Area lawmakers weigh in on Medicaid, school vouchers, housing
Manhattan area state legislators gathered Saturday at the Sunset [...]
RCPD: No threat to Manhattan High School after Friday lockdown
Manhattan High School’s west campus was placed on a lockdown Friday afternoon, after police investigated a graffiti message perceived as a threat, on a bathroom wall, circulating on Snapchat. The Riley County Police Department determined the message was not credible after some thought it was related to a planned pep rally that evening. Officers decided [...]
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce hosts 98th Annual Meeting and Celebration
Hundreds of community members gathered inside the Manhattan Conference [...]
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce hosts 98th Annual Meeting and Celebration
Hundreds of community members gathered inside the Manhattan Conference Center Friday for the 98th Annual Chamber of Commerce Meeting and Celebration. This year, the chamber had lots to celebrate after 2022 delivered some record breaking statistics. Chamber President and CEO Jason Smith highlighted some of those numbers. 2022 Chamber Board Chair Summer Ott Dierks said [...]
18 year old rape suspect turns himself in
An 18-year-old Georgia man turned himself in Thursday on [...]
18 year old rape suspect turns himself in
An 18-year-old Georgia man turned himself in Thursday on a Riley County District Court warrant alleging rape and aggravated sexual battery. RCPD says Elgin Bennett was booked on those two charges and later released after posting a $10,000 bond. The incident is a Kansas State University Police Department case. Online court records show a criminal [...]
Topeka woman arrested following brief pursuit in Geary County
A Topeka woman was arrested Thursday by the Geary [...]
Topeka woman arrested following brief pursuit in Geary County
A Topeka woman was arrested Thursday by the Geary County Sheriff’s Office following a short pursuit. Authorities say Destynee Thomas led law enforcement on a brief 14 mile pursuit Thursday just before 11:30 a.m. Deputies had been responding to an accident in the eastbound lane of Interstate 70, near mile marker 310, when Thomas’ SUV [...]
MFD says Tuesday house fire was caused by juvenile playing with lighter
The Manhattan Fire Department has determined that a house [...]
MFD says Tuesday house fire was caused by juvenile playing with lighter
The Manhattan Fire Department has determined that a house fire Tuesday was caused by a juvenile playing with a lighter. No injuries were reported. A dog and cat were rescued from the two-story home at 913 Pierre Street. Damage was estimated at $90,000 including structural and content loss. The home’s occupants were alerted to the [...]