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Two Riley County Police Department officers were publicly recognized at Tuesday’s Law Board meeting for compassion they showed to a family in distress, after a mother of four died last summer of an accidental drug overdose. Interim RCPD Director Kurt Moldrup read a letter of appreciation to Officer Jesse Shane and Officer Jonathan Shepard and [...]

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The Flint Hills Breadbasket has a new executive director. The nonprofit agency has announced the hiring of Karla Hagemeister, who takes over after 22 years with the Riley County Attorney’s Office and two years as a social worker. Hagemeister also currently serves on the Manhattan-Ogden School Board and is a past president of the board. [...]

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A Kansas State University graduate from Missouri’s 2020 aggravated criminal sodomy conviction was upheld by the Kansas Court of Appeals, according to an unpublished opinion of the court filed February 18, 2021. Devonta D. Bagley was sentenced to 24 years in prison in 2020 after being found guilty of the sexual assault as well as [...]

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Two people were killed over the weekend in separate fires in Pottawatomie County. Jill Bronbaugh, a spokesperson for the State Fire Marshal’s office tells KMAN the first fire occurred Saturday at 303 Bidwell Street in Emmett. The second occurred Sunday at 7301 Flint Rock Road, in rural St. George. Both instances involved single fatalities, though [...]

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Arraignment was held Friday for a Wamego man charged with possessing child pornography. Scott Hertzig entered a plea agreement in Pottawatomie County District Court for two counts of sexual exploitation of a child. The two counts are alleged to have occurred in April 2021. Judge Jeff Elder presided over the hearing, informing Hertzig of what [...]

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A Riley County woman riding a motorcycle was seriously injured Sunday afternoon north of Manhattan, in a three-vehicle crash. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 31-year-old Elizabeth Cook-Antoniato and 30-year-old Michael Cook-Antoniato, both of Riley, were westbound on Tuttle Creek Blvd near K-13 around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. As they approached the intersection, a Toyota Sienna stopped [...]

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The Manhattan Conference Center was full Friday night for the 97th annual meeting and banquet of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. Over 200 area business people, philanthropists, local and state representatives attended the event to dine, acknowledge 2021 award recipients and hear from the new Chamber Board of Directors chair. President and CEO Jason [...]

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Riley County Police arrested a 44-year-old Manhattan man Friday afternoon in connection to alleged sex crimes reported to have occurred over several years. Joshua Penabaz was being held Friday on $1 million bond for numerous charges of rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child and aggravated criminal sodomy. RCPD says an investigation is ongoing. Due [...]

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An investigation is underway into an alleged threat at Manhattan High School earlier this week. A report for aggravated criminal threat was filed just after noon Wednesday, according to Friday’s Riley County Police Department Activity Report. Officer listed a 16-year-old suspect, identified as Daniel Marshall, of Manhattan, who reportedly used an educational technology site known [...]

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WESTMORELAND — It was a busy day for sentencing in Pottawatomie County District Court Thursday. Wrangler Hooker A 19-year-old Pottawatomie County man convicted in the rape of a 4-year-old girl will spend close to 25 years behind bars. Wrangler Hooker was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeff Elder Thursday to 287 months in prison, including 165 [...]

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