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Authorities Simulate Plane Crash
Tuesday night, multiple first response teams from all over Riley, Geary, and Pottawatomie Counties took part in a cooperative simulation near Manhattan Regional Airport. The simulation included a...
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Salina Siblings Considered for Parole in 1992 Murder Case
Dana Flynn Mikel Dreiling A couple of state prison inmates being held in a prominent Geary county related murder case are up for public comment sessions and possible...
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Geary County Court Activity
Trevor Triffet A Manhattan man entered a plea the end of last week in Geary County District Court to two counts of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child. Trevor Triffet was arrested May 20th on...
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JCPD Prepares for Enforcement of Cell Phone Ordinance
Junction City Police are closer to enforcing a fairly new city ordinance, regarding listening or talking on wireless communication devices while driving. As previously announced on KMAN, the...
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Junction City Drug-Related Arrests
Adrian Jones Tiffany Jones Larance Brown The Junction City-Geary County Drug Operations Group, assisted by Junction City-Geary County SWAT and the Geary County Sheriffs Department, executed a search...
View ArticleSevere Weather highly likely through tonight
Here is the update on the Severe Weather threat for today from the National Weather Service in Topeka.
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FHRC Executive Director Steps Down
The Flint Hills Regional Council announced that as of September 1, 2014 William J. Clark has officially resigned from his one-year post as the Flint Hills Regional Council (FHRC) Executive Director, in...
View ArticleJCPD receives complaints about caller posing as IRS official
The Junction City Police Dept. has received a couple of complaints about a subject identifying himself as Eric Foster with the Internal Revenue Service stating an outstanding debt is owed. Junction...
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Geary County Court
Michael Hall Kevin Guiler An October sixth sentencing date is set for a Junction City man who entered a no contest plea earlier this summer in a felony animal cruelty case. Michael Hall, 47, is...
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Fort Riley Soldier Sentenced
A soldier at Ft. Riley was sentenced Wednesday for making false material statements to the Social Security Administration, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. James Scott Nickerson, 38, Ft. Riley,...
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Unemployment Numbers Released
Unemployment figures in Manhattan are down as of August, dropping 1 percent from August of last year. According to the Kansas Department of Labor, Kansas labor force estimates rest at 4.7 percent for...
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Chase with Suspect in Sheriff’s Car
Lacreisha Hoyle An unusual pursuit is being reported by the Geary County Sheriff’s Office. On Sunday evening at about 8:00 pm a deputy from the Geary County Sheriff’s Department stopped to assist what...
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Building Codes Discussion by Pottawatomie County
Commissioners Stan Hartwich and Gary Yenzer listen to Mark Karmann of Junction City/Geary County Photos by Cathy Dawes Pottawatomie County Commissioners are considering changes when it comes to...
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Sentence in Kidnapping Case
Vowing he would better himself and saying he wishes he could go back and change things, Jerred Snyder, 30, of Manhattan was sentenced to 72 months for the kidnapping in early April of Richard...
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MPO Document Available to Public
The Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization (FHMPO) has released the draft 2015 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) for the required 30 day public comment period. The UPWP identifies the...
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JC Men Charged in Shooting to Appear in Court
Robbie Fountain Two Junction City men facing charges in connection with a July shooting are facing arraignment dates in October. Robbie Dewayne Fountain Jr.(21) was bound over on an attempted murder...
View ArticleSevere T-Storm in effect until 2 a.m. Thursday
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 2 a.m. CDT Thursday for the entire KMAN listening area. The watch includes Riley, Geary and Pottawatomie Counties....
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RCPD Report 10/2/14
RCPD Law Enforcement Center A separate news release regarding a drug-related arrest is filed under a separate heading on the website. ### A 41-year-old Manhattan man faces two warrants for failure to...
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Domestic Violence Victims Remembered
Photos by Cathy Dawes Representatives from Pawnee Mental Health, the Crisis Center, Sunflower CASA, and the Riley County Attorney’s Office were present for a noon ceremony Friday at the Riley County...
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Topeka Man Sentenced in JC Fraud Case
A Topeka man was sentenced Monday to 57 months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to federal band fraud charges in connection with a plan to build an apartment complex in Junction City. John...
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