KMAN Staff

Between April 27 and May 31, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment recorded 35 visits to emergency departments in Riley County where overdose was suspected. These emergency department visits have been attributed to a variety of suspected substances, including but not limited to alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methamphetamine, and opioids such as fentanyl. The average [...]

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A Manhattan woman has been charged in connection to drug-related offenses from Geary County. 40-year-old Angel Morgan was arrested by Riley County Police Tuesday in the 1900 block of Hunting Avenue. She’s charged with the distribution of over 100 grams of heroin and/or fentanyl, distribution of opiates or narcotics and the use of a communication [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher Ogden’s former city treasurer on Monday in Riley County District Court pleaded guilty to misappropriation of public funds and submitting false expenses. Jimmy Bond, 71, pleaded guilty to one count of misuse of between $25,000 and $100,000 public funds and one count of official misconduct by submitting false expenses over $25,000. He [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher The Riley County police board on Monday approved 5-1 a budget increase of 5.41% for 2026. The total increase from 2025 is $1.56 million, for a total budget of $30.34 million. The Manhattan city government pays 80% of the budget, and the Riley County government. This budget reflects one adjustment from the [...]

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A Manhattan man and three others are recovering after a crash on US-77, south of Junction City. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a northbound Mitsubishi Outlander hydroplaned and went into a ditch, right around 6 p.m. Tuesday evening. All four occupants sustained only minor injuries, including 31-year-old Derrick Hawkes, of Manhattan. Others involved in [...]

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Riley County police on Monday arrested a fourth teen suspect in the investigation of an April armed robbery. Rostyn Gage Rothwell, 17, of Hallsville, Texas, turned himself in to RCPD and was arrested for aggravated robbery with a dangerous weapon. He is held without bond at the North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center. Rothwell [...]

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The nearly 8,300-square-foot retail space at 1218 Moro St. is listed for $1.5 million and has been on the market since last week. A sale page at 1218Moro.com says the property includes a fully equipped kitchen and bar, modern infrastructure, updated interiors, prime visibility with strong foot traffic and furniture, fixtures and equipment included in the sale [...]

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Forecasters are urging residents to prepare for a potentially dangerous day of severe weather across the region on Tuesday, with threats that include large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes and flash flooding. Scattered light showers and non-severe storms will linger into early afternoon, with gusty winds up to 50 mph possible. A boundary setting up south [...]

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The Manhattan Walmart reopened at 12:30 p.m. Monday, after closing Friday when someone reportedly started a fire in the store. An employee said in a phone interview Monday morning that the store had passed the required inspection and was preparing to open again after being closed for the entirety of Father’s Day weekend. The employee said [...]

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The Riley County Police Department says three business thefts from last Monday are believed to be connected and the case is under investigation. Energy Center Pool Manhattan, the Flint Hills Breadbasket and Prairiestone Inc. all were victims of theft, as previously reported by News Radio KMAN and The Mercury. A dump trailer taken from Energy [...]

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