KMAN Staff

Riley County commissioners unanimously approved a revised Heartland grant application Monday that could provide additional funding for a program designed to attract new residents to the county. Amanda Webb, planning and special projects director, presented the revision to increase the number of available incentives from 15 to 20. She said the county reached its target [...]

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Work to install new playground equipment, safety surfacing and a picnic shelter at Douglass Park begins Wednesday. The project area will close during construction, which officials expect will continue through the end of 2026. The improvements will include new playground features such as slides and swings, along with new safety surfacing in the playground area. [...]

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The RCPD is investigating a reported rape involving an 18-year-old woman in Manhattan. According to the RCPD, officers filed a report for rape and furnishing alcohol or cereal malt beverage to a minor just after 4:30 p.m. Monday. An 18-year-old woman was listed as the victim, while a 32-year-old man known to her was identified [...]

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A 49-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Thursday on allegations of driving under the influence, aggravated battery and leaving the scene of an accident. According to the RCPD, Derek Lee Roberts was arrested just before 5 p.m. in the 300 block of Shelle Road. The arrest stems from a crash reported just before 4 p.m. near [...]

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The RCPD is investigating three separate burglary and robbery cases reported Saturday in Manhattan, with combined estimated losses of more than $8,000. According to the RCPD, officers filed an aggravated burglary report just before noon in the 900 block of Vattier Street. A 20-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were listed as victims after an [...]

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A 32-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Friday on 28 counts of sexual exploitation of a child involving a child under the age of 14. According to the RCPD, Kenneth Alen Runion was arrested just before 11 a.m. in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road. Runion faces 28 counts of sexual exploitation of a child [...]

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A 19-year-old Manhattan man was injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon at the intersection of 11th and Moro streets. According to the RCPD, officers responded to the crash just before 2 p.m. Police say Ethan Peterson, 19, of Manhattan, was driving a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu that was involved in a collision with a 2023 [...]

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Strong to severe thunderstorms could bring damaging winds, heavy rainfall and a few tornadoes to northeast and east-central Kansas Monday afternoon and evening. Strong to severe thunderstorms could bring damaging winds, heavy rainfall and a few tornadoes to northeast Kansas Monday afternoon and evening. According to the National Weather Service in Topeka, showers and isolated [...]

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An 18-year-old Junction City man was arrested Friday evening on allegations of aggravated assault, criminal threat and criminal carrying of a weapon. According to the Junction City Police Department, Daniel James Moon was arrested just after 7 p.m. in the 1800 block of Caroline Avenue. According to Geary County Detention Center records, Moon was booked [...]

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A jury in Riley County District Court on Thursday found a Topeka man guilty of two counts of rape. LaMarques Atez Channel, 42, was convicted of raping a woman he knows in October 2019 and December 2024. The court dismissed a third charge. Channel is sc...