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A Junction City man with multiple prior felony convictions and a history in the Kansas prison system is facing new drug and weapons charges following his latest arrest. According to the Junction City Police Department, Brandon Lloyd Welty, 27, of Junction City, was arrested at approximately 2:25 p.m. Friday in the 500 block of West [...]

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Anyone with information, contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward up to $1,000. Click here for past RCPD reports.  

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The owner of the planned site for this year’s Rock the Plains concert announced late Friday night that the event is no longer happening. The event was scheduled for Aug. 7-8 at 32750 Wabaunsee Road in Alma. The land owner, Patrick Shannon, said on Facebook that he had made a similar post several days ago, [...]

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Drivers in Manhattan will encounter another closure on Anderson Avenue beginning next week as work continues on the Anderson Avenue Water, Street and Stormwater Improvement Project. City officials said Anderson Avenue will be closed to through traffic between Connecticut Avenue and Canfield Drive from Monday, July 27, through Sunday, Aug. 9. The closure will allow [...]

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The Sunset Zoo will host its annual Water Safari on Aug. 1, featuring educational booths, family activities and local food vendors. While regular zoo admission rates apply, families using the Sunflower Summer app can gain free general zoo entry to attend the event. Sunflower Summer is a program by Kansas Tourism offering families a way [...]

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A Junction City man is facing multiple charges after his latest arrest, according to Geary County jail records. Robert Lee Calvert, 39, of Junction City, was booked into the Geary County Detention Center at 1:26 a.m. July 22 following his arrest by the Junction City Police Department. He was released on a $10,000 bond on [...]

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A Rock Creek High School teacher will keep his teaching license despite admitting to inappropriate behavior with a student at a previous school, after the Kansas State Board of Education voted 8-0 in his favor on July 14. RCHS hired Mitchell Lahr as a math teacher in 2023 and he is also an assistant forensics [...]

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A 48-year-old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after police say he attempted to steal merchandise from a Manhattan retail store using a device designed to remove anti-theft security tags. The Riley County Police Department said officers filed a report just after 1 p.m. July 22 at Burlington, located in the 400 block of Third Place. [...]

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A Catholic priest who previously served several parishes in Manhattan has been arrested on child sex crime charges stemming from an investigation in Republic County. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said agents arrested Father Ryan A. McCandless, 44, of Wichita, just after 5 p.m. Wednesday at a residence in the 2100 block of South Erie [...]

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A Catholic priest who previously served several parishes in Manhattan has been arrested on child sex crime charges stemming from an investigation in Republic County. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said agents arrested Father Ryan A. McCandless, 44, of Wichita, just after 5 p.m. Wednesday at a residence in the 2100 block of South Erie [...]

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