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Three new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed over the weekend in Riley County. Local health officer Julie Gibbs says the three new cases brings the county’s cumulative total to 71 since testing began earlier this year. “They’re all males, aged 55, 32 and 88. We have a total of 11 active cases which we are [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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A pair of 5-foot long alligators were stolen this weekend from Reptile World in Manhattan. The store said on its Facebook page, the two American Alligators were taken sometime Friday night when the store was burglarized. They along with the Riley County Police Department are asking the public’s help locating the reptiles. It is illegal [...]

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Two motorcyclists, including a man from Ogden, were seriously injured Sunday when their bikes were rear-ended in Herington, in nearby Dickinson County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened around 1:15 p.m. near the junction of US-77 and US-56 Highway. Authorities say the two bikes were stationary and facing north at a stop sign when [...]

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Manhattan Parks and Recreation is gearing up for their full reopening plan. Director Eddie Eastes says all of the parks and trails in Manhattan are open, but some of the aspects within the parks are closed, such as playgrounds and bathrooms.  Those facilities are expected to open this week.  The department wanted to make sure [...]

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A local man believed missing after swimming at Pillsbury Crossing has been found safe. Riley County safety officials were called to the scene Friday after 9 p.m., having received a call that a man in his 20s could not be found after swimming with friends. After a two-hour search, authorities found the man safe at [...]

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A newly diagnosed COVID-positive individual from another county recently participated in a group event in Manhattan, according to Riley County health officials. According a Friday release, the unidentified individual played in a pick-up soccer game at K-State’s Memorial Stadium on Sunday, May 31st between 2 and 4 p.m. He developed symptoms Tuesday. Anyone who attended [...]

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Riley County is currently totaling eight positive cases of coronavirus as of Friday, after one new positive patient tested positive. This brings the cumulative total to 68 cases. The patient is a 35-year-old female and the health department is currently doing investigation and contact tracing. People who have come into close contact are being notified [...]

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An August preliminary hearing is scheduled in Riley County for a Texas man accused of rape. At a status conference Tuesday, Judge William Malcolm set a four hour setting August 7 for Sean Morgan, who is charged with the 2015 alleged rape and aggravated kidnapping of a then 27-year-old victim. Morgan was arrested last fall [...]

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Kansas State University President and retired 4 star General Richard Myers told CNN’s Erin Burnett Thursday he was saddened by the military’s use of force Monday in Washington, D.C. to break up a mostly peaceful protest. Myers, who served as President George W. Bush’s Joint Chief of Staff from 2001 to 2005, says it wasn’t [...]

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