the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization and KDOT in a safe passage Lyft program giving discounted rides to soldiers and their families. For $30 a month, soldiers can buy a rideshare voucher for travel between Fort Riley, Manhattan, Junction City, Ogden, St. George and Wamego. Rides are available from 5 [...]

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Police are investigating a reported fraud case involving an online purchase scam in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 12:52 p.m. May 14th, 2026, in the 1500 block of College Avenue. A 30-year-old man reported that he purchased a bicycle online from what was later determined to [...]

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Documents say a former Riley County corrections officer was in a romantic relationship with a Riley County Jail inmate in the fall when the pair exchanged “love notes” and she snuck Wing Stop and other contraband items into the facility. Ashley Britt, 24, is charged in Riley County District Court with eight counts of trafficking [...]

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Wabaunsee County sheriff Eric Kirsch and Riley County Police Department director Brian Peete exchanged blows through online statements Wednesday over Kirsch’s remarks at a Manhattan concert May 9. Kirsch was invited to speak at “Stoney Wars III” and later posted the contents of his speech on Facebook. The event was promoted as focusing on “an [...]

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By Bryan Richardson Pawnee Mental Health Services is requesting Riley County nearly double its funding to the organization as it deals with uncompensated care costs. The organization is seeking $654,048 in county funds for 2027 operations, an increase of $304,048 from 2026’s appropriation of $350,000. Pawnee CEO Mike Rezkalla made his pitch to commissioners Thursday [...]

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