28-year old face multiple charges including two for kidnapping
A Manhattan man was arrested Thursday on a Riley County warrant stemming from a February incident at a Manhattan apartment. The Riley County Police Department says 28-year-old Edwin Gonzalez faces two charges of kidnapping including an aggravated count and one count of aggravated battery. Gonzalez and 29-year-old Cecilia Chavez, also of Manhattan, are accused of [...]

A new restaurant and craft brewery is coming to Manhattan and is set to open one of its two locations later this year. Owned by Manhattan natives Ryan and Amber Emley, the Aggieville Brewing Company will service two locations at 612 Pillsbury Drive and 1123 Moro Street. According to a Thursday release, the Pillsbury location [...]
The deadline to file for the November 7 general election was at noon Thursday. The following is a list of candidates who have filed for local races in Riley County. Manhattan City Commission Susan Adamchak Darqel Brown Rosemary Crumly-Loucks Mark Hatesohl Connor Knightley John Matta Karen McCulloh Peter Oppelt Rafael Rodriguez, Jr. Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 [...]
The deadline to file for the November 7 general election was at noon Thursday. The following is a list of candidates who have filed for local races in Pottawatomie County. Wamego City Commission Position 5 Mike Baker Dwight Faulkner Dorothy Ann McNinch City of St. George Mayor Debby Werth Andrew Donovan City Council Spencer Parsons [...]
A Manhattan man is jailed following a domestic disturbance near the intersection of S. Manhattan Ave. and Fair Lane Wednesday morning. According to a Riley County Police Department investigation, 18-year-old Darryl Klemick is accused of threatening to shoot a 43-year-old man and prevented him from leaving a residence by standing in front of his car, [...]
A man with a lengthy criminal record in Kansas, again failed to appear in Riley County District Court Thursday. 43 year-old Desie Martez Chatfield was due to appear in person for a probation violation, eventually appearing via Zoom, which Judge Kendra Lewison noted was not approved and a no-bond bench warrant was issued. Chatfield said he [...]