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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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A local fire district will get nearly $28,000 to help them fight wildfires. Riley County commissioners on Monday approved Riley County Fire District No. 1 accepting of a $27,815 Department of the Interior grant to purchase equipment for fighting grass and wildland fires with a 2-0 vote. Commissioner John Ford was absent. David Adams, Riley [...]

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A local fire district will get nearly $28,000 to help them fight wildfires. Riley County commissioners on Monday approved Riley County Fire District No. 1 accepting of a $27,815 Department of the Interior grant to purchase equipment for fighting grass and wildland fires with a 2-0 vote. Commissioner John Ford was absent. David Adams, Riley [...]

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A local fire district will get nearly $28,000 to help them fight wildfires. Riley County commissioners on Monday approved Riley County Fire District No. 1 accepting of a $27,815 Department of the Interior grant to purchase equipment for fighting grass and wildland fires with a 2-0 vote. Commissioner John Ford was absent. David Adams, Riley [...]

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The trial of a Manhattan man facing several charges including murder and attempted murder began Monday with jury selection in Riley County District Court. Marc Anthony Oliver, 20, is charged with the 1st degree premeditated murder of Tannon Ratcliffe on Oct. 21, 2023. He’s also charged with the attempted 1st degree murder of Andrew Graves [...]

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Several rounds of heavy rain could bring a risk of flooding to northeast and north-central Kansas beginning Tuesday evening and continuing through Thursday night. The National Weather Service in Topeka says a slow-moving, moisture-rich system is expected to produce widespread rainfall totals of 1 to 2.5 inches, with isolated amounts of 4 to 5 inches [...]

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Two additional people have been arrested in connection with a joint law enforcement operation earlier this month targeting sex buyers and people accused of attempting to meet children for sexual acts. Riley County Police said Cody Michael Caswell, 35, of Manhattan, was arrested Friday morning on allegations of electronic solicitation involving a person he believed [...]

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A 49-year-old Council Grove man was arrested Sunday evening on allegations of stalking, intimidation of a witness or victim and harassment by telecommunications device. Riley County Police said a 19-year-old man, who was known to the suspect, was listed as the victim. Jeremy Matthew Farr was arrested at about 6:13 p.m. in Manhattan on allegations [...]

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A woman is in critical condition after jumping approximately 70 feet from a bridge during a multi-vehicle crash Friday night near Ogden. The crash happened around 8:44 p.m. on Highway K-18 near the East Riley Avenue offramp. Four vehicles were involved. The woman had been standing on the shoulder when she jumped from the bridge [...]

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A woman is suing a former Manhattan priest, Seven Dolors Catholic Church and its parent organizations because she said the priest made “unwanted sexual contact,” coerced and sexually harassed her. She says the church failed to protect her from the man after she reported his abuse. The priest, Ryan Anthony McCandless, 44, was arrested in [...]

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