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After months of work and a few clarifications, Riley County on Monday unanimously approved amendments to short-term rental regulations for properties in unincorporated areas of the county. One amendment defines how the county may waive the 500-foot separation requirement between units. “Thus it was proposed to revise the language to directly focus on primary issues, [...]

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By Nathan Gaddie Parkside Station will close on March 15, the company publicly announced Tuesday. The mother-daughter duo of Phyllis and Hannah Pease opened the restaurant at 1026 Poyntz Ave. two years ago but ran into unexpected challenges. “My mom and I set out to bring delicious food, coffee, cocktails, and pastries to Manhattan,” Hannah [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Monday afternoon on multiple warrants, according to authorities. LaMichael Fewell, 35, was taken into custody at approximately 1:15 p.m. Feb. 23rd in the 800 block of Yuma Street on a Riley County District Court warrant and a Kansas Department of Corrections warrant for probation and parole violations. The warrants stem [...]

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Police are investigating two separate fraud cases reported Monday in Manhattan, with combined losses totaling more than $13,000. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers filed a fraud report at approximately 4:04 p.m. Feb. 23 in the 700 block of Highland Ridge Drive. A 38-year-old woman reported that an unknown suspect took out student [...]

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Riley County commissioners are considering a restructure of county leadership that could see the creation of a county administrator position. The board on Monday heard a presentation from attorney David Cooper, with Topeka-based law firm Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith, LLP. Cooper was hired by commissioners to conduct an investigation into non-elected personnel. Cooper declined [...]

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The trial of a South Dakota man involved in a fatal hit-and-run in May began Monday with jury selection in Riley County District Court. Shane Jungemann, 48, of Jefferson City is out of jail on a $15,000 bond. He is charged with failure to stop at an accident with a reasonably known result in death. [...]

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A Junction City woman was arrested Friday morning in Manhattan on two Riley County District Court warrants, according to authorities. Tyrea Stewart, 27, was taken into custody at approximately 9:15 a.m. Feb. 20 at the Riley County Courthouse on two warrants for probation violations. The warrants stem from original charges of endangering a child, driving [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Friday afternoon at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on multiple counts of violating a protection order, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 2:14 p.m. Feb. 20th in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road, the location of the Riley County Law [...]

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Two Manhattan men were arrested early Saturday following a reported disturbance in the Aggieville area, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 12:58 a.m. Feb. 21st in the 1100 block of Moro Street for aggravated battery, criminal threat and disorderly conduct. Christopher Barnes, 32, of Manhattan, was arrested on [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested early Saturday morning following a reported theft and drug-related incident, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 4:14 a.m. Feb. 21st in the 1600 block of Sunnyslope Lane for theft of property lost or mislaid and possession of a stimulant. Joshua Albrecht, 41, of [...]

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