A Pottawatomie County felon is under investigation for alleged use of counterfeit money. According to the Riley County Police Department, 33-year-old Jamie Berges, of St. George, was arrested Tuesday after being transported from the Pottawatomie County Jail for a Riley County District Court warrant, for failure to appear. The warrant stems from a February 2020 [...]
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce has announced its [...]
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce has announced its new leader of Manhattan’s military relations program. Christian Bishop will take over that role in April, serving as the military liaison between the Manhattan region and Fort Riley. She succeeds Janet Nichols, who retired in December and managed the program for nearly a decade. Bishop, a [...]
An investigation is underway after a Manhattan woman reported someone stole her mail, which including prescription pills totaling close to $36,000. The Riley County Police Department says a report for theft was filed Tuesday in the 2700 block of North Brookglen Circle. The 48-year-old woman says the pills were delivered to her front porch, and [...]
Manhattan Regional Airport is preparing for its major runway [...]
Manhattan Regional Airport is preparing for its major runway reconstruction this spring, which will include a three month closure of airport services beginning in May. The early stages of that project will begin with a temporary closure of the runway between 6 p.m. March 28 and 7 a.m. March 31. Engineer Diane Hofer, with Olsson [...]
Authorities have arrested a suspect who led authorities from several agencies on a pursuit Tuesday morning north of St. Marys. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office alerted residents that an armed suspect had been spotted driving a stolen vehicle and fled on foot in a rural area of the county. He was captured a short time [...]
An investigation is underway after a suspected burglary at the RB Outpost Western Store in rural Riley County. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers responded to a vehicle fire, just before 3 a.m. Monday, a short distance from the business, in the 6700 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. Police located the car’s owner, [...]
A Westmoreland woman is jailed following a DUI crash [...]
A Westmoreland woman is jailed following a DUI crash Monday night. According to the Riley County Police Department, 23-year-old Maxxie Clarke was charged with aggravated battery and driving under the influence, after her vehicle rear-ended a Jeep Wrangler near the intersection of South 10th Street and Fort Riley Blvd. The crash occurred just before 11 [...]
