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More people were arrested during Fake Patty’s Day celebrations in Manhattan last weekend than in any year prior, according to the Riley County Police Department, which released its annual analysis Friday in a four-page report. Data shows arrests were up almost 51% compared to the five year average of roughly 38%. Compared to 2023, police [...]

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A Manhattan woman was arrested Thursday evening for attempting to strangle a female corrections officer. Tiffany Ryals was jailed on charges of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer (LEO), battery on a LEO, and criminal destruction of property. Officers at the Riley County jail listed a 37 year old female RCPD corrections officer as [...]

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Two people are in custody in relation to a murder investigation involving 1-year-old Ziya Miller. The Riley County Police Department says 24-year-old Matthew Miller, of Junction City, and 26-year-old Sonya Williams, of Ogden, were arrested Thursday and are charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child endangerment. Miller is additionally charged with one count of unlawful [...]

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Riley County emergency coordinator Laurie Harrison says the recent state-wide tornado drill went off without a hitch.   Harrison says being prepared is the key to staying safe during severe weather…     She also says to check local radio when sirens are going off…     The city of Manhattan has 25 outdoor emergency [...]

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Conditions have been much more favorable for controlled outdoor burning this week. Improved humidity levels at night and calmer winds during the day created longer windows for landowners to get in some prescribed burns this week, despite a lack of moisture to start the month. Deputy Chief Doug Russell, with Riley County Fire District No. 1, says [...]

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The Manhattan Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was presented Monday with a first look at where a new proposed indoor aquatics facility could be constructed. Representatives from the city’s consultant firm Vireo as well as some local architect groups, presented three design concepts for a reimagined City Park — all showing a proposed indoor aquatics [...]

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The Flint Hills Discovery Center will be hosting the 9th annual Meet the Makers art event March 12 through 15. Each day a local creator, crafter, or maker will present live demonstrations of their work from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the first-floor atrium of the Discovery Center. The event is free and visitors [...]

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A Manhattan man is behind bars on a probation violation stemming from a past fraud incident. The Riley County Police Department says 26-year-old Auston Korszeniewski was arrested Wednesday on a warrant that included three total probation violations. The original charges are for two counts each of identity theft, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, flee [...]

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Rewriting the rural narrative was the theme of the Focus on Building Rural Communities event, hosted by the Riley County Extension Office at the Sikes Venue in Leonardville Monday. University of Minnesota Extension Educator Benjamin Winchester says rural America isn’t dying, but rather going through a slow transformation. He says rural areas remain durable, noting [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners have been recently discussing bringing a sales tax question that would take the city’s current 1% sales tax to as much as 2% to help replenish the General Fund cash balance on the August ballot. The balance dropped $6 million between January 2023 and January 2024. Mayor Wynn Butler told KMAN that [...]

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