The Riley County Police Department is seeking help identifying a man wanted for questioning for a recent case of property damage in Aggieville. RCPD posted a video online Tuesday, (video below), showing a man wearing a white top and checkered pants. Police believe the man is connected to a Jan 28 incident in the 1200 [...]
The weather outlook for Tuesday and Wednesday is going to be a bit bumpy. Thunderstorms remain possible Tuesday as rain is expected most, if not all day. Strong or potentially severe thunderstorm Tuesday afternoon are possible, with lightning, damaging winds up to 60 mph, and small hail being the main hazard. However the National Weather [...]
A Colorado man remains jailed after being arrested Friday on five counts of sexual exploitation of a child. The Riley County Police Department says 44-year-old Neil Martin was extradited on past charges. Court records allege that in 2019 crimes occurred against a then 13-year-old child on two separate occasions, referred to as attempted sexual exploitation [...]
Ice on top of the water at Tuttle Creek State Park didn’t stop plungers Sunday. The annual Polar Plunge to support Special Olympics topped $10,000 just as teams began jumping into the frigid water. Junction City Police entered a team dressed as their main food group. Chief John Lamb explains. Lamb says the event is [...]
The Riley County Attorney’s Office presented an odd request to the Board of County Commissioners Thursday County Attorney Barry Wilkerson says the prolonged closure of trial courts during the pandemic created a large backlog of cases. While he says his office has made progress getting the most serious felony cases through the system, a backlog [...]
The Riley County Extension, along with Kansas Farm Bureau, the Small Business Development Center and SPARK are planning for the third annual Rural Revitalization Conference later this month. The event focuses on local entrepreneurship and providing information to prospective new business endeavors. This year’s event is Wednesday, Feb. 22 at the Randolph VFW/Senior Center and [...]
Longtime K-State Innovation Partners President and CEO Kent Glasscock has announced his retirement, after more than 20 years of service. K-State Innovation Partners is responsible for commercializing and facilitating collaboration between the university, industry and communities through corporate engagement, technology commercialization and economic development. “Kent’s vision for Innovation Partners has had a truly significant impact [...]
The 21st Judicial District Nominating Commission has selected Jeremy Larchick to fill the vacant magistrate judge position in Riley County. Larchick will start in the position upon his swearing-in. A date for that ceremony hasn’t been announced. Larchick is currently the chief of claims and hospital administration for the Department of the Army at Fort [...]
Interviews are scheduled this week as the USD 384 Blue Valley Randolph School Board searches for its next Superintendent. Agenda documents shared on the USD 384 website show current Superintendent John Cox announced his resignation to the board at its Dec. 12 meeting. His resignation is effective June 30. The first of four closed-door meetings this [...]
A Riley County jury has convicted a Manhattan man on charges of child sexual abuse. Following a week long trial, jurors on Friday found Vincent Meeks guilty on charges of aggravated indecent liberties, indecent solicitation and furnishing alcohol to a minor, according to Deputy Riley County Attorney Bethany Fields. The charges were from an August [...]
