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RCPD makes arrest in rape investigation

A 34-year-old Manhattan man was jailed in a weekend rape investigation. The Riley County Police Department says Joshua Adam Jones was arrested around 3:30 a.m. Saturday on single counts of rape, domestic battery and aggravated criminal sodomy. Jones was arrested at a residence in the 3000 block of Kimball Ave. Due to the nature of [...]

By |2023-07-30T11:18:35-05:00July 30th, 2023|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on RCPD makes arrest in rape investigation

Geary County Sheriff’s Office seizes gummies, drug paraphernalia from Junction City vape shop

Authorities in Geary County are investigating after several items containing THC (the main active ingredient of cannabis)and drug paraphernalia were seized Thursday from a Junction City vape shop. According to the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, a search warrant was executed at Space Out Smoke and Vape, located at 433 East Chestnut, in reference to an [...]

By |2023-07-28T13:07:04-05:00July 28th, 2023|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on Geary County Sheriff’s Office seizes gummies, drug paraphernalia from Junction City vape shop

Firefighters contain grass fire north of Manhattan

Area firefighters responded to a grass fire near Tuttle Creek Blvd. and Purcell Road, north of Manhattan Friday morning. Firefighters were called out around 9:30 a.m. and contained the fire shortly after 11 a.m. The fire ignited a wooded area west of the highway, leading officials to block a single lane of southbound traffic on [...]

By |2023-07-28T12:28:56-05:00July 28th, 2023|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on Firefighters contain grass fire north of Manhattan

Moran, Marshall applaud Senate defense spending bill that would raise pay, invest in Fort Riley infrastructure

A massive annual defense spending bill was passed by the Senate Thursday, that would give service members a better than 5% pay raise and investments into Fort Riley’s infrastructure. The vote was 86-11. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) applauded the passage of the Senate’s bill, saying it includes “critical investments for the nation’s weapons stockpile and cutting-edge [...]

By |2023-07-28T10:35:30-05:00July 28th, 2023|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on Moran, Marshall applaud Senate defense spending bill that would raise pay, invest in Fort Riley infrastructure

Triple digit heat returns to Manhattan; no sign of reprieve in forecast

Excessive heat continues to grip the region with not much reprieve in sight as temperatures will continue to hover at or above the century mark well into next week. Temperatures overall for the month of July have been about 3 degrees below normal, despite the dramatic shift this week, with Manhattan finally eclipsing 100 degrees [...]

By |2023-07-27T14:34:11-05:00July 27th, 2023|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on Triple digit heat returns to Manhattan; no sign of reprieve in forecast

Wareham Hall awarded over $115K in tax credits for renovation project

Wareham Hall, the nonprofit fundraising arm tasked with the renovation of the Wareham Opera House, has been awarded $115,400 in Community Service Program tax credits. The funds are from a larger initiative, led by Gov. Laura Kelly, that distributed $4.1 million in CSP tax credits to 36 nonprofit agencies in Kansas. In a statement this [...]

By |2023-07-27T10:43:01-05:00July 27th, 2023|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on Wareham Hall awarded over $115K in tax credits for renovation project

Furniture Amnesty Day planned Friday at City Park

Furniture Amnesty Day is being held Friday at City Park and volunteers are still needed. Those interested in helping should register with HandsOn Kansas State. Information is available on the City of Manhattan Facebook page. The free community event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Registration for furniture shopping begins at 8 a.m. [...]

By |2023-07-27T10:39:59-05:00July 27th, 2023|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on Furniture Amnesty Day planned Friday at City Park

Fort Riley postpones Black Start exercise, due to excessive heat

Fort Riley has postponed the planned installation wide power outage, the Black Start exercise, initially planned for Wednesday due to extreme high temperatures and heat indices. Black Start will be rescheduled to a later date. Fort Riley will hold its annual full-scale exercise Wednesday as planned but won’t include shutting off power to the installation. [...]

By |2023-07-25T11:37:41-05:00July 25th, 2023|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on Fort Riley postpones Black Start exercise, due to excessive heat

RCPD welcomes K9 Moses as department’s first patrol K9

The Riley County Police Department officially welcomed its newest member to the force Friday. K9 Moses, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, becomes the sixth addition to the RCPD K9 program since being established in 2004. He becomes the first patrol K9 in the department’s history. RCPD says Moses received specialized training and is certified to detect [...]

By |2023-07-21T14:19:23-05:00July 21st, 2023|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on RCPD welcomes K9 Moses as department’s first patrol K9

Riley County Commission hears update on fairgrounds task force

Riley County Commissioners heard an update Thursday from Extension Director Gary Fike regarding the newly created fairgrounds task force. Fike, who chairs the task force, says there has been great interest among committee members working through the process. Fike says a study was commissioned last year by the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce for a [...]

By |2023-07-20T15:31:13-05:00July 20th, 2023|Entertainment News, Local News|Comments Off on Riley County Commission hears update on fairgrounds task force
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