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Culvert replacement project is scheduled
Riley County Public Works has announced that a culvert replacement project on Ober Road is scheduled to begin Monday, August 26. It is located about 4/10ths of a mile west of the Ober Rd. / Droll Rd. intersection. Ober Rd. will be closed to through traffic during construction from the...
Small Kansas town the victim of $40,000 fraud
RANDOLPH, Kan. (KAKE) - A small northeast Kansas town says they are the victims of a scam. On Tuesday, the City of Randolph reported to Riley County police that an unknown suspect posing as a consulting group defrauded the city out of $40,000. Anyone with information is asked to contact...
14-year-old arrested after stabbing at Manhattan High
Aug. 16—Riley County Police officers on Thursday arrested a teenager for stabbing two adults with scissors at Manhattan High School. Officers reported 14-year-old Noah Dean Weber battered two men aged 73 and 41 with a pair of scissors on school property around 1:30 p.m. Both victims received treatment for their injuries on-site and did not require transportation to the hospital and are ...
RCPD: Vehicle struck pedestrian in crosswalk
RILEY COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 10p.m. Thursday in Riley County. According to the Riley County Police Department activity report a vehicle driven by Dalton Stover, 27, Chapman, struck a 23-year-old pedestrian in a crosswalk at the intersection of S. Manhattan Avenue and Poyntz.
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