A Fort Riley man facing charges of 2nd-degree murder and attempted aggravated battery pleaded not guilty to both Tuesday morning during his arraignment at the Riley County District Courthouse. Tierre Wall, 26, allegedly shot 27-year-old Casey Lindley in the forehead during a confrontation at the intersection of Skyway Drive and Kansas Highway 114 near Ogden […]
 The USD 320 Board of Education heard about problems with elementary school issues. At Monday’s meeting, Operations Director Larry Hannan highlighted the issues with Central Elementary’s problems because of the wet spring. He emphasized these issues are with the most recent construction 5 years ago. The spring rains caused the foundation dirt on the […]
Two injury accidents were reported in Geary County Monday. Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the intersection of US 77 and old Highway 77 for a single vehicle injury accident at about 1:41 p.m. Tonino Coby of Fort Riley was reportedly turning north onto US-77 from Old HIghway 77 when he struck the guardrail. Coby was unconscious […]
Tommy Webb set the tone for the day inside the Farm Bureau building. Webb was the keynote speaker for Riley County’s annual in-service training day — a day set aside for county staff and employees to mingle together, hear about each other’s departments and participate in various workshops. Webb, who grew up a starving child […]
Riley County Police arrested a Manhattan woman who had been on RCPD’s most wanted list Saturday night. Jamie Berges, 25, was picked up in the 800 block of North Fourth Street and charged with two counts of failure to appear. Berges’ bond was set at eight thousand dollars. ### Riley County Police and emergency crews responded […]
Star Wars fanatics of all ages participated in the Manhattan Library’s “Star Wars Reads Day” early Saturday afternoon. Fans of the films dressed as their favorite characters and participated in crafts and activities including Star Wars Trivia, a Yoda ears creation station, and selfie photo booths with costumed characters. And a Yoda impersonation contest, there […]
FORT RILEY — It’s been no secret in the Sunflower State or in the nation that Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has had difficulties with the topic of education before and since he was re-elected last November. The state has thrown out its old school finance formula and has temporarily adopted block grant funding while a […]
FORT RILEY — It’s been no secret in the Sunflower State or in the nation that Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has had difficulties with the topic of education before and since he was re-elected last November. The state has thrown out its old school finance formula and has temporarily adopted block grant funding while a […]
The Leonardville man held at the Riley County Jail on a $20,000 bond for drug related charges appeared in Riley County District Court Friday morning. Tony Dugan, 35, was arrested on the offenses of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia on a felony level, criminal use of a weapon, […]
A Manhattan man faces several charges following an incident that began near the intersection of Third Street and Bluemont Avenue early Friday morning. Braxton Jumper, 22, was arrested at approximately 1:45 AM for several alcohol related offenses. Riley County Police made the arrest after attempting to initiate a traffic stop for a traffic violation near […]
