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Relief ahead as cold front moves into Flint Hills

The region is expecting one final round of intense heat today before a cold front moves in and brings a welcome cooldown. Heat indices are expected to climb between 100 and 105 degrees today, especially along and southeast of the Kansas Turnpike. A cold front will move through the area later, bringing a noticeable drop [...]

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By |2025-07-30T07:13:19-05:00July 30th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Relief ahead as cold front moves into Flint Hills

Ogden man pleads guilty to forgery, identity theft

By Rose Gruenbacher An Ogden man on Monday entered guilty pleas for charges including financial and identity crimes, after prosecutors and his attorney reached a plea agreement. David Lee Huffman, 43, appeared in Riley County District court before judge Grand Bannister and pleaded guilty to two counts of forgery, identity theft, making false information and [...]

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By |2025-07-29T14:02:00-05:00July 29th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Ogden man pleads guilty to forgery, identity theft

Police board authorizes Rock the Plains contract, DEA task force participation

By Rose Gruenbacher The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board in their July meeting unanimously approved RCPD involvement in a regional federal task force and upcoming local music festival. Rock the Plains music festival comes to Tuttle Creek State Park in August, and have approached the Riley County Police Department for traffic assistance. RCPD Major [...]

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By |2025-07-29T13:52:33-05:00July 29th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Police board authorizes Rock the Plains contract, DEA task force participation

Former RCPD officer officially terminated

By Rose Gruenbacher The Riley County Police Department on Monday confirmed former officer Stephen Benjamin Clark was fired from the department. Maj. Daryl Ascher said Clark was terminated after the completion of an internal review process. Clark, 42, of Manhattan was arrested at 4:56 p.m. on June 4 at 1024 Lobdell Drive following an RCPD [...]

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Community Corrections sees rise in juvenile intakes this month

By Emma Loura Riley County Community Corrections reported an increase in juvenile intakes from past months. Fiscal year 2025 saw a total of 201 juvenile intakes. Megan Lewis, the community corrections director, said 96 of these were for juvenile offenses, and most were new arrests. In fiscal year 2024, there was a total of 162 [...]

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Community Corrections sees rise in juvenile intakes this month

By Emma Loura Riley County Community Corrections reported an increase in juvenile intakes from past months. Fiscal year 2025 saw a total of 201 juvenile intakes. Megan Lewis, the community corrections director, said 96 of these were for juvenile offenses, and most were new arrests. In fiscal year 2024, there was a total of 162 [...]

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Fort Riley museums expected to close by 2027

By Libby Zuck The 1st Infantry Museum, the Cavalry Museum and General Custer’s House remain open — for now. In March President Trump signed an executive order to close military museums across the country, potentially including three Fort Riley museums. The three museums are projected to close before September 2027 but do not have specific [...]

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Fort Riley museums expected to close by 2027

By Libby Zuck The 1st Infantry Museum, the Cavalry Museum and General Custer’s House remain open — for now. In March President Trump signed an executive order to close military museums across the country, potentially including three Fort Riley museums. The three museums are projected to close before September 2027 but do not have specific [...]

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Furniture Amnesty Day rescheduled for August first

Manhattan’s Furniture Amnesty Day is set to proceed as planned, after a postponement of the initial July 25 date. The event will take place Friday, August first in City Park. The event was postponed last Friday due to anticipated flooding in the area. Furniture Amnesty Day is a free community event that gives people the [...]

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Furniture Amnesty Day rescheduled for August first

Manhattan’s Furniture Amnesty Day is set to proceed as planned, after a postponement of the initial July 25 date. The event will take place Friday, August first in City Park. The event was postponed last Friday due to anticipated flooding in the area. Furniture Amnesty Day is a free community event that gives people the [...]

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