Riley County

Riley County property valuations expected to increase this year

Riley County property valuations will soon be arriving in the mail. The Appraisers Office has mailed the 2022 Change of Value Notices to each of the roughly 26,000 real estate parcels in Riley County. Those CVNs reflect changes in property values due to fluctuations in the local real estate market and/or changes made to individual [...]

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By Sunny 1025 Staff|2022-02-15T11:16:15-06:00February 15th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Riley County|Comments Off

RCPD investigating shots fired outside Manhattan

Riley County police are investigating an exchange of gunfire north of Manhattan that occurred Saturday afternoon. RCPD Public Information officer Aaron Wintermote in a Sunday report says police found indications of gunshots in the 3300 block of Valleydale Drive at approximately 3:30 p.m. February 12. No injuries have been reported at this time. Police believe [...]

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By Sunny 1025 Staff|2022-02-13T17:58:02-06:00February 13th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Riley County|Comments Off

Aggieville homicide suspect makes first court appearance

A Fort Riley soldier accused of murdering a fellow soldier in Manhattan’s Aggieville district last weekend made his first court appearance Friday, via video conference. Seated in a wheelchair from the Riley County Jail with a visible right leg injury, 19-year-old Tremelle Montgomery stared ahead, without counsel, while Judge Kendra Lewison read the four charges [...]

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By Sunny 1025 Staff|2022-02-11T14:46:37-06:00February 11th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Fort Riley, Manhattan, Riley County|Comments Off

Northern Riley County residents voice support for better ambulance service

Standing room is all that remained as community members gathered in the Leonardville Community Building to express their concerns with the current ambulance services in the northern part of Riley County. On Thursday evening, a special commission meeting was held to allow for the public to comment on the matter. Several area residents were present [...]

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By Sunny 1025 Staff|2022-02-10T23:17:53-06:00February 10th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Riley County, Top Story|Comments Off

Jury convicts Hartman on aggravated battery charge; no decision on child abuse count

A Riley County jury on Thursday found a Manhattan man guilty of aggravated battery, for injuring an infant child last summer. Gerald Hartman III was on trial this week for the July 2021 incident. He also stood accused of child abuse, however the jury was unable to reach a decision on that beyond a reasonable [...]

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By Sunny 1025 Staff|2022-02-10T17:04:52-06:00February 10th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Manhattan, Riley County|Comments Off

KBI: Aggieville shooting suspect released from hospital, transported to Riley County Jail

The suspect in Saturday’s deadly shooting in Aggieville was released from the hospital Wednesday and transported to the Riley County Jail. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, 19-year-old Tremelle Montgomery, of Fort Riley, was released from Topeka’s Stormont Vail Hospital and booked into jail just before 4 p.m. on a single count of first-degree [...]

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By Sunny 1025 Staff|2022-02-09T16:57:46-06:00February 9th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Manhattan, Riley County|Comments Off

Riley County jury begins deliberations in Hartman child abuse case

A Riley County jury heard closing arguments Wednesday in the case of a Manhattan man accused of child abuse. Deputy Riley County Attorney Beth Fields argued that Gerald Hartman III acted aggressively last July when he removed a 5-month-old boy from his bouncer while watching the child. The state argued Hartman’s actions resulted in the [...]

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By Sunny 1025 Staff|2022-02-09T16:33:29-06:00February 9th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Riley County|Comments Off

Aggieville shooting leaves one dead, one in custody; suspect shot by police

One person is dead and another is in stable condition in custody following an early morning shooting in Aggieville Saturday that also involved a Riley County Police officer. According to RCPD, a 21-year-old Fort Riley man was shot and killed by a 19-year-old Fort Riley man, in an apparent homicide. Preliminary investigation says the shooting [...]

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By Sunny 1025 Staff|2022-02-05T08:14:07-06:00February 5th, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Manhattan, Riley County|Comments Off

Riley County COVID cases in decline; new indoor testing site officially opens

Riley County appears to be on the downhill side of the omicron surge. New COVID cases last week totaled 607, nearly 300 fewer cases than reported the week before. There are 638 active cases in Riley County, a decrease of nearly 350 active cases since last week. The two-week rolling percent positivity rate fell from [...]

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By Sunny 1025 Staff|2022-02-03T14:48:17-06:00February 3rd, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Riley County|Comments Off

Riley County warrant lists new charges on jailed Paxico man accused of domestic violence

A 42-year-old Wabaunsee County man jailed in Riley County had some new charges brought against him this week. Scott Habluetzel, of Paxico, was charged by RCPD Tuesday with single counts of aggravated battery and domestic battery. The charges stem from a warrant. An online criminal complaint alleges he battered a woman December 10 at a [...]

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By Sunny 1025 Staff|2022-02-02T11:12:52-06:00February 2nd, 2022|Categories: Local News|Tags: Riley County|Comments Off