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A Manhattan woman will go to trial in August after pleading not guilty at an arraignment in Riley County District Court for drug distribution and child endangerment charges. Brittanie Michelle Vaughn, 31, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to distributing between 3.5 and 100 grams of methamphetamine, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, two counts [...]

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A Manhattan man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges against him including 10 counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Manfred Adrien Elocka-Ngom, 31, pleaded not guilty to 12 charges in Riley County Court. He faces 10 counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child by engaging in sexual intercourse, contributing to a [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission last week approved a 2027 grant agreement with the Riley County Police Department and the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency. The police law board previously approved the 2027 grant request at its March 16 meeting and considered the agreement May 18. RCPD submitted an application to use the special alcohol fund [...]

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Police are investigating the theft of a utility trailer reported Friday afternoon according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 3:46 p.m. May 22 in the 2800 block of West 56th Avenue. A 21-year-old man was listed as the victim after it was reported an unknown suspect stole his black [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested twice Saturday following separate incidents involving a reported aggravated assault and an alleged protection order violation, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers first filed a report at approximately 1:20 p.m. May 23 in Manhattan for aggravated assault and criminal threat. A 19-year-old woman was listed as the victim, [...]

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A Chicago man was arrested early Saturday morning following an attempted ATM break-in in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 11:16 p.m. May 23 in the 1000 block of Hylton Heights Road for attempted theft of property or services and unlawful computer acts. Intrust Bank was listed [...]

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Police are investigating a vehicle theft reported Sunday morning in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 11 a.m. May 24 in the 4400 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard for theft of property or services and criminal damage to property. A 29-year-old woman was listed as the victim [...]

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A Kaw Valley Chamber of Commerce official on Thursday called data centers in Pottawatomie County “inevitable” and encouraged government officials to push harder. At a joint city/county meeting on Thursday in Wamego, Manhattan and Pott County officials received an informational update from representatives of Evergy, the Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation, and the Kaw Valley [...]

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The weather in the plains is attracting storm chasers into the area and K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond says they are becoming a challenge when we get these severe weather events. “It’s been a problem in Oklahoma for quite some time,” he said. “The biggest thing is, we can’t do anything about it, and a lot [...]

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A Salina man was arrested Thursday night on a Riley County warrant tied to drug-related charges, according to authorities. Benigno David Aquino Jr., 42, of Salina, was taken into custody at approximately 9:37 p.m. May 21th, 2026, in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road, the location of the Riley County Law Enforcement Center. [...]

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