A Manhattan man charged with second degree murder and child abuse appeared in the Riley County District Court for a pretrial hearing on Monday afternoon. Andrew Gibson, now 26, submitted a plea agreement with the guidance of his attorney, Gary West. Division 1 Judge John F. Bosch approved the plea agreement along with county attorney Barry Wilkerson. Gibson [...]

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Fire totally destroyed 28 units of The Bluffs Apartment Complex in Junction City early Sunday morning. JCFD Chief Terry Johnson indicates at least 19 families and other individuals were displaced by the fire. Chief Johnson is currently working on a more detailed news release. He also thanks Manhattan Fire and Riley County Fire/EMS for assisting.

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Elton Gaines Jr., 22, was arrested in the 700 block of Allison Ave. on April 7, 2017 at approximately 6:20 AM. Gaines Jr. was arrested on Riley County District Court warrants for ID theft (x3), computer crimes (x4), and theft by deception (x3). Gaines Jr.’s total bond was set at $15,000. Brent Burleson, 58, of [...]

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One of Manhattan’s best-known landmarks will be more accessible to people of all abilities and age after the local Kiwanis chapter installs an observation deck above the Manhattan sign on Bluemont Hill. Kiwanis member Kent Foster said the club got the idea for the project after brainstorming ways to commemorate their upcoming hundredth anniversary in 2022. [...]

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More than 800 Soldiers with the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, are set to return soon from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. The “Demon” brigade deployed to Afghanistan in August 2016 as part of a regular rotation of forces in support of Operation Resolute Support and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. While deployed, the 1st [...]

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A St. George man was taken to the hospital following a two vehicle accident in Pottawatomie County Thursday afternoon. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports Michael Weaver, 70, was transported to Manhattan’s Via Christi Hospital after the 2010 Jeep Patriot he was driving northbound on Blackjack Road pulled out in front of a 1999 Chevy Classic [...]

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The executive editor of the Washington Post put the state of journalism in the spotlight Thursday morning. Martin “Marty” Baron, who is best known as the man who led the Boston Globe in its investigation of the sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests in the early 2000s, spoke to a filled and supportive Forum [...]

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The Kansas House in Topeka has voted to give grocery stores the right to sell full-strength beer, overcoming the state’s history of strict liquor laws. The bill passed 80 to 45 Thursday, according to the Associated Press. Most of the opposition came from lawmakers who were concerned that competition with large grocery chains would put [...]

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The Riley County Health Department (RCHD), Lafene Health Center and Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) continue to investigate an ongoing mumps outbreak associated with Kansas State University’s Manhattan campus. In an effort to prevent and/or minimize additional cases, KDHE is recommending a third dose of MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine for close contacts [...]

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A low obesity rate and a low percentage of smokers contributed to Riley county being named the fifth-healthiest Kansas county in this year’s Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Health Rankings. Jennifer Green, county health director, went over the results of the recent county health survey at Thursday’s county commission meeting. Riley county improved nine position [...]

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