Soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, are returning to Fort Riley following a successful nine-month deployment to Kuwait. The first group of Soldiers arrived on post earlier this month, with the remaining set to redeploy in large groups in the next few weeks. The entire brigade will return by late March. Several thousand Soldiers from the brigade departed for Southwest Asia in June. During the deployment, Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, then-Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Gen. Raymond Odierno, the Army’s chief of staff, visited the brigade’s Soldiers. “What you’re doing here, this joint task force, is really the centerpiece,” Hagel told…
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Riley County Police arrested an Ogden man on a warrant for a motion to revoke probation or parole. Marquay Haralson, 21, was taken into custody Thursday afternoon at approximately 2:40 PM on the warrant, with the original offense of possession of marijuana. Haralson’s bond was set at $10,000.
From New England to the Gulf Coast are coping with some of the coldest temperatures their regions have seen in about 20 years.
Police arrested the teenage neighbor of a Las Vegas mother who was shot dead in a mysterious road-rage incident. 19-year-old Erich Nowsch was arrested on suspicion of murdering Tammy Meyers.
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications SURPRISE, Ariz. – With the game knotted at 2-2, Danny Krause delivered a bases-loaded, walk-off RBI single to back up a complete-game effort by Nate Griep as the K-State baseball team beat Utah, 3-2, at Surprise Stadium on Thursday. After Griep twirled his seventh perfect frame of the night in the top of the ninth to keep the game tied, the rally by K-State (3-2) started when redshirt sophomore Steve Serratore laced a one-out double near the right field line. Representing the game-winning run, Serratore was lifted for pinch-runner Sam Chadick, and the Wildcats…
Transportation, education, economics, health, and housing were some of the topics covered in the community needs assessment survey results. Riley County Senior Service Center Project Coordinator, Debbie Nuss presented on this item during the joint Riley County/Pottawatomie County/Manhattan City Commission meeting Thursday afternoon. Concerns/needs outlined within the county include affordable housing, growth, and government. Housing issues were referenced several times within the plan, as the median housing price in Riley County is $174,900 and the state’s average is $129,500. Riley County Commissioner, Ron Wells took the time to comment on the concerns with better paying jobs for local residents. Wells stated…
Secretary of State John Kerry and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby, meet with reporters at the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Summit, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, at the State Department in Washington. The White House is conveying a three-day summit to bring together local, federal, and international leaders to discuss steps the US and its partners can take to develop community-oriented approaches to counter extremist ideologies that radicalize, recruit and incite to violence.
People walk past the 2016 Olympic Games’s Athletes Village under construction in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. International Olympic Committee inspectors will start a tour of facilities next week.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President, Lyle Butler. Lyle Butler-segment 1 Lyle Butler-segment 2 Lyle Butler-segment 3 Lyle Butler-segment 4
House Bill 2296 is currently making it’s way through the legislative process. The bill is expected to be discussed next week in Topeka. The bill involves requiring a vote from the public in regards to building financing. As the Riley County Commission recently approved the formation of a public building commission, this could impact them. County Counselor, Clancy Holeman spoke about the bill during Thursday’s meeting. Holeman stated he needed to know whether the commission wanted to provide testimony for the bill, whether it be opposing the legislation or in favor of it. Holeman added, the commission could always take…