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Strong winds and wave action are believed to have caused a fuel barge carrying approximately 1,800 gallons of diesel fuel to sink into 20 feet of water at Tuttle Creek Reservoir. Federal officials with the Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a press release that the incident occurred shortly [...]

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Downtown Manhattan is once again partnering with the Konza Prairie Quilters Guild to display several quilts at participating businesses during the upcoming Parade of Quilts March 21 through April 4. A proclamation read at Monday’s Riley County Commission meeting recognized the guild and encouraged residents and visitors to participate in the two-week event. Organizer Ginny [...]

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Riley County Emergency Medical Services kept busy during Fake Patty’s Day earlier this month, but according to director David Adams, no major issues occurred. Adams told commissioners Monday his department responded to 30 calls for service on March 7, with 23 of those calls considered directly related to Fake Patty’s Day celebrations. “I think it [...]

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The Riley County Commission on Monday recognized noxious weed director Michael Boller, who recently received the public relations award at the 88th annual Kansas Weed Conference. The award recognized his outstanding public education efforts on noxious weeds, including an appearance on KMAN’s “Within Reason.” Public information officer Vivienne Leyva said Monday that Boller’s interview has [...]

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A Manhattan woman files for fraud after being scammed out of over a thousand dollars. Riley County Police say they recieved a call Friday morning to the 2800 block of Stone Valley Landing after a 77-year-old woman was scammed out of $1,700 over the pho...

A womans car was broken in to Saturday night by Eisenhower Middle School Riley County Police say they were called to the 3900 block of Bayside Way at about 7pm Saturday Night. Upon arrival, they observed the the back window was broken out of a 23-year-old woman’s Hyundai Tuscon. The estimated damages associated with the [...]

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More charges have been filed against 48-year-old Scott Marchand as part of an ongoing drug investigation. Riley County Police say Marchand was arrested Friday at the Riley County Jail on a warrant for failure to appear. The arrest stems from original charges of distribution of opiates, heroin, and methamphetamine all within 1,000 feet of a [...]

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An Ogden woman is jailed after police say she violated a protection order and interfered with a police officer. Riley County Police say 28-year-old Amanda Vestweber was arrested Saturday morning in the 3700 block of Hawthorne Woods Circle, about a half mile north of Frank Bergman Elementary.School. Vestweber was issued a total bond of $6,000. [...]

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Two people were injured Sunday night following a crash near the intersection of Tuttle Creek Blvd. and Lincoln Drive. According to Riley County Police, a Nissan Maxima, driven by 28-year-old Morgan Saul, of Manhattan struck a Toyota Camry, driven by 21-year-old Ivan Perry, also of Manhattan, just after 9 p.m. Saul and a passenger in [...]

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One person is dead following a crash in rural Wabaunsee County over the weekend. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a 2009 Jeep Wrangler was westbound on Pavillion Road, northeast of Alma, sometime overnight Friday into Saturday when it left the roadway, went airborne, struck a ditch and then hit a tree. Investigators were not able [...]

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