RCPD Releases Fake Patty’s Day Summary
During the 2015 celebration of “Fake Patty’s Day” the Riley County Police Department with assistance from the Junction City Police Department, Emporia Police Department, Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleIndictments in Junction City Kidnapping/Murder Case
Three people were indicted Wednesday on federal charges of kidnapping and killing a Junction City woman, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. Grissom said his office is prosecuting the case jointly with...
View ArticleJCPD investigating possible homicide
On Sunday, Junction City Police were dispatched to 1015 W. 9th in Junction City in for a welfare check. Upon arrival, officers found the body of woman in the home. The case is being worked as a...
View ArticleOgden Shooting Suspect Brought Back to Riley County
Tierre Wall A Fort Riley man arrested in connection with a fatal shooting last week in Ogden has been brought back to Riley County from Georgia,where he turned himself in Thursday afternoon. Monday...
View ArticleUnemployment Down in Manhattan Area
Unemployment numbers are down in the Manhattan area, according to figures just released by the Kansas Department of Labor. The Manhattan metro area which includes Riley and Pottawatomie Counties is...
View ArticleRCPD Report 3/23/15
More details were released Monday regarding a rape arrest KMAN first told you about early Saturday morning. Riley County Police indicate Friday afternoon at approximately 4:00 PM Lamont Cox, 24, of...
View ArticleAffidavit Information Released in Fatal Shooting
Tierre Wall While accounts vary on how many shots were fired, an affidavit for warrant application released by Riley County District Court Wednesday morning in a voluntary manslaughter case indicates...
View ArticleRCPD Report 3/30/15
A Leonardville man is now being held in Riley County following an arrest KMAN first told you about March 10th in Arizona. Monday’s RCPD arrest activity report indicates that at approximately 8:15 AM...
View ArticleDelivering Change in Riley County
Geary County’s Delivering Change: Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies program has expanded to Riley County. “We’re excited to partner with Geary Community Hospital and Geary County and Riley County,” said...
View ArticleUnattended Death at Rest Area in Geary County
The Geary County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call in reference to an unresponsive individual in the east bound rest area at mile marker 310 on I-70. Deputies, along with Junction City Fire and...
View ArticleCongressman Tim Huelskamp Visits Fort Riley Area
Congressman Tim Huelskamp made a few stops through Fort Riley and Junction City Thursday to meet with local businesses, make an appearance at Fort Riley and hold a Geary County Town Hall meeting....
View ArticleKDOC Inmate with Geary County Ties up for Parole
A Kansas Department of Corrections inmate with ties to Geary County is due for a public comment session and possible parole. Gilbert Mason (63) was charged with Kidnapping in 2005 and has been serving...
View ArticleMore Casing Ceremonies at Fort Riley
FORT RILEY, Kansas – Two battalions and one squadron assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, are set to case their colors in ceremonies this month at the post’s...
View ArticleArrest in Fort Riley Bomb Plot
WASHINGTON – Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom of the District of Kansas and Special Agent in Charge Eric K. Jackson of the FBI’s Kansas City...
View ArticleKMAN Reporter Knew Fort Riley Bomb Suspect
Reports Friday morning of a Topeka man arrested near Manhattan for attempting to detonate a vehicle bomb at Fort Riley brings the national spotlight a little too close to home… and one of KMAN’s own...
View ArticleOfficial Reaction to Fort Riley Bomb Threat Arrest
Photos by Cathy Dawes Several officials are reacting to Friday’s report of the arrest of John T. Booker Jr., 20, of Topeka, who was allegedly attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction or...
View ArticleSecond Topeka man charged in Ft. Riley plot
A second Topeka man was charged Friday in connection with an alleged plot to detonate a vehicle bomb at the Fort Riley military base near Manhattan, Kan., U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. Alexander...
View ArticlePolice Report 4/15/15
Picture captured by KROCK’s Dan Halen during the Vattier drug arrest. As KMAN previously reported, a Wamego man was arrested by Riley County Police on Tuesday night for several different drug...
View ArticleFirearms, Drugs Discovered After Search Warrants
Marc Viloria A press release was issued Wednesday morning regarding an arrest made in Junction City. The Junction City-Geary County Drug Operations Group conducted a traffic stop just before 4:45 p.m....
View ArticleSecond Suspect in Bomb Plot Update
Alexander Blair TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Topeka man charged as an accomplice in an alleged Fort Riley suicide bombing plot will be released to his parents’ custody. A judge decided Thursday to release...
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