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A Manhattan man has been arrested in connection with a Riley County investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of a child. Taylor Michael John Boyle, 33, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 9:32 p.m. Thursday, July 16, on a Riley County District Court warrant charging him with three counts of rape in which the offender [...]

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A Fort Riley man has been arrested in connection with an aggravated battery reported earlier this month in Aggieville. Officers originally filed a report just before 2 a.m. July 11 in the 1200 block of Moro Street after a 25-year-old man reported he was battered by an unknown man in an alley during an altercation. [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a fraud case after a woman reportedly lost more than $33,000 in a vendor impersonation scam. Officers filed the report at approximately 10:43 a.m. July 16 in the 8900 block of Fairview Church Road. A 43-year-old woman was listed as the victim after an unknown suspect allegedly posed [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Thursday afternoon on multiple drug-related charges following an investigation by the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report for distribution of marijuana, distribution or possession with intent to distribute drug paraphernalia, a precursor or stimulant, and possession of a substance under KSA 65-41-5(h) just before p.m. July 16 in [...]

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A 19-year-old Chapman man suffered serious injuries Thursday evening after his SUV left the roadway, struck two culverts and crashed into a barn in Dickinson County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at approximately 5:34 p.m. July 16 at the intersection of Old U.S. Highway 40 and Nobel Road. Troopers said a [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as it continues to investigate the 2015 death of a woman whose case remains unsolved nearly 11 years later. According to investigators, deputies and emergency responders were dispatched at approximately 4 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2015, after receiving a report that a woman had [...]

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A Washington, Kansas, man was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan on a Dickinson County warrant. William Joseph Brown, 44, of Washington, was arrested at approximately 3 p.m. July 15 in the 100 block of Manhattan Town Center. Brown was wanted on a Dickinson County District Court warrant charging him with theft of property or services, [...]

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Riley County commissioners on Thursday reviewed an updated budget that calls for a property tax increase of 6.7% for the average homeowner. County administrators presented the commission with an updated version of the 2027 budget that sets the mill levy at 38.012 mills. A mill is $1 for every $1,000 of assessed, taxable property value. [...]

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A Manhattan man charged with 22 counts of child sex crimes made his first court appearance for the case on Wednesday afternoon in Riley County District Court. Kevin Kendre Brown, 43, faces charges including 10 counts of rape of a child, 11 counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and one count of aggravated [...]

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The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board moved toward a 2027 fiscal year budget that would mean an 8% property tax increase for the average homeowner. The board also approved nearly $1 million in funding to keep after-school programs affordable following the loss of a federal grant. The board unanimously approved certifying its intent to exceed [...]

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