An armed suspect  Riley County Police began searching for early Wednesday morning has been located and taken into custody. Officers with the Riley County Police Department were in the area of the Manhattan Area Technical College (MATC) searching for a suspect in recent aggravated robberies from last week. Residents were advised to avoid the area, stay indoors […]
A Missouri man faces several charges in Riley County, following his arrest Monday night. Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Scott Durocher, 35, of Belton, Missouri at approximately 9:20 PM while at the Riley County Police Department. Durocher was arrested for two counts of failure to appear. with the original offense of driving […]
A Riley County man who was one of many arrested in a large drug bust on Aug. 13, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday morning in the Riley County District Courthouse. Kevin Siebold, 51, was arrested on the offenses of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was given a bond of […]
Close to a dozen farmers and business owners who use the Belvue Bridge were present for Monday’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting, to ask about timelines when it comes to fixing the structure. Doyle Pearl with J.D.Pearl Sales and Service was just one of the many who voiced his concerns, saying there is a need for […]
A Silver Lake man has been bound over on charges relating to a head-on collision near Wamego last fall that left two men injured. Cameron Renfro faces an October 16th arraignment on the aggravated battery while driving under the influence charge. As KMAN reported last October, Renfro and Jeffrey Fisher of Wamego were life flighted […]
Anthony Nichols was sentenced Monday afternoon to 620 months — or nearly 52 years —  in prison for attempted murder by Chief Judge Meryl Wilson inside the Riley County District Courthouse. Nichols, a 35-year old Kansas City man and gang member, was connected to the death of 68-year-old Manhattan man John Burroughs. Nichols was sentenced on June […]
Earlier in Monday morning’s Riley County Commission meeting commissioner Robert Boyd said, “Busy people are happy people.” Riley County Historical Museum Director Cheryl Collins is one of those busy — and yes — happy people. Collins announced many new exhibits and programs for local history buffs that will no doubt give them plenty to explore […]
30-year old Anthony Henderson, of Junction City, Kansas was arrested for Failure to Appear through Riley County District Court Saturday at approximately 10:25 p.m.. Henderson was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department. The original offense listed is Distribution of Cocaine. Bond was listed as $10,000.00 and Henderson remained confined at the time of […]
The Public Affairs office at Ft. Riley issued a press release early Saturday regarding the death of an unidentified teenager on post. According to the release, a teenage family member died of an apparent gunshot wound around 7:30 FRiday evening The release went on to say that this was an isolated incident and that there […]
FORT RILEY — It’s been 10 years since Michael and Marcy Mazzarella lost their son, Anthony. Anthony died at 22-years-old and was a Big Red One soldier. For the second year in a row, no names were added to the 213 already etched on the Global War on Terrorism monument on Friday morning during Fort Riley’s […]
