Riley County Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved increased utility [...]
A Manhattan woman is jailed on assault and battery charges, stemming from an incident early Sunday morning in the 700 block of Allison Avenue. According to the Riley County Police Department, 29-year-old Cecilia Gonzalez was arrested after it was reported she pulled a shotgun on two men during an argument. She’s also accused of striking [...]
Manhattan area state legislators gathered Saturday at the Sunset [...]
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 [...]
Hundreds of community members gathered inside the Manhattan Conference [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
