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Eastbound I-70 closed due to knocked over semis, high winds
RILEY COUNTY (KSNT) – First responders are heading to an area in Riley County where multiple semi-trucks have crashed on I-70. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) reports on social media that eastbound I-70 is closed at mile marker 320 in Riley County due to high winds that have caused three semi trucks to crash. […]
Man arrested Wednesday in connection with arson at Manhattan hotel
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - A man was behind bars in the Riley County Jail on Thursday morning following his arrest in connection with arson in Manhattan. According to Riley County Police officials, the incident was reported around 7:19 a.m. Wednesday at a building in the 500 block of S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The Little Apple Post indicated the location was the Parkwood Inn and Suites.
Alleged attempted robbery leaves one woman injured
Officers from the Riley County Police Department responded to reports of gunshots at approximately 12:20 a.m. on Tuesday in the 1400 block of Watson Plaza, according to an RCPD news release. One female, 20, was shot once in the abdomen and airlifted to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Her condition...
2 hospitalized after rollover crash during Kan. police chase
WASHINGTON COUNTY —Two people were injured in an accident during a pursuit by law enforcement just after 10a.m. Monday in Washington County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Ram 1500 driven by Robert Darius Allen, 22, Bellevue, Washington was northbound fleeing from law enforcement on Kansas 15 Northbound one and one half miles south of U.S. 36.
Safe Kids Riley County informs residents about car seat safety
“I know the importance of protecting my grandchildren in the car — I have always taken protective measures because the thought of something bad happening that could have been prevented makes me feel sick,” Joleen Probst, a grandmother of six, said. Motor vehicle injuries are a leading cause...
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