Kansas Congressman Tracey Mann thanked constituents following his easy victory in the Republican primary on Tuesday evening as he seeks a third term in the U.S. House in the strongly Republican 1st Congressional District. In a post to social media, Mann thanked the voters for supporting him and said his number one goal is to [...]

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A local man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon for violating his probation after he had been previously arrested for domestic battery. Police arrested 45-year-old Latorris Franklin of Manhattan at approximately 2:30 p.m. at the Riley County District Courthouse for violating his probation. Franklin had been previously arrested on charges of domestic battery and violating a [...]

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Note that the results are not official and some races may be headed toward recounts. Kansas House District 51 – Republican Primary Megan Steele – 1,535 (50.4%) Eli Kormanik – 1,507 (49.6%) *Democrat Linda Morse has automatically advanced to the general election as she ran unopposed in the Democratic primary Kansas House District 67 – [...]

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As one major construction project is making strides, another is about to begin. Manhattan city officials said starting Aug. 26 Kimball Avenue will be reopened to east-west traffic at the Denison Avenue intersection, and there “should be” no further Kimball closures. However, shipping delays related to the new traffic signal for the intersection will prevent [...]

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A man was arrested overnight after he shot a stolen firearm through a ceiling at an apartment complex in Manhattan. Officers filed the report in the 1700 block of Laramie Street just after 10:45 p.m. when a 26-year-old male came home to find a bullet hole in his ceiling, his countertop and dishwasher. When officers [...]

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The Manhattan Fire Department were dispatched late on Monday night to an apartment fire near the K-State campus. Crews responded to the 1200 block of Kearney Street just after 11 p.m. to find smoke and fire upon entering apartment 4. Crews then found a small stove fire and were able to extinguish it shortly there [...]

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Repairs are set to begin on Wednesday as crews from Ebert Construction will begin repairing and resurfacing Anderson from Seth Child/K-113 to Wreath Avenue. This full-depth replacement work is expected to last until late fall. There will be no detour and one-lane traffic will be maintained in both directions at all times. Drivers should expect [...]

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Today is Primary Election Day as Kansans will held to the polls to nominate candidates for their party in the Nov. 5 election. Locally, Riley County only sees three major contested primary contests all on the Republican side of the ballot. In State House District 67, current Riley County Law Board member Kaleb James is [...]

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One was killed on Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in a construction zone in Geary County. The Geary County Sheriff’s Office reported the accident occurred just before 3:30 p.m. on I-70 near Junction City near mile marker 298 near the Wal-Mart/Cracker Barrel exit that caused a standstill for nearly two hours. Sheriff’s deputies reported [...]

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Riley County Police filed a report for a vehicle burglary over the weekend in Manhattan. Officers filed the report just before 7:30 a.m. on Friday morning in the 500 block of Richards Drive listing a 59-year-old male as the victim. The victim’s truck was reportedly broken into the night before by an unknown subject and [...]

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