Kansas State University Police and emergency personnel from the Manhattan Fire Department and Riley County EMS responded to the Seaton Hall construction site on the Manhattan campus for a workplace accident shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday. A male worker was injured after a fall at the construction site. He was taken to Manhattan’s Via Christi Hospital. Members of the K-State […]
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The 2016 Solar Car Challenge makes a stop in Manhattan for the day. High School students from all over the country have been making their way from state to state in these solar powered cars they built themselves. As drive to their destination Minneapolis, Minnesota, the students made a pit stop to work on their […]
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The Wamego City Commission heard the results of the 2015 audit at Tuesday’s meeting. City Manager Merl Page introduced Reece and Novelly’s Michele Morton, who went over the 2015 audit for the City of Wamego. According to Morton, the audit showed no unmodified opinions and no major changes in the City’s cash position from last […]
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Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for arson in the 600 block of Kearney Street on Wednesday at approximately 4:30 AM. Police on scene found a roll off construction dumpster had been set on fire cause approximately $500 worth of damage. The fire was set by an unknown subject(s) and police […]
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“Once this ordinance is approved, the battle is not over, because while we can come up here and pass an ordinance for accommodation, we can’t pass an ordinance for acceptance. Culture change is slow, but it changes with good education and dialogue. So I would just ask all those of you who have participated so […]
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TOPEKA — The 21st Judicial District Nominating Commission sent the names of three candidates for district court judge to Gov. Sam Brownback, who has 60 days to decide who will fill a vacancy created when Riley County Judge David L. Stutzman stepped down June 3 to accept a senior judge assignment. The three candidates are: Grant Bannister of […]
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A prominent Manhattan businessman and former K-State back-up quarterback Zachary Burton was in the Riley County District Courthouse for a status hearing Tuesday afternoon. Burton, who owns Fieldhouse Development, Inc., was arrested on four counts of unlawful sexual relations with a female student on June 7. Burton, 38, will return to court Sept. 9 at 1 […]
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The Kaw Valley Rodeo Association’s 10th annual Tough Enough to Wear Pink Rodeo will be at 8 p.m. Friday, July 22, at Wells Arena in Manhattan’s CiCo Park. The event honors cancer survivors and raises awareness and funds for Kansas State University’s Johnson Cancer Research Center. The Tough Enough to Wear Pink Rodeo is part […]
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Use of force was a topic at Monday’s Riley County Law Board meeting, with a last minute presentation at the request of law board member Karen McCulloh, who asked for the information the end of last week. In light of recent events nation-wide, Lieutenants Tim Schuck and Greg Steere talked about training used, with some […]
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Many annual events say they are bigger and better every year, but with the 41st Annual Kaw Valley Rodeo in Manhattan, it’s not just lip service. “We’re up about 100 more contestants than last year,” said Kaw Valley Rodeo Association representative Steve Frazier during Monday morning’s Riley County Commission meeting. The rodeo kicks off Thursday […]
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