A Riley County Man has been arrested for murder in the 2nd degree. Riley County Police arrested Joshua Michael Mall, 39, on Friday. Six-year-old Madilyn Mall, a passenger in a truck driven by Mall, was killed in an accident on October 5th. Mall lost control of his 2001 Ford Ranger while driving along the 2400 […]
A man facing child abuse charges in Geary County has entered a not guilty plea and trial has been set for May. Cyjay Echon, who was a Fort Riley soldier, was taken into custody in Kansas City, Missouri this past May after Junction City Police were contacted by Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City in reference […]
A jury trial for a Manhattan man resulted in guilty verdicts on six of the seven theft and drug-related counts against him. Jeremy Spaur’s jury trial got started Thursday. The not guilty verdict involved burglary of a motor vehicle. Spaur was arrested in March after a search warrant was executed at his home in the […]
The Kansas Court of Appeals issued opinions Friday on three area cases, affirming two and reversing one. A Riley County case involving Travis Day pertained to a battery on a law enforcement case from last year and was affirmed by the higher court. In appealing, Day contended there was insufficient evidence to support the crime. But the […]
RCPD began investigating an aggravated battery that sent one to a medical care facility outside of Riley County, KS and made an arrest yesterday morning. This aggravated battery is domestic related and information available for release is limited. On November 11, 2015 at approximately 2:15 PM police found that a 59-year-old female had previously been […]
Thursday afternoon Riley County commissioners, department heads and state lawmakers met for a legislative conference in the Commission Chambers and discussed issues that they contend are hampering effective government in the county. This wasn’t the first legislative conference in Manhattan and it won’t be the last. Riley County commissioners have been adamant in recent years in […]
The Riley County Police Department and emergency medical personnel were dispatched to a report of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound early Wednesday in the 3300 block of Shady Valley Drive. Upon arrival at about 5:45 a.m. police determined a single subject had lost his life inside of 3303 Shady Valley Drive due to a single gunshot wound […]
After a parade went through Poyntz Avenue in downtown Manhattan to honor Veterans Day, citizens gathered inside the Peace Memorial Auditorium at City Hall to continue the celebration. Second graders from Lee and Theodore Roosevelt Elementary Schools sang songs commemorating service men and women and remarks were heard from Manhattan Mayor Karen McCulloh, Riley County Commission […]
Due to heightened security at public events nationwide the Riley County Police Department will have an increased presence at some large community functions, and those that meet an undisclosed criteria, in the future. This increased police presence is out of an abundance of caution and not a result of direct threats or increased danger to […]
A rental inspection program and property maintenance ordinances where in the queue for Manhattan City Commissioners, as they sat down for a work session on Tuesday night. It was the issue of rental inspection however, that had city property owners, landlords and tenants passionately providing public comment. A collection of clips from the public comment […]
