Latest: Fort Riley comments on soldier killed in JC police shooting
Robbins (Photo courtesy Fort Riley Public Affairs) The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has identified the Fort Riley man killed in a confrontation with police shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday in Junction...
View ArticleKMAN takes top newscast, station website in 2017 KAB Awards
The winners of the 2017 Kansas Association of Broadcasters annual awards were released Monday and Manhattan Broadcasting Company was well represented against other stations across the state in...
View ArticleLocal FFA members attend district officers’ conference
– Pictured is the NORTHEAST DISTRICT District Officer Team: (Left to Right) Eli Ohlde, State FFA President from Clifton Clyde; Michaela Forst, District President from Marysville; Eva Hinrichsen,...
View ArticleArea unemployment numbers released for July
Manhattan area unemployment numbers remain somewhat low according to numbers released Friday by the Kansas Department of Labor. The Manhattan metropolitan area, which includes Riley and Pottawatomie...
View ArticleThousands celebrate Victory Fest, CG Martin takes on Charlie Daniels classic
Major General Joseph M. Martin, the commanding general of Fort Riley and the 1st Infantry Division, sings “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” with The Charlie Daniels Band Saturday at Fort Riley. (Staff...
View ArticleRCPD report 8/21/17
Kelly Luthi, 33, of Wamego, Kansas, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on Aug. 18, 2017 at approximately 11:50 AM. Luthi was arrested on a Kansas Department of Corrections warrant...
View ArticleFort Riley issues noise advisory
Fort Riley has issued a noise advisory for next week. Communities around Fort Riley may hear loud explosions Aug. 29 to 31 due to training by the 774th Ordnance Company. Training is scheduled to take...
View ArticleRiley County Police Department Daily Activity 8/28/2017
Tawan Tatro, 25, of Junction City, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on Aug. 25, 2017 at approximately 9:40 AM. Tatro was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for...
View ArticleFire Marshal: Electrical malfunction likely cause of pig barn blaze
Updated: Monday, 3:37 p.m. An electrical malfunction was to blame for a blaze that engulfed a barn with hundreds feeder pigs inside late Saturday night in eastern Geary County. A press release from...
View ArticleJunction City arrest after shots fired
Junction City Police are announcing a domestic related arrest this past long weekend, with a 21-year-old Junction City man facing a $100,000 bond. A news release Monday indicates late Friday night,...
View ArticleRiley County Police Department Daily Activity 9/11/2017
Steven Meredith, 31, of Ogden, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on September 8, 2017 at approximately 11:30 AM. Meredith was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant...
View ArticleKDOC inmates with Geary County connections up for possible parole
A couple of Kansas Department of Corrections inmates serving time on Geary County convictions are up for public comment sessions and possible parole the next few months. Henry Swan, KDOC photo Henry...
View ArticleMan arrested in connection to Rocky Ford incident
A man suspected of involvement with a September 5th altercation at the Rocky Ford Fishing Area was arrested Tuesday by the Geary County Sheriff’s Office. Joseph Charles Tonge Jr. was arrested for...
View ArticleKDOC inmate with Geary County ties passed over for parole
Oliver Smith, KDOC photo A 55-year-old Kansas Department of Corrections inmate serving time on Geary County murder and rape charges apparently has been passed over for parole this time around. Oliver...
View ArticleServices announced for recently deceased Rock Creek student
KMAN has confirmed the Rock Creek student who died on September 14th was Parker Greening. Memorial services will be held on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at 4:00 P.M. at the University Christian Church...
View ArticleJCPD: Cross country runner injured in vehicle/pedestrian accident
Junction City Police are reporting an injury accident involving a Junction City High School Cross Country team member. The name of the female member of the team injured has not yet been released. A...
View ArticleFormer Chapman coach sentenced on sexual exploitation charges
Mark Snider (file photo) A former Chapman basketball coach has been sentenced to more than five years with the Kansas Department of Corrections and lifetime post release supervision for two counts of...
View ArticleGrandview Plaza man enters plea in rape and aggravated battery cases
Luis Caicedo-Mosquera A Grandview Plaza man originally charged with attempted murder has entered a plea to rape and aggravated battery charges. Luis Caicedo-Mosquera entered the plea the end of last...
View ArticleGeary County man sentenced in kidnapping, death of Junction City woman
Drexel Woody A Geary County man was sentenced Monday to 16 years in federal prison for taking part in the kidnapping of a Junction City woman who was killed during the abduction, according to a press...
View ArticleJunction City man sentenced in kidnapping of murdered woman
A Junction City man who took part in a woman’s kidnapping that led to her murder was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said in a press release from his office....
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