Two suspects believed to have been involved in a Topeka homicide were arrested Sunday in south Manhattan. Topeka Police say 28-year-old Devonta Miller of Topeka and 21-year-old Harlee Borders of Marysville were taken into custody after Riley County Police followed up on a tip given to TPD. Both were arrested without incident. The two are [...]
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The Riley County Police Department is now offering a new way for you to help stop crime in the community. Brad Jager, RCPD Captain, says the department is launching a new program called Project SafeCam which allows those with cameras on their business or on their homes to register their cameras. He tells KMAN that [...]
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A Manhattan restaurant sustained damage early Sunday morning from a fire. Manhattan firefighters were called out to Taco John’s Sunday morning around 5 a.m. and found smoke showing from the roof. The fire reportedly reached a second alarm before it was contained. Firefighters extinguished the fire within 30 minutes. The restaurant, which opened in 2014, [...]
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Long time Ogden Elementary Principal Jim Armendariz is retiring at the end of the school year. Armendariz’s retirement was announced during Wednesday’s USD 383 school board meeting. Board member Curt Herrman gave some words about his experiences and the legacy Armendariz leaves behind. “I’ve known him for a long time and I’ve learned a lot [...]
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A former Manhattan concrete company operator has been banned from doing business in Kansas. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a Friday news release that Douglas Bell III, doing business as Custom Concrete Contractors, was permanently banned after failing to honor a two-year warranty on the installation of an entrance and driveway for a [...]
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Pawnee Mental Health Services is launching a new website in celebration of its 65th anniversary. PMHS executive director Robbin Cole says that while the website will have the same URL, it will feature a lot of new information. “Information about how to apply for jobs at Pawnee Mental Health [services], who the leadership of the [...]
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An incorporation petition has been submitted to the Pottawatomie County Commission by residents living in the Blue Township area, east of Manhattan. The petition, submitted March 21, would establish the City of Green Valley in southwestern Pottawatomie County with a northern boundary along Junietta Road, a southern boundary primarily along the Hwy 24 corridor and [...]
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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]
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Firefighters battled a house fire near Leonardville Thursday evening. Riley County Fire responded shortly before 8 p.m. to a fully engulfed home near Hwy 24 and Barton Road. Everyone inside reportedly got out safely but the home sustained extensive damage and is a total loss. Two family pets perished in the fire. The cause of [...]
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The City of Manhattan hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to celebrate the opening of the new Douglass Activity Center. Dozens gathered in the facility’s gymnasium to take part in the festivities, which included speeches from mayor Wynn Butler, Douglass Activity Center director David Baker, Douglass Center Advisory Board chair Debbie Nuss, city manager Ron Fehr [...]
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