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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a telephone scam that cost two Manhattan residents nearly $3,000. According to police, officers took the report around 7:10 p.m. Tuesday. A 25-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man reported an unknown suspect convinced them to transfer money during a phone scam. The victims reported losing approximately $2,800. The [...]

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A 15-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday evening after police say he intentionally damaged a window at a Manhattan building. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers responded around 6:15 p.m. to the 3000 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard after the teen reported damaging a building window. Police estimated the damage at approximately $1,500. The [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday night on five outstanding Riley County District Court warrants. According to the Riley County Police Department, Keavoyan Kendre Brown, 20, was arrested around 9:30 p.m. Three of the warrants allege probation violations. Another stems from original charges of aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery, criminal restraint and interference with law [...]

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Stacy Kohlmeier will be the Republican candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives 67th District seat, according to unofficial final primary election results in Riley County. As of Tuesday evening, Kohlmeier received 1,707 votes in the 67th District race while her fellow Republican opponent, Kaleb James, received 963 votes. The unofficial results were made available [...]

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The Fat Shack location in Aggieville at 1131 Moro St. is permanently closed. According to public comments, Fat Shack closed its doors July 19. The company did not make any public comment. Local franchise owners Christian Smith and Kevin Goetz did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the matter. They also own a [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a burglary reported Monday morning at a Manhattan business. According to police, officers responded around 7:30 a.m. to the 1800 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard after receiving a report of a break-in. A 25-year-old man and Lewis Automotive Group were listed as victims after an unknown suspect allegedly [...]

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A Fort Riley man was arrested Monday evening after police investigated a reported aggravated assault in west Manhattan. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers responded around 7:15 p.m. to the area of Westloop Place and Claflin Road. Jagger Cole Hendricks, 19, of Fort Riley, was later arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault. A [...]

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A house sustained extensive damage in an early morning fire Saturday in Leonardville, according to Riley County Fire District No. 1. Firefighters were dispatched around 1 a.m. to the 300 block of East Chase Street after receiving a report of a residential structure fire. When crews arrived, they found heavy fire coming from the rear [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested early Sunday after police investigated a reported domestic disturbance. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers arrested Brandon Gibson, 33, of Manhattan, was arrested around 5 a.m. on suspicion of two counts of criminal threat, interference with a law enforcement officer, criminal damage to property and criminal deprivation of [...]

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