A Yates Center woman was killed and two from Manhattan were injured Monday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash in Woodson County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash log, 54-year-old Sandra Campbell, was driving a Ford Ranger pickup at the time of the crash. Her vehicle, which was hauling an over-sized load collided with a [...]
A suspect has been arrested in connection to the death of a woman last October at Milford State Park. Detective John Lytle, with the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, says 23-year-old Cameron Lawson, of Fort Riley was taken into custody Monday. He’s being held on charges of 1st degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Lawson [...]
Pottawatomie County commissioners have set an Aug. 22 hearing [...]
Pottawatomie County commissioners have set an Aug. 22 hearing for the 2023 budget and notice of the revenue neutral rate, which county staff say will be exceeded. The budget, which will be published sometime early next month, totals over $39.3 million, an increase of over $3 million from 2022. Much of the increase comes from [...]
Three people were arrested over the weekend following a [...]
Three people were arrested over the weekend following a fight at an Aggieville establishment. The Riley County Police Department says officers were called out shortly before 12:30 a.m. Sunday to Tubby’s Sports Bar for reports of a fight in progress. When they arrived, officers witnessed 23-year-old Charles Ware, of Manhattan and 31-year-old Dennis Robinson, of [...]
A facilitated public forum is being held tonight to [...]
A facilitated public forum is being held tonight to get feedback on the future of parks and recreation programming in Manhattan. Workforce challenges have hampered the department in recent months, causing uncertainty for the future of some programming. Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr says city officials hope to get to a solution to one burning [...]
The Staley School of Leadership Studies bid farewell Friday to visitors from the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship class. The flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative, Kansas State University’s Staley School has hosted cohorts for the 6-week leadership institute since 2016. This year saw 24 fellows from across the African continent come to Manhattan [...]
With summer activities in full swing, blood donations often [...]
