An 18-year-old Georgia man turned himself in Thursday on [...]
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 [...]
A Topeka woman was arrested Thursday by the Geary [...]
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 [...]
The Manhattan Fire Department has determined that a house [...]
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 [...]
The Flints Hills Discovery Center was packed full of [...]
The Flints Hills Discovery Center was packed full of people on Thursday celebrating and congratulating Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Karen Hibbard on her retirement. The line of people waiting to speak with Hibbard stretched out the door until everyone gathered inside to hear a few words from those who worked with Hibbard through [...]
A Manhattan man was arrested for trespassing on the [...]
A Manhattan man was arrested for trespassing on the grounds of three schools Thursday, according to Riley County Police. In a statement, RCPD says officers were called out around 7:30 a.m. for a suspicious man inside Anthony Middle School around 7:30 a.m. as students were arriving for classes. According to RCPD, 22-year-old Samuel Osenga was [...]
