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A Riley County District Court judge on Tuesday denied a Randolph man’s request to end his probation early. Russell Peterson, 83, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in December 2023 for the 2021 death of Adam Samuelson. Peterson ran a stop sign and hit Samuelson’s vehicle with his. Judge Grant Bannister sentenced Peterson to 36 months [...]

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A severe winter weather watch will be in effect on Saturday for the region including Riley, Pottawatomie and Geary Counties. Also, Clay and Wabaunsee County will be under that advisory from beginning at 9 am on Saturday and that will remain throughout the day Sunday. Potential hazards with this storm include anywhere between four to [...]

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A new location for Common Table in Manhattan is opening in the new year. Common Table provides free meals to members of the community who need them. To this point, local churches have been alternating hosting meals so that each day of the week is covered. Starting Monday, Common Table will begin hosting meal service [...]

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The company Meat Works of Kansas has been scammed out of $60,000 in an internet scam. RCPD filed a report for theft by deception on Tuesday in the 300 block of Main Street in Riley when it was reported the business was scammed through an email into buying 15,000 pounds of ground beef from an [...]

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Government offices for Riley County will be closed next Thursday Jan. 9 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter who passed away on Sunday at the age of 100. President Joe Biden announced that day will be a National Day of Remembrance for the former President, meaning that the county offices will be closed that [...]

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Two St. Mary’s residents were injured in an accident in Jackson County that occurred on Wednesday evening. The accident occurred just after 6 p.m. on US-75 when a 2017 GMC Acadia was traveling westbound on 158th Road and failed yield the right of way to a 2007 Chrysler Town & County that was traveling southbound [...]

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A Manhattan woman with a lengthy criminal record was arrested again on Tuesday on charges for failure to appear. Officers arrested Allyson Gann, 37, on the charge that stems for a previous arrest over for aggravated battery, domestic battery and battery from an incident that occurred on Sept. 1, 2024. As previously reported, Gann was [...]

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A local woman is behind bars following her arrest on Tuesday evening arrest in Manhattan that includes charges for battery on law enforcement and domestic battery. Police arrested Asia Foster, 32, just prior to midnight in the 500 block of Yuma Street. Foster has been charged in this case on two counts of battery of [...]

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Two young men were taken to a local hospital following an accident on Tuesday afternoon in Clay County that resulted after a chase with law enforcement. The accident occurred just after 1:30 p.m. when 17-year-old Joshua McCulloh of Junction City was travelling northbound on Granite Road in his 2008 Jeep Liberty after he attemped to [...]

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Those shopping at the grocery store in the new year will see the state sales tax on some items go to zero. Beginning on Wednesday, the sales tax on “food and food ingredients for human consumption and certain prepared foods” will have a sales tax of 0% following legislation that was passed back in 2022 [...]

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