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RCPD is investigating an aggravated assault that took place in the 1100 block of Bluemont Avenue on December 12, at approximately 5:02 PM. According to the report, an unknown suspect lifted his shirt to reveal a gun, directing it toward four victims: a 41-year-old Manhattan woman, a 36-year-old Manhattan man, a 22-year-old Junction City woman, [...]

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Authorities in Manhattan are investigating the theft of a 2003 Chevy Silverado reported stolen from the 1200 block of Thurston Street. Police say the victim, a 22-year-old male, discovered his truck missing on December 12 around 1:18 PM. The stolen vehicle, valued at approximately $4,000, is believed to have been taken sometime overnight by an [...]

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By Lewis Marien Here’s a feel-good story you can “paws” and read: the five puppies dumped in a Popeye’s parking lot soon will find their fur-ever homes. As previously reported, a passerby found the then-6-week-old puppies near the restaurant on Bluemont Avenue in Manhattan when the temperatures started to drop on the night of Dec. [...]

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By Emma Loura Riley County’s budget and planning committee on Monday presented a policy for incentives intended to entice developers build affordable housing. The committee members proposed Reinvestment Housing Incentive District policy. The RHID captures the increase in property taxes created by the development for up to 25 years. Brittany Phillips, county budget and finance [...]

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Two Topeka residents were arrested at a local retailer on Wednesday for their role in three shoplifting incidents at Ulta Beauty, Best Buy and Water’s True Value in Manhattan. Officers arrested 53-year-old Christopher Stapleton and 50-year-old Nicole Hall just after 1:30 p.m. at the Best Buy in the 300 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard. Stapleton [...]

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Deshaun Durham, 24, was to spend 92 months in the Hutchinson Correctional Facility for a first-time cannabis defense, but now he walked free Friday morning. Gov. Laura Kelly on Nov. 7 overturned the Kansas Prison Review Board’s rejection of Durham’s clemency application, allowing him to return home for the holidays. “Today is a big victory [...]

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The Riley County Police Department filed a report of theft by deception  on December 10 in the 300 block of Southwind Road. According to officials, the incident occurred around 11:44 PM, involving an employee at a Dollar Tree store who allegedly fell victim to a telephone scam posing as an asset protection measure. Authorities say [...]

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