American Airlines announced last weekend it wouldn’t be resuming [...]
American Airlines announced last weekend it wouldn’t be resuming flights until Sept. 25, due to construction delays on runway reconstruction. Even if construction is completed before that date, the airline cannot begin flights earlier than that. Airport Director Brandon Keazer said electrical work is slowing down the project. Two back to back heat waves have [...]
Lindsay Torrey has been in Riley County District Court since Tuesday, facing multiple charges stemming from a domestic dispute incident in October 2021 where he is accused of shooting multiple shots at a vehicle, driven by a now 35-year-old female, while driving along K-18. Closing arguments wrapped up Friday morning, with the jury now in [...]
Lindsay Torrey has been in Riley County District Court [...]
Budget fix Budget and Finance Officer Brittany Phillips presented [...]
Budget fix Budget and Finance Officer Brittany Phillips presented a small, but significant change to the yearly budget at Thursday’s Riley County Commission Meeting. As per Monday’s request, budgeting and finance officials have reworked numbers for investment income, now offering $2 million in investment interest income, based on increased revenue from interest, totaling approximately 3.5%. [...]
Riley County Police have been seeing more thefts of [...]
Riley County Police have been seeing more thefts of catalytic converters in the past week. Officers filed a report for theft Wednesday in the 1500 block of Yuma Street. A 48-year-old man told police that thieves cut off catalytic converters from two of his vans. The estimated total loss is around $5,400. Similarly on Tuesday, [...]
Oppressive heat continues to bear down on the region. Riley County officials said Wednesday that EMS has responded to six calls for heat-related emergencies so far during the heatwave, dating back to last Friday. The data represents 911 calls received from 12:01 a.m. Friday through 11 a.m. Wednesday. An Excessive Heat Warning remains in place [...]
A jury trial continued in Riley County District Court Wednesday for a 39-year-old man accused of attempted first degree murder stemming from a domestic dispute incident in October 2021. Torrey Lindsay reportedly fired multiple shots into a vehicle while driving along K-18. According to testimony, one bullet hit the driver side back door, the other [...]
