Officials with the Kansas State University Foundation say donations totaled more than $226.4 million this past year. The total doesn’t quite match last year’s record total of $235 million in private gifts, but does highlight how strong giving continues to be to the foundation. The value of the university’s long-term investment pool reached $952.3 million [...]
A Manhattan woman’s car was sold without her permission Monday, according to the Riley County Police Department. A 53-year-old woman told police the incident happened after a 33-year-old man known to her sold the car without asking her. The estimated total loss is around $3,000. The car was recovered later Monday evening by the Junction [...]
A Manhattan chiropractor was arrested on Monday morning in relation to sex crimes.. Clark Petersen, 64, was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant that involved charges of sex crimes against five women at his Manhattan chiropratic office between 2018 and 2022. The victims were between the ages of 37 and 59. Petersen is [...]
The 2024 Riley County Budget was finalized Monday. County Commissioners held hearings to confirm their intent to exceed the revenue neutral rate for the county budget with a mill levy of 39.956, a 2.26 mill levy reduction from what was finalized in 2023. During the public hearing, resident Gary Olds questioned why commissioners couldn’t get [...]
Authorities are investigating after four young women reported to police their drinks were spiked at a party in Manhattan over the weekend. The Riley County Police Department says the victims, ranging between 17 and 19 years old, reported an 18-year-old woman contaminated their alcoholic beverages with an unknown substance at a house party in the [...]
The Pottawatomie County Commission approved the 2024 budget and exceeding the revenue neutral rate during their Monday meeting. Despite a .779 mill levy decrease, the county will still see an additional $49,000 in ad valorem taxes following the assessed valuation increase of just over $22 million. This year’s budget includes a nearly $1.5 million increase [...]
A massive fight broke out over the weekend during a pledge basketball game at Kansas State’s Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Looks like it got a bit heated this year for pledgesketball. pic.twitter.com/bnivaNydSx — Old Row K-State (@OldRowKansasSt) August 26, 2023 Viral video shows a large group of students brawling on the basketball court. It’s unclear [...]
A Manhattan man is jailed following an incident early Sunday morning in the Northview area. According to the Riley County Police Department, 36-year-old Aaron Finch was arrested around 3 a.m. on two counts of aggravated assault. Finch is accused of pulling a knife on two men at the Short Stop convenience store, in the 2000 [...]
A Manhattan man died in a crash Friday afternoon in Washington County According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 39-year-old Nicholas Bennett was westbound on K148 near Hanover, just after noon, when his Chevy Silverado went off the roadway and overturned. Authorities say it’s unclear what caused Bennett to lose control of the vehicle. The crash [...]
Manhattan resident Curt Herrman has been collecting Kansas City Chiefs memorabilia since 1970. In recent years, his home collection of close to 1,500 unique items tied to the defending Super Bowl champions, has even found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Herrman fulfilled another dream of his Friday, as members of the [...]
