State officials cut the ribbon Tuesday to formally celebrate the grand re-opening of Fancy Creek Shooting Range at Tuttle Creek State Park. Demolition and construction of the range began in July 2021, with the range officially re-opening to the public last month. Fancy Creek now boasts concrete baffles, sidewalls and firing line covers consisting of [...]
Riley County recently welcomed a new Budget and Finance Officer. Brittany Phillips took on the role July 6th. Before joining Riley County, she served as board treasurer for the USD 473 Chapman School District. Phillips has also spent time in municipal budgeting for the city of Chapman. Her responsibilities will include preparing and coordinating budgets [...]
A Manhattan man was among three injured in a crash this week in Marshall County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened around noon Wednesday at the junction of US-36 and K-99 involving an SUV and a pickup. Authorities say the SUV was southbound when it missed a stop sign at the junction and was [...]
Pottawatomie County has announced a public hearing will take place next week on potential zoning regulation changes. The hearing is regarding the Unified Development Regulations that govern development and uses permitted on county properties. According to a county news release, most of the changes include typo fixes and clarifications of existing regulations. All of the [...]
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas is intervening in a lawsuit between Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and the Kansas Department of Revenue, on behalf of five transgender Kansans over an effort to bar changes to gender markers on state issued driver’s licenses. The announcement follows District Judge Teresa Watson’s temporary restraining order blocking [...]
Kite’s Bar and Grill in Aggieville has closed its doors until after the 4th of July and says in a social media post, food at the popular establishment, won’t be served until the fall. Kite’s will reopen on July 6 at 4 p.m. with bar service only, and will suspend all kitchen services and switch [...]
Authorities continue to investigate several cases involving fentanyl-related overdoses in Riley County. On Wednesday, leadership from RCPD, the Kansas Highway Patrol and Drug Enforcement Administration gathered at the Riley County Attorney’s Office building to announce four more arrests as part of their ongoing investigation. Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson.. RCPD Director Brian Peete says it [...]
The Riley County Law Board narrowly approved the 2024 Riley County Police Department budget in a 4-3 vote Monday, which includes a 6.5% increase in overall expenditures, while maintaining a 6.5% cost of living adjustment for employees. The $26.6 million budget includes over $1.8 million in added funds, but subtracts over $220,000 from the remaining [...]
The Riley County Police Department says a six-month homicide investigation by detectives led to the arrest of a 32-year-old Manhattan man Friday, in connection to the January murder of 42-year-old Takeera Griffin. Caleb Perry, who was already jailed on unrelated charges, now faces charges of first-degree murder, criminal use of a financial card and three [...]
Riley County Police say three people have been taken into custody on Pottawatomie County District Court warrants in connection to the suspected fentanyl-related death of an 18-year-old man at a Manhattan hotel March 11. Those arrested include 19-year-old Noah Baker, of Junction City; 21-year-old McKaine Farr, of Wamego; and 22-year-old Shawn Samuelson, of Manhattan. Each [...]
