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A fire at the Geary Estates apartment complex near Fort Riley displaced a number of residents over the weekend, including service members and their families. Fort Riley, Geary County, the American Red Cross and community organizations have responded by providing temporary housing, food, clothing and other necessities, according to the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. [...]

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The Fort Riley Safe Passage program provided about 2,400 rides from May through August, according to Jared Tremblay, director of the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization. Tremblay presented an update on the rideshare program Tuesday to the Manhattan City Commission. The program provides eligible soldiers with vouchers for Lyft rides in effort to address impaired [...]

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A 27-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday night following an incident involving allegations of battery, criminal restraint and offenses against law enforcement officers. Riley County Police said officers responded at about 8:21 p.m. to the 3000 block of Sandstone Drive. A 29-year-old woman and a 6-year-old child, both known to the suspect, were listed as [...]

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A 27-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday night following an incident involving allegations of battery, criminal restraint and offenses against law enforcement officers. Riley County Police said officers responded at about 8:21 p.m. to the 3000 block of Sandstone Drive. A 29-year-old woman and a 6-year-old child, both known to the suspect, were listed as [...]

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The victim of a shooting in October 2025 took the stand Tuesday in Riley County District Court during a trial for the incident against Jacques LaShawn Toliver Sr. The victim, a 36-year-old man, told the jury he and his significant other on Oct. 11, 2025, dropped their children off at a birthday party at an [...]

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A Junction City man responsible for the death of his 1-year-old daughter will serve 14 years and one month in prison for the crime and two others. Riley County District Court Judge Grant Bannister sentenced Matthew Paul Wesley Miller, 26, to serve 10 years and eight months in the Kansas Department of Corrections for involuntary [...]

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A&H Farm in Manhattan is one of 20 farms across North America selected to participate in this year’s “Get Lost with Dolly” country music corn maze campaign, a tribute to Dolly Parton and her Imagination Library. The farm’s maze will open Sept. 26 as part of its annual fall festival. Campaign organizers selected A&H Farm [...]

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MHS principal Mike Dorst announced Tuesday his plans to retire effective this summer. Dorst, 54, said in a statement that at the end of June he will have completed his 31st year in education, 21st as an administrator, 19th year as an administrator with MHS/USD 383, and eighth year as principal of Manhattan High School. [...]

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A 27-year-old Manhattan woman was arrested Monday night after police said she called 911 16 times without reporting an emergency. Riley County Police said Tantaliyah Parson was reported to have repeatedly called 911 using a phone that did not belong to her, remaining silent during each call. Police said no emergency was reported when officers [...]

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Nineteen people were arrested in Riley and Geary counties last week during a joint law enforcement operation targeting sex buyers and people accused of attempting to meet children for sexual acts. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said the operation was conducted Sept. 17 and 18 in partnership with the Riley County Police Department, Geary County [...]

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