Riley County Police are investigating a case of animal cruelty after a cat was shot by an arrow over the weekend in rural Riley County. The report was filed Monday afternoon in the 6000 block of Tuttle Terrace. Police say staff from the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine reported to officers that the cat was [...]
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Riley County Emergency Medical Services officials broke ground Monday on its new headquarters facility. The new 15,000 square foot space will likely be operational by mid-summer of next year. “We’re hoping July 2025 is when it should be completed,” said David Adams, Riley County EMS Director. Adams says it’s exciting to finally be at this point in [...]
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A boil water advisory for St. Marys residents living north of Elm Street has been rescinded. The advisory had been in place since last Thursday, when severe storms knocked over power lines, causing an outage that resulted in a loss of pressure. In a Tuesday release, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said lab [...]
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Authorities are investigating an overnight shooting in Manhattan that left one person injured. The Riley County Police Department says officers were dispatched to a shooting at The District Apartments (1400 Watson Place), near College Ave. and Claflin Road at around 12:20 a.m. A 20-year-old woman was found with a single gunshot wound to the abdomen. [...]
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A new police chief has been appointed in Junction City. According to a Tuesday release from the City Manager’s office, Kirt Nichols will assume that role effective immediately. The 33-year-old veteran of JCPD has served as Captain of Operations for the past four years and was interim police chief for four months in late 2019. [...]
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Through 24 hours of giving, the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation was able to raise more than $1.7 million for 90 area nonprofit organizations through the 12th annual Grow Green Match Day. GMCF President and CEO Vern Henricks says it was a good day of charitable giving and enough to surpass last year’s total of $1.4 [...]
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State lawmakers head back to Topeka later this week for veto session. Earlier this month, Gov. Laura Kelly announced a veto of Senate Bill 233, which would place limitations on gender-affirming care for minors, including access to surgery, hormone treatments and puberty blockers. In her veto statement, Gov. Kelly has said the bill was based [...]
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An investigation is underway after a 22-year-old woman reported early Sunday morning that an unknown motorist drove up beside her and shot at her car, striking it once. That incident was reported around 2 a.m. in the 3000 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. Police are asking anyone with information in either case to contact Crime [...]
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Riley County Police are seeking the public’s help identifying suspects in a pair of weekend crime investigations. Police say a masked man entered a Manhattan convenience store Saturday just before 6 p.m. and stole $1,100 worth of lottery tickets. It happened at the U-Stop at Fort Riley Blvd and Richards Drive. So far no arrests [...]
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Monday is the 12th annual Grow Green Match Day in Manhattan. The Greater Manhattan Community Foundation will match donations made to each participating organization up to 50%, thanks to generous matching funds from the Howe Family Foundation. GMCF President and CEO Vern Henricks… Among the newcomers to Grow Green Match Day this year is [...]
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