Child Abuse Case Results in Death
Two Junction City residents face charges for child abuse after a child died from major injuries. During the early morning hours of Sunday, September 15th, The Junction City Police Department was...
View ArticleGeary County Injury Accidents
An injury accident was reported in Geary county just before 6 a.m. Tuesday. Richard Marsh of Council Grove was transported to Geary Community hospital following the accident in the 12,700 block of...
View ArticleJunction City Burglary Suspect Arrested
The Junction City Police Department arrested a juvenile suspect Wednesday in connection with a dozen residential burglaries in the south part of the city. Detectives developed a possible suspect on...
View ArticleJunction City Robbery Arrest
The Junction City Police Department arrested Michael C. Jackson (42) Thursday in connection with an aggravated robbery, which occurred on Saturday, October 19th. Police originally requested assistance...
View ArticleAccidents In Geary County Include One Fatality
Three accidents were reported in Geary County Sunday, one involving a fatality. A 35-year-old Manhattan woman identified as Dale Colleen Williams, died in an accident on I-70, eight miles south of...
View ArticleRCPD Makes Arrests In Car Burglary Cases
Update: noon Tuesday Additional arrests have been made in connection to subjects who were previously arrested for a string of vehicle burglaries that have occurred in the city limits of Manhattan in...
View ArticleChange Of Command Set For Local National Guard Unit
Lt. Col. Steven W. Denney will take command of the Kansas National Guard’s 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137thInfantry Regiment during a change of command ceremony on Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. at the Kansas...
View ArticleArraignment For Former Junction City Minister
A former Junction City minister has agreed to more than 24 years in jail on sex-related charges involving young boys in his church’s congregation. Jordan Young (26) appeared Wednesday in Geary County...
View ArticleNo Parole Granted For Geary County Convict
Ronald Smith A 45-year-old man serving time with the Kansas Department of Corrections on three Geary County convictions has apparently been passed over for parole. Ronald Smith was convicted and...
View ArticleFort Riley Soldier Sentenced For Deadly Suicide Attempt
A Fort Riley Soldier charged with second degree murder was sentenced in Geary County Court Tuesday to 117 months, or 9 years and 9 months with the Kansas Department Corrections. Gary Nelson (22) of...
View ArticleK-18 Officially Dedicated
The K-18 Corridor Improvement Project is nearly complete! Local and State Officials from Riley and Geary counties, Manhattan, Ogden, Junction City, Fort Riley and K-State joined KDOT Friday morning at...
View ArticleGrass Fire Spans Two Counties
Updated noon Monday: A fire in training areas on Fort Riley occurred Sunday, November 17. The natural vegetation fire was reported 11:59 a.m. and considered contained by 9:30 p.m. Due to the...
View ArticleInjury Accidents With Slick Roads
The Kansas Highway Patrol worked a couple of injury accidents in Riley County Thursday afternoon and evening, both on I-70. One accident occurred a little after four on westbound I-70, 12 miles from...
View ArticleOfficer Discovers Gunshot Wounds
What an officer thought would be a minor traffic stop, turned into a shocking discovery. Around 2:15 Saturday morning, Junction City Police conducted a police stop in the 500 block of West 11th Street...
View ArticleFort Riley Rape Investigation Continues
Fort Riley Public Affairs Officer, Major Martin O’Donnell, has confirmed that Special Agents from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, commonly referred to as CID (sid), are investigating an...
View ArticleGeary County Convict Passed Over For Parole
Darryl Manco A 49-year-old man convicted of sex-related charges in Geary county more than 20 years ago has apparently been passed over for parole. Darryl Manco was convicted of indecent liberties with...
View ArticleFatal Shooting In Junction City
Junction City Police are investigating a fatal shooting, reported early Tuesday morning. JCPD Lt. Jeff Childs indicates just before 1:30 a.m., members of the Junction City Police Department and EMS...
View ArticleVictim Identified in Fatal JC Shooting
Junction City Police have released the name of the victim in the home invasion case KMAN previously reported on. The shooting victim has been identified as Jose M. Paz (22) of Junction City. The...
View ArticleFive Fort Riley Soldiers Die In Afghanistan Helicopter Crash
Chris Bohler photo courtesy of WTVD, Raleigh, N.C. Update-1 p.m. Thursday: WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) issued the following statement upon learning that six soldiers were killed...
View ArticleFort Riley Names Released in Helicopter Crash
Five Soldiers assigned to the 1st Infantry Division’s 1st Combat Aviation Brigade died in a UH-60 Black Hawk crash Dec. 17 in southern Afghanistan. The cause of the incident is under investigation. “We...
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