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More charges have been filed against 48-year-old Scott Marchand as part of an ongoing drug investigation. Riley County Police say Marchand was arrested Friday at the Riley County Jail on a warrant for failure to appear. The arrest stems from original charges of distribution of opiates, heroin, and methamphetamine all within 1,000 feet of a [...]

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An Ogden woman is jailed after police say she violated a protection order and interfered with a police officer. Riley County Police say 28-year-old Amanda Vestweber was arrested Saturday morning in the 3700 block of Hawthorne Woods Circle, about a half mile north of Frank Bergman Elementary.School. Vestweber was issued a total bond of $6,000. [...]

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Two people were injured Sunday night following a crash near the intersection of Tuttle Creek Blvd. and Lincoln Drive. According to Riley County Police, a Nissan Maxima, driven by 28-year-old Morgan Saul, of Manhattan struck a Toyota Camry, driven by 21-year-old Ivan Perry, also of Manhattan, just after 9 p.m. Saul and a passenger in [...]

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One person is dead following a crash in rural Wabaunsee County over the weekend. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a 2009 Jeep Wrangler was westbound on Pavillion Road, northeast of Alma, sometime overnight Friday into Saturday when it left the roadway, went airborne, struck a ditch and then hit a tree. Investigators were not able [...]

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Discussions continued Thursday as Riley County commissioners met with department heads to discuss future plans for reorganization and development of a new administrator position. The meeting comes after commissioners on Monday moved to direct county counselor Jacob Hansen to draft a resolution moving human resources under his purview. “It’s the first step to get things [...]

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Police are investigating two separate fraud cases reported Thursday in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers first filed a report at approximately 11:52 a.m. March 12 in the 1300 block of Sharingbrook Drive. An 83-year-old man reported that an unknown suspect gained access to and used his American Airlines account. The estimated [...]

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Residents across northeast Kansas could see a wide range of weather conditions this weekend, including elevated fire danger, strong winds and the possibility of light snow, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka. Saturday afternoon brings an elevated fire danger, particularly across north-central Kansas, as dry air and breezy conditions combine to create conditions [...]

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Authorities responded Thursday evening to a multi-vehicle crash on the K-18 Bypass near Junction City. Deputies were dispatched at approximately 8:29 p.m. March 12th to mile marker 177 on the bypass for a reported accident involving three vehicles. According to the report, Trisha Kiser, of Delphos, was traveling eastbound in a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox when [...]

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A bill requiring that people convicted of certain felonies be held without bond until sentencing cleared another hurdle toward becoming state law. The Kansas House of Representatives judiciary committee on Tuesday filed a recommendation that Kansas Senate Bill 358 be passed by the House body. SB 358 wouldn’t have been considered by any of the [...]

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Riley County commissioners approved a resolution Thursday expanding who can serve on the county’s Rural Economic Development Advisory Board. The board advises the county on policies and programs intended to support economic growth in rural areas of Riley County. The decision follows a March 2 discussion about a member who volunteered to fill a vacancy [...]

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