Author: AJ Shaw

Born and raised in the Chicagoland area, AJ joined KMAN in the Summer of 2023 and is currently a news/sports reporter, producer and host of Scoreboard Saturday. You can contact him at aj@1350kman.com.

An Ogden man is behind bars on a large bond after his arrest by RCPD on Thursday. Horashio Pritchett, 45 was arrested just prior to 4 p.m. at the Riley County Jail. He has been charged with probable cause offenses of perjury, five counts of violating a protection order, and violation of the Offender Registration Act, his 2nd such offense. Total bond was set at $28,000. Pritchett was confined at the time of this report. Click here for more local news.

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Officers filed a report of an injury accident at the corner of S. 10th Street and Fort Riley Blvd. on Thursday afternoon in Manhattan. The accident occurred just prior to 2 p.m. Officers report Eugene Fells, 85, of Herrington, failed to yield at a red light. Subsequently, his Lincoln MKZ struck a Mazda Tribute riven by Carrie Baker, 50, also of Manhattan. Baker was transported via EMS to Via Christi for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Fells was issued a citation for failure to yield. Click here for more local news.

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Officers in Riley County have arrested a local man for failure to appear in court for a preliminary evaluation. Police arrested Anthony Sutton, 42, of Manhattan on Wednesday evening at approximately 7:30 p.m. on a Riley County District Court warrant for failing to appear in court. The charge stems from a Sept. 25, 2024 arrest where Sutton was charged with aggravated assault with the use of a deadly weapon. Sutton’s bond in this case has been set at $25,000. He remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. Click here for more local news.

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Four new members took their seats on the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board Tuesday. County commissioners Greg McKinley and Kathryn Focke as well as Orville Maupin and Craig Beardsley were sworn into their positions at the police board’s first meeting of 2025, which took place on a Tuesday because of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Also, police board members reorganized their positions, unanimously re-electing city commissioner John Matta as chair and Focke as vice chair, replacing county John Ford in that role. The full story can be read at The Mercury. For more local news, click here.

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The American Red Cross will be hosting the annual Manhattan Community Blood Drive this Thursday and Friday at Pottorf Hall in CiCo Park. The blood drive will be from noon until 6 p.m. on Thursday and from 7:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday. Kristi Ingalls with the American Red Cross says there are several openings for this drive due to the cold weather across the country and also the need for more blood due to the California wildfires. Those who participate in the drive could also win a chance to win tickets to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.…

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A Manhattan man was arrested in Johnson County for a charge of rape. Officers arrested 19-year-old Dylan Zeller on Sunday morning just after 10 a.m. on a warrant. Zeller has been charged in this case with one count of aggravated sexual battery and rape on a victim who is physically powerless. According to Johnson County arrest records, Zeller was later released on $50,000 bond. Riley County did not have any further information on his arrest on Wednesday. Click here for more local news.

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