On Monday, December 22, 2015 the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residential burglary just North of the intersection of Genn Road and Old Post Road, rural Wamego.  Upon arrival Sheriff Deputies discovered that the residence at this location appeared to have been burglarized.  The suspect or suspects in this incident forced entry into […]
RCPD is currently investigating an aggravated robbery that took place in Ogden early Monday morning. No injuries were reported when police responded to the Casey’s General Store located at 329 Riley Avenue around 1:20 a.m. after a suspect brandished a firearm, and fled the scene with three packages of cigarettes and an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect in this robbery […]
Should the Riley County Police Department have a partially self-funded workers compensation plan? That was one matter examined at Monday’s Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Law Board meeting. RCPD Director Brad Schoen indicates the matter is primarily for discussion at this time, with a presentation Monday by Assurance Partners representatives Jim Wilson and Leslie Webb. […]
WAMEGO — Citing a love for local government and a passion for her community, Pottawatomie County Clerk and Election Official Nancy McCarter has filed for  reelection. McCarter, who has lived in the county for 42 years, has worked in the clerk’s office for 18 years and is currently in her second term as county clerk. McCarter ran […]
Residents of the Shady Valley Drive area are asked to stay inside of their homes until Riley County police can resolve a situation with a woman who is reportedly barricaded and armed, inside of her home. RCPD Public Information Officer Mat Droge indicates that not much can be said at this time, although police are […]
A fatal crash has been reported in Geary County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports Edward Ablang, 29, of Fort Riley died in a motorcycle accident on Highway 77, northbound, two miles south of Junction City. Ablang was driving a 2014 Suzuki motorcycle when he failed to maintan the lane of traffic, going off the roadway […]
The Kansas Court of Appeals has vacated a Riley County sentence and remanded it back to the local court with directions, in a case involving alleged battery against a law enforcement officer. In State of Kansas v. Tracey Jerome Toliver, the state court reversed Toliver’s felony conviction and his sentence was vacated. And the seven […]
Local officials had plenty to talk about recently as Riley County Commissioners, Manhattan city leaders and Pottowatomie County commissioners discussed the future of transit in the region during their joint city/county/county meeting. Stephanie Watts, the senior transportation manger for the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization, presented leaders with research gathered that shows long-range plan for […]
A wamego man has been arrested on drug charges. Riley County Police arrested 23-year-old Anthony Michael Brazzle at the Riley County Police Department on Friday afternoon. Brazzle was arrested on five counts, two of which included the intent to sell and distribute stimulants. As of Saturday morning, Brazzle was still being held at the Riley […]
Riley County and K-State Police Departments are working in conjunction to identify a suspect wanted in connection with a series of lewd acts on campus and in the community. A picture of the individual in question can be viewed here.  A Manhattan man was arrested on Thursday evening while at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center […]
