A structure fire in rural Geary County, thankfully, resulted in no injuries Sunday evening. According to a Facebook post from the Geary County Rural Fire Department, firefighters were called to a structure fire at a residence around 6 p.m. Sunday in the 24 hundred block of MIlford Lake Road. The fire was contained to the [...]
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An accident occurred on Monday, March 10, 2025, at 11:25 AM near Wabaunsee County, specifically on Buffalo Mound Road just south of Old Stone Church Road. A 2021 GMC Rockport cargo truck failed to yield at a railroad crossing and was struck by a railroad maintenance vehicle heading east. The collision caused the GMC to [...]
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Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, additional active-duty military members will soon deploy “to enhance Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection efforts to maintain security at the southern border,” officials said in a statement last week. The 19th Public Affairs Detachment from Fort Riley will provide public affairs support with visual [...]
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The Kansas Department of Transportation announced Monday is had installed stop signs at the intersection of US Highway 24 (Tuttle Creek Boulevard) and Marlatt Avenue in Manhattan, following a crash that damaged the existing traffic signal system. Officials said drivers should use the intersection as a four-way stop sign-controlled intersection until repairs can be made. [...]
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Amari Gross, 22, of Fort Riley, was arrested on March 9, 2025, at approximately 12:24 AM in the 1100 block of Moro Street. Gross was taken into custody on charges including aggravated assault, possession of a firearm while under the influence, and disorderly conduct. His total bond was set at $15,000, and he was confined [...]
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Officers filed a report of fraud, theft, and criminal use of a financial card on March 7, 2025, at approximately 8:30 AM in the 1100 block of Garden Way. The victim, an 86-year-old male, reported that individuals entrusted with his financial accounts had been using them for fraudulent purposes. The total loss associated with the [...]
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Quintin Daniels, 20, of Junction City, was arrested on March 8, 2025, at approximately 10:20 PM in the 1100 block of Moro Street. Daniels was taken into custody on several charges, including domestic battery, criminal damage to property, battery on a law enforcement officer (LEO), and interference with an LEO. His total bond for these [...]
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A 54-year-old cyclist was seriously injured Sunday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle on K-113 near Top of the World Drive, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at approximately 12:59 p.m. when a 2025 Chevrolet Trax, driven by 19-year-old William J. Bartunek of Lincoln, Nebraska, veered onto the shoulder and struck [...]
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By Rose Gruenbacher WESTMORELAND — After closing arguments were heard Friday morning, the jury came back this afternoon with guilty verdicts for Dana Chandler, in the 2002 murders of her ex-husband, Michael Sisco, and his fiancée, Karen Harkness. The couple were shot to death in Harkness’ home in Topeka, in the early morning hours of [...]
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Rachelle Santiago, 57, of Manhattan, was arrested on March 6, 2025, at approximately 7:30 PM in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road. Santiago was taken into custody on a Riley County District Court warrant for multiple charges, including burglary, criminal damage to property, and theft of property or services. Her bond was set [...]
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