Discussions regarding the overall 2024 budget took place Tuesday during the Manhattan City Commission’s work session. Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers presented how the proposed budget currently sits. The proposed budget for 2024 is nearly a 20% increase from last year. Hilgers explained where some of this spike comes from. Commissioner John Matta voiced concerns [...]
8 p.m. update Tuesday Authorities in Geary County say [...]
A jury trial began this week for a 39-year-old man accused in an October 2021 incident of attempted first degree murder. Torrey Lindsay is charged in Riley County District Court with single counts of attempted first degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, criminal discharge of a firearm and aggravated intimidation of a witness. Lindsay reportedly [...]
Geary County authorities are searching for a 24-year-old man, [...]
8 p.m. update Tuesday Authorities in Geary County say they’ve located the remains of 24-year-old Pacey Staines, the man reported missing since reportedly going out hunting Sunday morning. Officials with the Geary County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks made the discovery Tuesday evening, shortly before 6:30 p.m. Pending an autopsy, [...]
Budget and Finance Officer Brittany Philips presented a budgetary change to the Riley County Commission on Monday. Due to an error made with the Rural Fire district budget, the Riley County Commission has approved a change made to the overall budget. This will reduce the mill levy from 8.914 to 7.737, an overall reduction in [...]
A Manhattan woman was arrested Sunday on a host of drug-related offenses. According to the Riley County Police Department, 31-year-old Sarah Easterday was jailed on a warrant alleging distribution of intent to distribute marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school, cultivation of marijuana, child endangerment and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. The warrant [...]
A 19-year-old Junction City man is jailed following a [...]
A 19-year-old Junction City man is jailed following a weekend arrest alleging child sex crimes. Blake Konkright was arrested Saturday on a Riley County District Court warrant from July 2022, for aggravated indecent liberties with a child. The victim is an 8-year-old female. Bond was set at $40,000. RCPD says due to the nature of [...]
American Airlines announced Sunday it will postpone resuming commercial flights to Manhattan Regional Airport from the initial September 6 date, until September 25. The announcement comes as the airport’s massive runway reconstruction project remains behind schedule. As reported by News Radio KMAN last week, the City of Manhattan’s general contractor, Clarkson Construction, has faced a [...]
