City officials to consider island annexation, utility easement vacation

By KROCK Staff|2025-08-01T13:39:04-05:00August 1st, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: Aggieville construction, alley vacation Manhattan KS, Cedarhurst senior living, Manhattan City Commission, Manhattan city development, Manhattan Kansas news, midtown land company, MoveMHK plan, Riley County, Skyway Drive annexation, Unger Addition rezoning|Comments Off on City officials to consider island annexation, utility easement vacation

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Riley County agrees to fund 75% of opioid prevention programs’ budget requests in 2026

By KROCK Staff|2025-07-31T14:49:51-05:00July 31st, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: Riley County|Comments Off on Riley County agrees to fund 75% of opioid prevention programs’ budget requests in 2026

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Riley County agrees to fund 75% of opioid prevention programs’ budget requests in 2026

By KROCK Staff|2025-07-31T14:49:51-05:00July 31st, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: Riley County|Comments Off on Riley County agrees to fund 75% of opioid prevention programs’ budget requests in 2026

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Trial begins for man accused of threatening local priest

By KROCK Staff|2025-07-31T14:38:46-05:00July 31st, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: Riley County|Comments Off on Trial begins for man accused of threatening local priest

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Champion steer brings $10,000 in premium auction

By Paul Parker|2025-07-30T14:13:31-05:00July 30th, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: 4-H auction, grand champion steer, Kansas livestock auction, Kansas State Fair prep, Lakyn Huncovsky, Manhattan KS events, premium livestock auction, Riley County, Riley County 4-H, Riley County Fair, youth agriculture Kansas|Comments Off on Champion steer brings $10,000 in premium auction

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Ogden man pleads guilty to forgery, identity theft

By KROCK Staff|2025-07-29T14:02:00-05:00July 29th, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: david lee huffman, financial crimes Ogden KS, forgery charges Kansas, identity theft Kansas, Kansas theft charges, RCPD arrests, Riley County, Riley County court news, Riley County District Court, Riley County sentencing, Winfield Correctional Facility|Comments Off on Ogden man pleads guilty to forgery, identity theft

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Police board authorizes Rock the Plains contract, DEA task force participation

By KROCK Staff|2025-07-29T13:52:33-05:00July 29th, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: drug trafficking Kansas, fentanyl enforcement, HIDTA, Kansas DEA task force, Kansas music festival security, law enforcement partnerships Kansas, methamphetamine investigations, RCPD, RCPD traffic control, Riley County, Riley County law enforcement, Riley County Police Department, Rock the Plains festival, Topeka DEA, tuttle creek state park|Comments Off on Police board authorizes Rock the Plains contract, DEA task force participation

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Former RCPD officer officially terminated

By KROCK Staff|2025-07-29T13:31:12-05:00July 29th, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: Barry Wilkerson, domestic incident Manhattan KS, Kansas law enforcement news, police misconduct Kansas, RCPD internal investigation, RCPD officer fired, Riley County, Riley County Attorney, Riley County Police Department, Stephen Benjamin Clark, unlawful computer acts Kansas|Comments Off on Former RCPD officer officially terminated

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Community Corrections sees rise in juvenile intakes this month

By KROCK Staff|2025-07-29T07:25:22-05:00July 29th, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: Bureau of Justice Assistance grant, children in need of care, community corrections report, juvenile offender statistics, K-State Recovery Court, Kansas juvenile justice, Recovery Court program, Riley County, Riley County Community Corrections, Riley County juvenile intakes, Riley County youth crime|Comments Off on Community Corrections sees rise in juvenile intakes this month

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Pittsburg man pleads not guilty to child rape

By KROCK Staff|2025-07-29T07:15:46-05:00July 29th, 2025|Categories: Local News|Tags: child protection order Kansas, child rape case Kansas, Jeffery Scott Bailey, Kansas court bond hearing, Pittsburg KS rape charges, rape trial December 2025, Riley County, Riley County criminal trial, Riley County District Court, Riley County Jail inmate, Trey Bryant public defender|Comments Off on Pittsburg man pleads not guilty to child rape

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