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Report: Fort Riley commander demoted for affair with junior officer
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – The former commander of the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley has been demoted by the Army for having “an inappropriate relationship” with a junior officer, according to the...
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Wamego set to become Boom Town on the Fourth
At the end of the Road to Oz Highway sits the small town of Wamego, Kansas. In many ways, it’s your everyday Midwestern town with a vibrant downtown, city parks and it takes its connection to the...
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Topeka man scheduled for sentenecing in Fort Riley bomb plot
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) – A man who has admitted he tried to set off what he thought was a bomb outside an Army post in Kansas to aid the Islamic State group is facing sentencing. John Booker Jr., of...
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Topeka man sentenced for Fort Riley bomb plot
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – John T. Booker Jr., 22, of Topeka, was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for attempting to detonate a vehicle bomb on the Fort Riley military base on Feb. 3, 2016. Booker...
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Former Fort Riley soldier sentenced in sexual abuse case in Kansas
FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors say a former Army soldier who was stationed in northeast Kansas has been sentenced to 17 years for sexual abuse. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 30-year-old...
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KBI identifies man killed in police shooting as Fort Riley soldier
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (KSNT) – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has identified the man killed in a police shooting early Tuesday morning in Junction City as Peter James Robbins, a 23-year-old Fort...
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Fourth Fort Riley soldier in less than a month dies
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – A fourth Fort Riley soldier in less than a month has died. Pvt. John Martinez, a 1st Infantry Division Soldier, was found unconscious in his barracks room of Fort Riley’s base...
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Fort Riley soldier found dead in Junction City
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (KSNT) – Fort Riley reports a 1st Infantry Division soldier was found dead in Junction City on Monday. Staff Sgt. Garett Swift, 37, a fire support specialist with Headquarters and...
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Fort Riley solider arrested months before death
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – A Fort Riley soldier’s death in Junction City this week came months after police arrested him. Staff Sgt. Garett Michael Swift, 37, went missing in April. Fort Riley officials...
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Fort Riley soldier killed at Fort Hood in training incident
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – Fort Riley officials have identified the name of the ‘Demon’ brigade soldier killed in a training incident in Fort Hood Texas. According to Fort Riley officials, Staff Sgt....
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Army identifies Fort Riley soldier killed in training incident
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – Fort Riley officials have identified the name of the ‘Demon’ brigade soldier killed in a training incident in Fort Hood Texas. According to Fort Riley officials, Staff Sgt....
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What’s going on this weekend?
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT)- Here’s a list of events going on in northeast Kansas this weekend. Topeka Cider Days – Largest Craft & Arts Show in northeast Kansas. KSNT News and FOX 43 are a major...
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Another suspect sentenced for 2014 kidnapping of Junction City woman
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (KSNT) – A Junction City man who took part in a woman’s kidnapping that led to her murder has been sentenced. Christopher Pugh, 33, was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal...
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Fort Riley soldiers back home after being deployed to South Korea
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – Hundreds of soldiers from Fort Riley are now back home after being deployed to South Korea for nearly a year. Thursday morning was filled with lots of hugs, tears of joy and...
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Puerto Rican Fort Riley soldier shares his familiy’s life after Hurricane Maria
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) — More than a month has gone by since Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico. Now, a Fort Riley soldier is telling his family’s struggles since the devastation. Chief Warrant...
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Gallery: Fort Riley Soldier Deaths
Gallery: Fort Riley Soldier Deaths July 31, 2017, 30 year old Staff Sergeant Alejandro Franquiz- found dead in his car along I-70 south of Manhattan. He was a station chief with Company B, 601st...
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Special Report: KSNT investigates Fort Riley deaths
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – They survived the war overseas, but the real battle is at home. Eight Fort Riley soldiers have died since July. KSNT News takes you through the gates of Fort Riley to ask the...
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KSNT turns 50: Covering the big stories
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — Over the last 50 years, KSNT News reporters have worked to tell the biggest stories of the day, every day. Some of the stories fade with time, while others are forever burned...
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Fort Riley soldier killed in two-vehicle crash in Texas
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – Fort Riley officials report a 1st Infantry Division Soldier was killed in a two-vehicle crash. The crash was reported Saturday near Fort Stockton, Texas. Fort Riley said First...
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Court dismisses appeal in Fort Riley bombing case
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal appeals court has refused to hear the appeal of a Kansas man who tried to set off what he thought was a bomb at an Army post to support the Islamic State. A three-judge...
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2 Fort Riley men arrested for aggravated robberies in Manhattan
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – Two Fort Riley men were arrested for two separate aggravated robberies in Manhattan. The Riley County Police Department reports the first robbery occurred in the 800 block of...
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Fort Riley man arrested for stabbing Manhattan man
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – A Fort Riley captain was arrested for stabbing a Manhattan. Riley County police said they filed a report for aggravated battery in the 500 block of N. Manhattan at 1:10 a.m....
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Fort Riley soldier found dead in Junction City
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – A Fort Riley soldier was found dead in his home in Junction City according to officials. Officials at Fort Riley said Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Johnson, an artillery mechanic, was...
View ArticleFort Riley soldier holds special reenlistment ceremony
MAPLE HILL, Kan. (KSNT) — Sergeant Raymond Parga could have picked anywhere to have his army reenlistment ceremony. He chose Maple Hill Elementary, holding his ceremony in the school’s gym, that also...
View Article25-year-old Fort Riley soldier found dead in Junction City
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – A Fort Riley soldier was found dead this week inside a home in Junction City. Spc. Hunter Schmidtke, a 1st Infantry Division Soldier, was found unresponsive Monday in an...
View ArticleHiring proves to be consistent problem for Fort Riley day care
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) — It takes more than 400 people to run the Child and Youth Services program on post, so they have to be proactive with their hiring. The program relies heavily on military...
View Article21-year-old Fort Riley soldier dies in Junction City
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (KSNT) – A 21-year-old Fort Riley soldier has died after police say he shot himself. Just before 5:30 Sunday evening the Geary County Sheriff’s Department and Grandview Plaza Police...
View ArticleFort Riley families to receive solar panels on homes
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) — Families in Fort Riley are receiving solar panels on their homes. This is all thanks to the US Department of Defense’s privatized housing solar challenge. The goal is to...
View ArticleFort Riley soldier found dead overseas
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – A Fort Riley soldier has died while deployed overseas. First Sgt. Nicholas S. Amsberry, 34, was found dead Sunday while deployed to the Joint Multinational Readiness Center...
View ArticleFort Riley announces 9 AM work call due to icy conditions
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – Due to icy road conditions, Fort Riley is operating on a 9 a.m. work call for Tuesday. Employees should contact their supervisor for details or further instructions. For...
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