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Kansas State University Police are investigating a theft of a utility terrain vehicle and money from an ATM at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The incidents reportedly occurred in the early morning hours between Dec. 26 and Dec. 29. The stolen UTV (or Gator) was last seen on the east side of the stadium around 6:30 [...]

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Ascension Via Christi hospital welcomed Hudson Mattis Cox as the first baby born in Manhattan in 2020 Wednesday morning. Hudson Mattis Cox was born at 2:10 a.m. to Derek and Bethany Cox and weighed eight pounds. Bethany says that while the due date was January 10th, they knew there was a possibility Hudson could be [...]

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Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson is seeking another term as the county’s lead prosecutor. Wilkerson, who was first elected in 2004, is seeking a fifth term. Wilkerson received his Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the University of Nebraska in 1990 and has been practicing law for 30 years. In 2015, he was named Prosecutor of [...]

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A preliminary hearing is now set for a Missouri man charged with past sex crimes in Riley County. Devonta Bagley appeared for a status hearing Tuesday. Already serving prison time in Missouri for sexually abusing two college students in the St. Louis area, Bagley also faces a 2017 charge of sexual abuse against a K-State [...]

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The Riley County Law Board has approved an increase in salary and benefits for Riley County Police Department Director Dennis Butler. Butler’s annual salary and benefits were raised from a total value of about $150,000 to about $157,000 as part of an annual performance review. The decision came after a private meeting between Butler 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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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 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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Bob Copple, the president of Ascension Via Christi Hospital here in Manhattan, sat down with KMAN during Monday’s In Focus and reflected on a year of advancements in healthcare technology, reductions in patient costs and increases in industry transparency. Technology Advancements In rural areas, towns face shortages in health-services staff and facilities, causing those in [...]

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Updated 3:50 p.m. Tuesday A Manhattan man charged with first-degree murder and attempted aggravated robbery will seek a new attorney. At a hearing Tuesday, it was determined that the Public Defender’s office will not be representing 29-year-old Richard Goens due to a conflict of interest. He’ll return for a status hearing Jan. 31. Goens is [...]

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