Fort Riley News

A former American Idol contestant who now has four No. 1 Top-40 hits will perform June 10 at Fort Riley.

From serving with the Navy off the coast of Vietnam in 1969 to counseling soldiers as an Amy chaplain in Iraq, Col.

Edwin Ahl has seen a lot in his military career. Now he's retiring from active duty as garrison chaplain at Fort Riley and planning a new way of life in North Carolina _ maybe teaching, playing some golf and going to church on Sundays.

Most of the controversy so far has focused on whether Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley need to be included in the same congressional district.

Brooklyn's Bernie Freedman had graduated from New York University when he volunteered for the United States Army.

FORT RILEY, Kan. - Members of the military and civilians took par in several ceremonies at Fort Riley, including one at the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery.

FORT RILEY, Kan. -- A wreath with a ribbon that read "Lest We Forget" was placed in front of the Vanguard of Freedom monument at the Fort Riley Military Cemetery Monday, paying tribute to veterans who served in conflicts around the world and to soldiers who lost their lives in service to our nation.

By late summer of 1944, Allied forces seemed to be gaining the upper hand in Europe.

Now for a most disturbing report out of northern Afghanistan. It appears the Taliban are using "poisons" as a weapon against innocent civilians, including a group of more than 120 schoolgirls .

Rep. Lynn Jenkins and Weekly Republican Remarks: Hi, I'm Lynn Jenkins, I represent the Second Congressional District of Kansas, home to Fort Leavenworth, the oldest active Army post west of our nation's capital, Fort Riley, home of the Big Red One, the 190th Coyotes at Forbes Field; and nearly 12,000 National Guard and Reserve members.

Six months after someone stabbed a soldier stationed at Fort Riley in Kansas 22 times, the investigation turned stale.

Memorial Day At Hesston Cemetery Monday Last Updated: May 25, 2012 Hesston will remember its' veterans with the 21st Memorial Service in the Hesston Cemetery at 11 a.m., Monday, May 28.

Terry Saunders recently completed his first full season as an American Hockey League referee.

Local military installations will be commemorating more than just an extra day off of work this weekend.

A member of the World War II Army unit memorialized in the book and HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers" has paid a visit to Fort Riley.

AA traffic switch will take place ThursdayA for K-18 traffic entering and exiting the Ogden/Fort Riley area.

This is the review I gave to the state of Kansas on Trip Advisor. As this site is moderated, I doubt it will ever appear.

Riley County police say a Fort Riley soldier's death at his Manhattan home apparently was caused by an accidental drug overdose.

The Riley County Police Department said Monday the death is being ruled a suicide.

On Friday night, soldiers at Fort Riley acted as if they had just seen old friends for the first time in years.