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Riley County Police have charged another individual in connection to past financial crimes. According to Tuesday’s police report, 23-year-old Zelayha Vincent, of Fort Riley, was arrested while in jail Monday on warrants alleging a host of charges including three counts of criminal use of a financial card and an attempted count, two counts each of [...]

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According to a K-State veterinarian, dogs might be more at risk for canine infectious respiratory disease complex as a repercussion from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Snow will be ending across the region Tuesday morning, but conditions will continue to be messy. Highways across Riley and Pottawatomie County remain completely snow covered and the Riley County Police Department has implemented the Emergency Accident Reporting Phase (EARP) until further notice. RCPD says K-18 and US 177 are particularly treacherous. When EARP is [...]

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A number of government offices and school facilities will take the day off Tuesday, due to the wintry conditions, which are expected to dump 6 to 8 inches of snow on the Manhattan area. The City of Manhattan announced late in the day Monday, it would be shuttering facilities early and closing all city-operated buildings [...]

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A Junction City man plead guilty to identity theft in Riley County District Court on Monday. 44-year-old Travis Calloway plead guilty to three counts of identity theft before Judge John Bosch on Monday. Calloway had previously been charged with over 15 counts of financial and property crimes for two seperate cases that occurred in December [...]

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A Riley County man was sentenced to prison on Monday for attempted involuntary manslaughter. 46-year-old Jarman Morgan was sentenced to 136 months in prison in Riley County District Court by Judge John Bosch on one count of attempted involuntary manslaughter. Morgan was also sentenced to 31 months for aggravated battery and 13 months for violating [...]

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A winter storm continues to blast the region and forecasters now say higher amounts are likely, especially along and north of Interstate 70. A Winter Storm Warning continues areawide through midday Tuesday, with about 6 to 10 inches of accumulation now possible. Strong winds will also be notable Tuesday morning and could cause reduced visibility. [...]

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With Americans experiencing a number of financial burdens in 2023, the Riley County Extension Office provided a free service to help ease that burden during tax season. The office helped save local citizens hundreds of thousands of dollars during the 2023 tax season thanks to their Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. According to Gary [...]

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Authorities say a Topeka man was arrested over the weekend in Riley County after police recovered a stolen vehicle. According to the Riley County Police Department, 62-year-old Barry Sullivan was arrested Saturday on a probable cause offense of possession of stolen property, use/possession of drug paraphernalia with the intent to use, and possession of a [...]

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A winter storm warning is now in effect for the Manhattan area from 6 a.m. Monday through noon Tuesday, as weather forecasters say confidence is growing for heavy snow to start the week. The National Weather Service in Topeka says confidence is high for rain and snow developing Monday morning, changing to all snow by [...]

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