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A new expansion at the Hilton Garden Inn set to complete summer 2026 will bring 40 additional guest rooms, providing accommodation for more attendees of the events held at the hotel’s event center. The hotel currently has 135 rooms available, but with a 29% increase in that department, Katie Bowers, Hilton Garden Inn director of [...]

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A man’s dog stayed by his side through the end, a Riley County Police Department spokesperson said on Monday, confirming an unattended death at a local dog park on Dec. 19. An unnamed 75-year-old man was found dead in the dog park at Tuttle Creek State Park river pond at 2:50 p.m. Police said the [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a vehicle theft reported Monday morning in Manhattan. Officers filed the report around 10:33 a.m. Dec. 29 in the 2600 block of Bellerive Drive. U-Haul was listed as the victim after a known suspect failed to return a 2025 Ford cargo van. The vehicle’s estimated value is $42,000. [...]

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A Kansas City, Kansas man was taken into custody Monday afternoon on a Manhattan Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear. Riley County Police say 20-year-old Maxzimas Lightfoot was arrested around 2:30 p.m. Dec. 29 in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. The warrant stems from original charges of battery and resisting arrest [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested late Monday night on a Riley County District Court warrant connected to an October investigation. Riley County Police say 31-year-old Manfred Elocka Ngom was taken into custody around 10:23 p.m. Dec. 29. The warrant includes 10 counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, along with one count of contributing [...]

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Riley County on Monday approved the hire of a new coroner. County commissioners voted unanimously to name Dr. David Dupy of Salina the medical examiner for this district, which includes Riley and Clay counties. Dupy is also the coroner for Saline, Ottawa and a few other counties. The previous coroner, Dr. Susan Speaks, is retiring. [...]

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The Manhattan-Ogden Board of Education didn’t violate state public meeting rules in changing the district’s start times, the board president says. The board at its Dec. 17 meeting voted 5-2 to change schedules for next school year, pushing elementary start times more than an hour earlier, and moving middle and high school start times later. [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a report of rape and sexual battery filed Thursday night in Manhattan. Officers filed the report around 8:15 p.m. Dec. 25. A 19-year-old woman was listed as the victim. A 21-year-old man known to her was identified as the rape suspect, and a 19-year-old man, also known to [...]

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A Manhattan woman was arrested Friday afternoon following a drug-related investigation near 15th Street and Fort Riley Boulevard. Riley County Police say officers filed the report around 2:55 p.m. Dec. 26 for possession of an opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant; use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia; and trafficking contraband into a [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a reported theft involving merchandise stolen over several months from Walmart in Manhattan. Officers filed the report around 9:59 a.m. Dec. 27 in the 100 block of Bluemont Avenue. Store staff told police a suspect had been stealing items from the business over a three-month period. The total [...]

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