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K-State’s Cody Whitehair drafted by Bears in 2nd round
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) – The Chicago Bears have drafted Kansas State guard Cody Whitehair with the 56th pick after trading down twice in the second round on Friday night. The Bears selected Whitehair...
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First Combat Aviation Brigade showcase new aircraft at Fort Riley
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – The First Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Riley opened its facilities Monday to announce its new and improved aircraft. A ribbon cutting ceremony took place for members of...
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New details out about planned Fort Riley attack
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Court paperwork filed Thursday provide new details about a plot to bomb Fort Riley in April 2015. The 10-page document (CLICK HERE to View) is part of the case against Alexander...
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Topeka man headed back to federal court over bombing plot
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 21-year-old Topeka man is due in federal court more than three months after admitting to plotting to bomb a northeast Kansas military installation. U.S. District Judge Carlos...
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Attorneys for Topeka man withdraw from defense in Fort Riley bomb plot
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two public defenders withdrew Friday from representing a Topeka man who has pleaded guilty to plotting to bomb a northeast Kansas military installation. U.S. District Judge Carlos...
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Junction City announces interim police chief
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (KSNT) – Junction City announced on Friday who the interim police chief will be following the retirement of Police Chief Tim Brown. Captain Dan Breci will assume the duties of...
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Junction City man arrested for attempted murder of Fort Riley soldier
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (KSNT) – A Junction City man is in jail Thursday morning for attempted murder. The Junction City Police Department says that at 1:40 a.m. members of their patrol division were sent...
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Area schools under construction ahead of new school year
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – The school bell may have rang on the 2015-2016 school year, but school districts across Northeast Kansas haven’t been entirely dismissed. Construction crews are hard at work in...
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Missing Fort Riley soldier found dead
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – A soldier assigned to Company B, 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, was found dead July 1 on Fort Riley....
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‘Big Red One’ soldier dies in motorcycle accident
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) — A 1st Infantry Division soldier was found dead on Friday after an apparent motorcycle accident near Vinita, Oklahoma. Pvt. Kaleb Ryan Davis, who was on leave at the time of...
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Big Red One soldier dies
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – A 1st Infantry Division Soldier died July 30 at a Salina hospital. Pfc. Luis Ortiz, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter repairer with Company D, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion,...
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Officials say suspicious package at Fort Riley not threatening
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – A suspicious package that arrived Tuesday at the U.S. Post Office at Fort Riley has been found to pose no threat and has been cleared by the explosive ordnance disposal...
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Former Kansas soldier gets 2 years prison for identity theft
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former U.S. Army private who’d been stationed in Kansas has been ordered to spend two years in federal prison after he admitted stealing the identifies of fellow soldiers....
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Man pleads guilty to teen’s shooting death at Fort Riley
FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) — A 19-year-old man pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a teenager at Fort Riley while recklessly handling a firearm. U.S. Attorney Tom Beall says Juwuan Jackson pleaded guilty to...
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Judge delays sentencing for Kansas man in foiled bomb plot
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge delayed a sentencing decision Wednesday for a Kansas man who admitted aiding a wannabe Islamic State jihadist’s plan to detonate what they thought was a bomb at...
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Fort Riley commanding general suspended pending investigation
FORT RILEY, Kan. (KSNT) – The commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division in Fort Riley has been suspended pending an investigation. A spokesperson with the 1st Infantry Division released the...
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Army fires Fort Riley commander as investigation continues
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army says it has fired the commander of Fort Riley and is continuing an investigation opened last week at the Kansas base. No details have been provided. Army spokesman Col....
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Army fires Fort Riley commander as investigation continues
WASHINGTON (AP) — The commander of Fort Riley has been fired and the Army is continuing an investigation opened last week at the Kansas base, officials said Monday, but they declined to provide any...
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Army names new Fort Riley commander to replace fired officer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army on Thursday named a new commander at Kansas’ Fort Riley to replace an officer fired three days earlier, just weeks before soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division deploy to...
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Fort Riley announces ceremony for Gen. Martin
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Fort Riley is planning a change-of-command ceremony as a new leader takes over for one who was fired last month. The Manhattan Mercury reports that Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin...
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