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A Manhattan man will serve two years of probation following a sentencing hearing on Monday in Riley County District Court. Jaron Anthony Taitano, 38, pleaded guilty on Aug. 6 to aggravated endangering of a child and aggravated battery, both against a child born in 2013, as well as one count of domestic battery against a [...]

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A Manhattan man convicted of several drug charges and endangering a child was sentenced Monday to serve five years and five months in the Kansas Department of Corrections for his crimes. Cody Taylor Dodge, 37, pleaded guilty to reduced charges in Riley County District Court. Judge Kendra Lewison sentenced him on Monday to serve 59 [...]

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A Manhattan man on Monday pleaded not guilty to 12 criminal charges across two cases in Riley County District Court. Tayvon Nalijiah Agnew-Nash, 26, entered not guilty pleas to two counts of aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer, two counts of aggravated assault with a handgun, criminal discharge of a firearm, criminal possession of [...]

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“Play ball” is hitting the pause button. The Manhattan parks and recreation department started a planned turfgrass maintenance project Monday at the Steel and Pipe Supply Ballpark in CiCo Park, which opened in March. Maintenance includes aeration, over...

“Play ball” is hitting the pause button. The Manhattan parks and recreation department started a planned turfgrass maintenance project Monday at the Steel and Pipe Supply Ballpark in CiCo Park, which opened in March. Maintenance includes aeration, over...

A Riley County police officer said he heard over 20 gunshots on the night of an Oct. 2023 house party shooting while he testified in a trial for the case on Tuesday in Riley County District Court. Officer Garrett Lloyd took the witness stand Tuesday morning and testified during the trial of Marc Anthony Oliver, [...]

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A firefighter was transported to a local hospital for evaluation after a fire Monday night at Feldkamp’s Furniture in Manhattan. Blue Township Fire District responded at about 7:34 p.m. to the business at 7977 U.S. Highway 24. The fire was contained to a storage area at the back of the building, but smoke spread throughout [...]

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A Manhattan Fire Department hazardous materials team responded Monday evening to a Kansas State University laboratory after staff raised concerns about the handling of a chemical. K-State police and the Manhattan Fire Department also responded around 6:20 p.m. at the K-State rabies laboratory at 2005 Research Park Circle. Manhattan public information officer Vivienne Leyva said [...]

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Tuttle Creek Lake remained above its conservation pool Monday morning as inflows into the reservoir continued to increase ahead of another round of potentially heavy rainfall. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers data showed the lake elevation at 1,080.15 feet Tuesday morning about 5.15 feet above the top of the conservation pool at 1,075 feet. Inflow [...]

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The Riley County Commission approved moving forward with the 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant application with a 2-0 vote Thursday. Commissioner John Ford was absent. Mark French, corrections major with the Riley County Police Department, asked county officials to approve the application. RCPD plans to use the federal grant funding to upgrade technology [...]

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