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The Riley County Police Department anticipates about $1.2 million in unused personnel funds as it closes out the 2020 budget cycle. RCPD Capt. Josh Kyle presented end of year expenditures Monday to the Riley County Law Board. He says the department projects money will be available based primarily on the fact that a number of [...]

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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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A Texas man, formerly from the Manhattan area, will not face any additional hearings in an alleged attempted rape and kidnapping incident. At a Dec. 4 hearing Riley County District Court Judge John Bosch approved a motion from prosecutors to dismiss the case against 42-year-old Sean Morgan without prejudice. As a result, all charges against [...]

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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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The Riley County Health Department has confirmed 71 new COVID-19 cases since Friday and is now monitoring 290 active cases. Health officials also confirmed 198 additional recoveries Monday. It also says 12 positive patients are now being monitored at Ascension Via Christi. Two of those patients are on ventilators. Testing has increased significantly since late [...]

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Manhattan’s Customer Service Department is closed the rest of this week due to staffing shortages resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The City says in a release that services are still available by phone and online. Utility payments can be made using the drop box in the southeast parking lot at City Hall or via cityofmhk.com. [...]

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Authorities in Pottawatomie County say a poaching incident took place on Dec. 14. A whitetail doe was shot with a rifle from the roadway on Marten Road, just east of Hwy 99, about 8 miles north of Wamego. Game wardens with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism are asking for the public’s assistance [...]

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A $3 million grant has been awarded to a Kansas State University researcher to improve the resilience of smallholder livelihoods through the application of digital and geospatial decision support tools under diverse farming systems. Associate Agronomy professor Ignacio Ciampitti received the grant from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification. [...]

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Riley County Police Department officers will not face criminal charges for their involvement in the fatal shooting of a Manhattan man. The announcement was made Friday by Barry Wilkerson, Riley County attorney, who says he believes the officers were justified in their actions. Jarred Kemp, 41, was shot on Oct. 2 by an officer after [...]

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This annual adoption event, offered now through December 23rd, attempts to house animals before the holiday stress of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter Director Deb Watkins realizes Christmas is probably going to look different this year for a lot of people, but the prevailing trend is, “People are adopting”. “Right [...]

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