The Kansas Supreme Court reaffirmed last week the child abuse and first-degree murder convictions of a 29-year-old Riley County man. During a 2018 trial, Andrew Gibson was found guilty of both counts in relation to the death of 3-month-old Serenity Reich. The infant was the daughter of Gibson’s ex-girlfriend. Detectives revealed during trial that Gibson [...]

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Riley County commissioners Monday voted to opt out of the governor’s mask mandate during an impromptu discussion. Initially, the commission had planned to wait until Thursday to gauge the City of Manhattan’s decision on a citywide mask mandate as well as the next local health order to be issued from the health department. It was [...]

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Kansas State University is planning to announce additional administrative furloughs later this week. An 8 a.m. virtual town hall is scheduled for Friday. K-State President Richard Myers and Vice President for Human Capital Services Jay Stephens will be available. It will be available via YouTube Live. Access will require a K-State eID to view the [...]

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Fireworks are blamed for damaging a garage in a Junction City duplex over the weekend. Junction City Fire crews got the call just before 4:30 a.m. Sunday in the 900 block of White Tail Court. The blaze caused an estimated $10,500 in damage. It was caused by improper disposal of fireworks inside a plastic trash [...]

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A structure fire north of Manhattan early Sunday morning was likely fireworks related according to Riley County Fire Chief Pat Collins. Fire District No. 1 responded around 12:40 a.m to a fully engulfed 50 X 70 foot shop building located at 3706 High Plains Ranch, just north of Manhattan, east of Seth Child Road. More [...]

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Phase two of the bridge replacement project over Wildcat Creek on K-18 is expected to get underway Tuesday, weather permitting. The Kansas Department of Transportation says work will occur from west of Richards Drive to east of Poliska Lane and is expected to be completed in late 2021. The three phase project includes replacement of [...]

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A Manhattan woman has been appointed by the Kansas Supreme to the state’s Continuing Legal Education Board for the next three years. Tracey Lee’s term began July 1 and ends June 30, 2023. The board oversees continuing legal education requirements for lawyers licensed to practice in Kansas. Attorneys must earn a minimum of 12 credit [...]

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Riley County commissioners have pushed back its decision to either uphold, restrict, or lessen the governor’s statewide mask ordinance to next week. That means the governor’s executive order remains the order residents must follow in public places, at least through the weekend, and presumably for the next week. Riley County Health Officer Julie Gibbs recommended [...]

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Junction City police have identified the woman found dead June 26 in an empty storage unit. Police say 52-year-old Tina Bennett of Junction City was identified through fingerprint comparison. She had initially been reported as missing June 20. Her cause of death is undetermined, but police say foul play is suspected. Police first reported the [...]

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Face masks won’t be required in public spaces in Pottawatomie County. The Commission in a rescheduled meeting Thursday, opted out of Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order mandating masks, instead passing Local Health Order No. 7. The new order includes guidelines from the Health Officer “strongly recommending” the use of masks and other safety items when [...]

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