Riley County commissioners on Monday unanimously approved a compliance plan to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency for eventual replacement of the University Park wastewater treatment plant. It’s the first step for the benefit district to come into compliance with the EPA’s Clean Water Act. Public Works Director John Ellerman says the best option is [...]
Riley County saw a steady stream of people voting in advance ahead of today’s primary. County Clerk Rich Vargo noted 5,154 people had cast their ballots through Saturday, a figure he said Monday would likely approach 6,000 by noon. He was not far off. The final number of Riley County residents to vote in advance [...]
Riley County Police are investigating a slew of gun-related incidents from over the weekend. On Friday, officers filed a report for aggravated assault and burglary in the 500 block of 15th Street in Ogden listing two young men as victims and two other young men as suspects, who reportedly entered a home and stole two [...]
Riley County saw a steady stream of people voting in advance ahead of today’s primary. County Clerk Rich Vargo noted 5,154 people had cast their ballots through Saturday, a figure he said Monday would likely approach 6,000 by the noon cutoff for advanced voting. Vargo’s estimate was not far off. The final number of Riley [...]
Riley County Police are investigating a slew of gun-related incidents from over the weekend. On Friday, officers filed a report for aggravated assault and burglary in the 500 block of 15th Street in Ogden listing two young men as victims and two other young men as suspects, who reportedly entered a home and stole two [...]
The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man who failed to register with the state’s offender registry and has ruled the law to be constitutional. On the sole issue the Supreme Court granted for review, Daniel Genson III raised an insanity defense and claimed he was involuntarily committed just days after his [...]
An older adult from Manhattan’s car was stolen Thursday afternoon. Police say they filed the report around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, when a 76-year-old man reported his truck was stolen from the 500 block of Bertrand Street. The vehicle was a 1989, two-tone tan and brown GMC Sierra. The estimated loss associated with the theft is [...]
A Fort Riley man was taken into police custody late Thursday evening, accused of using a fictitious or revoked driver’s license to purchase liquor while underage. 19-year-old Joseph Hawthorne was arrested by Riley County Police just before midnight in the 1200 block of Moro Street. Police allege that Hawthorne, in addition to the alcohol charges, [...]
A medical emergency is the apparent cause of a Wednesday auto collision near the intersection of Casement Road and Hayes Drive. Police officials say the responded to the scene around 4 p.m., where a GMC Terrain driven by David O’Quinn had hopped a curb while making a left turn from Casement onto Hayes. The GMC [...]
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recorded 142 new COVID-19 cases for Riley County between July 16 – 22. The Incidence Rate is 191.3 and Riley County remains in the HIGH incidence category with 100 or more cases per 100,000 people. Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan is caring for two COVID-19 positive patients [...]
