Fort Riley News

In front of the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on Friday morning, preparations were made for a ceremony to honor officers who now serve and who have lost their lives in the line of duty.In attendance during Friday's event were not only the officers of the Riley County Police department and it's staff, but representatives from the Kansas State ... (more)

Fort Riley began efforts May 13 to capture headstone images and review interment records as part of an Army-wide gravesite accountability initiative to ensure all decedents interred in Army post cemeteries have been identified and are all properly commemorated.

A new general is heading to Fort Riley next week to take command of the Army's 1st Infantry Division.

As the clock winds down on America's longest period of armed conflict, Army senior leaders are busy framing a future force designed to thrive in a changing global environment.

With a jump of 2.26 meters , Kynard broke the R.V. Christian Track Complex facility record in the men's high jump Saturday during the Ward Haylett Invitational in Manhattan.

Carl Corey, who owns Corey's Corral Bar and Grill at Grandview Plaza near Junction City, says the "most dangerous sport participated in by man" is coming to his country dance club.

A Fort Riley man in his mid-twenties was speeding in a construction zone near the Valencia Road exit on eastbound I-70 when he hit the lip of the asphalt and lost control of the vehicle.

TOMMY THEIS/THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Jann and Anthony Walker stand outside of their Manhattan home with their four younger sons, quadruplets who will celebrate their 10th birthday on May 27.

When U.S. Army Col. Marvin Thornton isn't jumping out of airplanes over Kuwait or Afghanistan, he's on the ground directing army logistics under some of the harshest conditions imaginable, providing U.S. troops on the front lines with everything from transportation and food to vehicle parts and even parachutes.

Soldiers were recognized for their dedication and hard work on Fort Riley Thursday during a celebration marking a milestone for the National Guard.

The ride will benefit five worthy causes, including the Wounded Warrior Fund , Brothers in Blue Re-entry, Army Community Service at Fort Riley, the Native Stone Scenic Byway, and the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway.

KMAN News has learned that Michael Schuster, the Manhattan Physician who was indicted on four federal charges of prescribing illegal medications to active duty Ft.

Army attack aviators might seem tangential to the efforts of ground troops in the battle for hearts and minds by adhering to counterinsurgency doctrine, but the two are intertwined, an Army official writes in Armed Forces Journal, a sister publication of Army Times.

Maj. Gen.Paul E. Funk II will take over for Maj. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr. as the commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and of Fort Riley in a ceremony May 22.

The Army must meet the challenges of fewer dollars and soldiers by being well-led and trained, regionally focused and "cyber-savvy," a top leader of Forces Command said Wednesday at Fort Bragg.

Michael Schuster, 53, who operates Manhattan Pain and Spine, is charged with four counts: One count of conspiracy to illegally distribute controlled substances, one count of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, one count of unlawfully distributing controlled substances to a person under 21 years old and one count of maintaining a ... (more)

Col. John M. Morgan, commander of the brigade since the summer of 2011, will hand over leadership to Col.

A Manhattan doctor has waived his right to a preliminary hearing on federal charges that he operated a pill mill of painkillers and antidepressants for police and Fort Riley soldiers and their families.

A Manhattan man charged with the killing of a Fort Riley soldier, and the shooting of four others was in Riley County Court on Monday morning via video conference from jail.

A Junction City teen was arrested on a slew of charges Thursday stemming from a high speed chase along Interstate 70 and through city streets.