Two co-defendants accused in a November 2019 murder at a west Manhattan apartment complex will appear in separate settings later this summer. At a status hearing Monday, Shamar Sutton’s attorney Jeff Adam informed Judge Grant Bannister that they are awaiting a jury trial for Sutton’s co-defendant Richard Goens, before entering into any plea agreement. Sutton [...]

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Manhattan area state lawmakers fielded questions at a virtual legislative forum Friday, hosted by the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. On the topic of the legislature’s likely veto override of proposed income tax cuts in Kansas, 51st District Rep. Ron Highland (R-Wamego) says he believes it’s one of the first things the legislature will consider [...]

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Riley County Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a truck involved in an incident where shots were fired in the early morning hours of April 23 at the Park Place Apartment complex on Cambridge Place. Police say a criminal report was filed that morning when an unknown suspect fired approximately seven shots in the [...]

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The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a state law abolishing a medical malpractice claim known as a “wrongful birth.” The 4-3 decision affirms a Riley County District Court’s dismissal of a lawsuit by parents who alleged their prenatal doctor negligently failed to inform them about serious fatal abnormalities observable from an ultrasound. [...]

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Riley County’s mask ordinance will expire this weekend after commissioners voted 2-1 to rescind its health order two weeks earlier than initially planned. Commission Chair John Ford and commissioner Greg McKinley voted in favor of ending the ordinance. McKinley said the county should’ve ended the ordinance a month ago. Ford says he’s finding it difficult [...]

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Road projects are causing some delays for residents in northern Riley County. Perhaps the most notable is on K-16, the Green Randolph Road bridge over Tuttle Creek Lake. The Kansas Department of Transportation began a mill and overlay Monday, extending from Randolph east to Hwy 99. USD 384 Blue Valley Superintendent John Cox says it’s [...]

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Riley County Police have filed two rape reports in Manhattan. According to its Wednesday activity report, RCPD says charges were filed Tuesday. The first case lists a 16-year-old female victim and a 16-year-old male known to her as the suspect. The second case also involves a 16-year-old female and an 18-year-old male known to her [...]

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A work session focused on paving county roads was held Monday, following the Pottawatomie County Commission’s regular meeting. Two of the county’s priority roads under consideration for widening and paving Elm Slough and Salzer roads, both of which are northwest of Wamego. Commissioner Dee McKee says the county is trying to decide if a 3 [...]

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