A man facing child abuse charges in Geary County has waived a preliminary hearing. Cyjay Echon waived the hearing Thursday and his next court date is set for November 13th in the case. However, Echon has also been charged now with violation of a no contact order and stalking and that case was continued for status […]
Unemployment numbers are down throughout the Manhattan area, with the Manhattan metro area including Riley and Pottawatomie Counties showing a 2.9 percent rate this September, compared to 3.7 the month before and 3.4 percent in September of last year. The Manhattan Metro with Junction City also shows a fairly low rate of 3.5 percent. The […]
Police in Riley County arrested Jeremy Spaur, 31, of Manhattan on October 15, 2015 at approximately 3:40 PM for the offenses of motion to revoke probation and failure to appear listed on two warrants. Original offense for these warrants were noted as being operating a vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device and use […]
BOSTON (AP) An 80-year-old man has pleaded guilty to running a massive marijuana-dealing and money-laundering operation with a Junction City connection. The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/1MGmnE6 ) Marshall Dion is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 11 after pleading guilty Thursday under an agreement with prosecutors. He faces up to seven years in prison. […]
A collaboration between the Riley County Police Department and the local Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) will bring a new look to several officers this November and benefit low income families in the community at the same time. “Hair for the Holidays” will begin on November 1, 2015 and will allow officers the opportunity to […]
With policing being more closely observed since the recent events in Ferguson, Mo., Baltimore, Md., and in New York City, Riley County Police Department Director Brad Schoen told county commissioners Thursday morning that he’s taken preemptive measures to make sure community trust is strong. Schoen said his department took part in training last month that addressed […]
A Junction City teenager was injured in a Wabaunsee county accident on I-70 Wednesday evening. Justice Rexrode, 19, was westbound in a 2011 Chevy Tahoe a little more than a half mile west of K-99 when the vehicle went off the roadway to the right, Rexrode overcorrected, and the vehicle went across the highway to […]
The Junction City/Geary County Drug Operations Group received a tip Tuesday about a methamphetamine lab located on a vacant property located in the 22,000 block of Humboldt Creek Road in rural southeastern Geary County. A search warrant was obtained for the property and an abandoned clandestine methamphetamine lab was located inside a barn. The Riley […]
The below story and video is courtesy of Ft. Riley Staff Sgt., Noel Gerig More than a dozen Bradley Fighting Vehicle crews from 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conducted Gunnery Table IV at Fort Riley on October 5th. Crews participated in Table IV to ensure their weapon systems […]
Officers with the Riley County Police Department responded to a vehicle and pedestrian collision near the intersection of Vattier Street and Juliette Street in Manhattan on October 12, 2015 at approximately 1:00 PM. Officers on scene found that a 2008 Chevy 1500 driven by Christopher Glover, 22, of Riley, Kansas struck Ashleigh Lawson, 21, of […]
