Riley County News

After several years of slight population growth, projections from the U.S. Census Bureau call for Saline County to begin a slow slide as soon as next year.

The 14th annual Country Stampede is now a memory. At Monday's Riley County Commission News Conference, EMS Director Larry Couchman, said it was an interesting Stampede, with each day taking on its own personality.

A Manhattan man was arrested on burglary charges and after some more investigation, police added several drug charges.

Looks like a number of people were arrested in Riley County for drinking and driving over the weekend as the Country Stampede rumbled through Manhattan.

An accident over the weekend has left five people with possible injuries. On Saturday, reports indicate 18-year-old Chavez Lugo, of Manhattan, was driving a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee west on Tuttle Creek Boulevard near Walters Drive when a 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan driven by 47-year-old Donna Kilner, also of Manhattan, attempted to make a left turn ...

At least 17 people were arrested in Riley County over the weekend for driving under the influence as the Country Stampede thundered through the area.

Cuts in the Kansas Judicial Branch budget could have a far-reaching effect, slowing down divorce and other civil cases and keeping inmates housed in the jail for a longer time, not to mention an overworked, understaffed clerk's office on the verge of possible furloughs.

Riley County hosted a Legislative Conference Thursday, with some of our state representatives, senators and county officials in attendance.

Riley County officials got their first unsettling look Wednesday at a proposed property tax levy for 2010.

Manhattan - The Riley County Police Department is asking for help in finding a runaway teen.

Kansas Attorney General Steve Six's office has acknowledged that it was involved in the disclosure of a Kansas State audit that found numerous instances of questionable transactions.

A rural Louisville man is dead following a multi-county chase early this morning, reportedly from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Temporary employees at the Riley County Courthouse, as well as other courthouses throughout the state, have been cut, leaving the rest of the employees to pick up the slack.

This year, give dad something a little wilder than the after shave of the month.

Thursday, June 18, 2009 Republic County has confirmed its first case of H1N1 flu.

Officials considering ideas for curbing the labor costs to help balance budget. By Edie Ross - The Hutchinson News - eross@hutchnews.com As the annual city budgeting process continues, some city leaders are suggesting tighter management of city employees' overtime hours to help balance the 2010 budget.

There are now 101 confirmed cases of H1N1 in Kansas. Cowley County announced its first case Monday.

New reports of swine flu continue to appear in Missouri and Kansas.In Missouri, Callaway County health officials have confirmed one case and suspect that another member of the same family also may have the virus.Callaway County Health Administrator Sharon Lynch would not disclose the familys name but said the one case was confirmed Thursday.

Kansas health officials aren't surprised that swine flu has been declared a pandemic.

More charges still await a suspected local serial rapist who is currently sitting in the Geary County Detention Center on a $1 million bond.