For Manhattan’s first-ever large scale comic book convention, event co-organizer and former Fort Riley solider Joshua Smith hoped for somewhere around 500 attendees when he and his wife, Ali, thought it would be a good idea to get one started a couple months ago. Saturday at the Manhattan Conference Center inside the Hilton Garden Inn,
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The City of Manhattan will host an open house from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, for the City Hall expansion project. A ribbon cutting with comments from those involved in the project will be at 4:30 p.m. The public is invited to tour the new
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Police arrested Justin Kendrick, 19, of Manhattan on February 25, 2016, at approximately 4:10 p.m. while at the Riley County Police Department. Kendrick was arrested on a warrant for probation violation from Nemaha County, Kansas and was given a bond of $5,000. At the time of this report he was confined at the Riley County
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A Wamego man was sentenced to 55 months with the Department of Corrections Thursday. Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck told KMAN Gerald Holley, 53, was convicted on five counts that included possession of methamphetamine and marijuana with intentions to distribute. Also, Schuck said Brian Duzan, 38, of Manhattan, pled no contest to charges that included
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This week was a rare win for counties in the state of Kansas. Riley County commissioners were informed Thursday morning that the Kansas Supreme Court ruled 5-2 in favor of counties in a case that dealt with appeals on appraised property values. Assistant County Counselor Craig Cox told commissioners that the court said the state
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A Fort Riley man was found guilty in Riley County Court Thursday, after entering pleas in a murder case. Tierre Wall pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and attempted aggravated assault. After entering his plea, Judge David Stutzman found Wall guilty of shooting 27-year-old Casey Lindley in the forehead, during a March 2015 road rage
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Riley County Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Kimball Avenue and Plymouth Road in Manhattan at approximately 5:15 PM Wednesday for a report of an injury collision. Officers on scene found that 4 vehicles traveling east on Kimball were involved when a 2009 GMC Yukon, driven by Erika Lowery, 42, of Manhattan struck the rear
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Initial investigation reports have been sent to the Riley County Attorney’s Office in connection with a fatal accident at Marlatt Avenue and Tuttle Creek Boulevard nearly two weeks ago. Jenna Lindsten, 30, of Manhattan died following the February 13th Saturday morning accident involving a semi driven by Ethan Butts, 21, also of Manhattan. Riley County
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The 2016 Kansas Presidential Caucuses will be held around the state of Kansas, on March 5th. The Democratic Party will hold caucuses in over 40 locations while the Republican Party will hold caucuses in each Kansas county. Those planning to exercise their right to vote can do so at the following locations: Democratic Caucus Information: Per Pottawatomie
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A fourth person has been charged in the 2014 kidnapping and killing of a woman on the Fort Riley military base. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said in a news release Tuesday that 26-year-old Shantrell Woody is charged with one count of kidnapping resulting in death. The Associated Press left a phone message
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