Authorities are investigating a case of fraud reported at the Manhattan Goodwill store. According to the Riley County Police Department an unknown suspect scammed an employee into using store funds to pay for a fraudulent business debt. The incident was reported around 7 p.m. Tuesday. Police say the estimated total loss is around $1,200. Anyone with information about a crime can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.
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A Junction City man was arrested Tuesday at the Riley County Jail on a Manhattan Municiapl Court warrant for failure to appear, stemming from an original charge of theft. Police say 23-year-old Derrick Barbour Jr. also was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated assault, aggravated domestic battery, criminal threat and domestic battery. The arrest stems from an original report filed in December. An online criminal complaint alleges the offenses against a female victim on Dec. 17. Barbour remains jailed on a $15,500 bond.
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Michael Ayon Sr., 67, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 10:56 p.m. on March 3, 2026 in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. This arrest stems from original charges of possession of methamphetamine. Ayon Sr. was issued a total bond of $6,000 and is no longer confined in the Riley County Jail. Officers filed a report of fraud at approximately 7:05 p.m. on March 3 in the 400 block of E. Poyntz Avenue. Goodwill was listed as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect scammed…
On today’s edition of The Game, K-State Director of T&F Travis Geopfert calls into the show following K-State’s performance at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, Mitch names a Jabroni of the Week and we look at the final home game for KSU MBB. https://www.youtube.com/live/HkLoypjgJak?si=EgyWsswFuzGXmN3Z Full Show Segment 1 – K-State men cap worst home season in 80 years Segment 2 – K-State Director of T&F Travis Geopfert Segment 3 – Jabroni of the Week
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An Arkansas man is in custody on a past Riley County warrant alleging aggravated robbery and aggravated battery. Riley County Police say 19-year-old Maxx Epley was arrested just after 2:30 p.m. Monday in the 1100 block of Bluemont Ave. The warrant stems from a report filed in July 2025. Epley was issued a total bond of $100,000. He remained confined as of Tuesday’s arrest report.
Maxx Epley, 19, of Rogers (Ark.), was arrested at approximately 2:35 p.m. on March 2, 2026 in the 1100 block of Bluemont Ave., on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated robbery and aggravated battery. This arrest stems from a report originally filed in July 2025. Epley was issued a total bond of $100,000 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. Anyone with information about a crime can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.
Residents lined up over the weekend to support the Manhattan Public Library and look for a deal on books. The Manhattan Library Association hosts the annual book sale, selling books both donated and from the library’s collection. Brandy McDonald chairs the MLA book sale and said funding supports library programming throughout the year. “A lot of the things that people see when they come into the library, the summer reading and the story times, things like that,” she said. “A lot of that funding is coming from this book sale, so I think people definitely see the impact when they’re…
A representative with the Fort Riley public affairs office said Monday he is not aware of any 1st Infantry Division involvement in the military operation against Iran that launched Saturday. He said Fort Riley has not received information regarding the operation. A joint attack from the U.S. and Israel began Saturday at 6 a.m. local time. Since then, three U.S. troops have been killed and five have been seriously injured. U.S. and Israel airstrikes killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. President Donald Trump said the U.S. will continue its attack for “four to five weeks.”