An appeal from a Manhattan man serving a sentence in a rape and aggravated sodomy case has been dismissed by the Kansas Court of Appeals. Lamont Cox was sentenced in Riley County District Court last August to 155 months in prison in the case which involved a five year old girl who was the daughter of
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Unemployment numbers continue to be low in the Manhattan area, with Kansas Department of Labor numbers released Friday morning. The Manhattan metro area including Pottawatomie and Riley Counties had a 2.6 percent unemployment rate in April compared to three percent in March and 3.4 percent in April of last year. Those numbers continue to be
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For the second time in the history of K-State’s Landon Lecture Series, the President of Costa Rica was its speaker Thursday night. President Oscar Arias Sanchez spoke in Manhattan in 1987. President Luis Guillermo Solís acknowledged that fact early in his speech and thanked the university for the opportunity. “It is indeed a great pleasure
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A report was filed for the offense of rape in the city limits of Manhattan, Kansas on May 19, 2016 at approximately 12:30 PM for an incident that is said to have taken place on May 17, 2016 at approximately 11:00 PM. Police were told that a suspect and victim had engaged in unlawful sexual
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A new survey asked people to name the best and worst jobs in 2016, and the winner is BLOGGER. The rest of the top five are all over the place: Doctor . . . CEO . . . teacher . . . and data scientist. People say the main factors that make something a great [...]
The Flint Hills Regional Council is undertaking a joint land use study of Fort Riley and surrounding communities. “What it is looking at is the compatibility and issues around a large military installation coexisting with residential communities and that they’re both able to prosper equally without the harm of the other,” said Jennifer Jordan, regional
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Riley County commissioners were updated Thursday with the latest revenue numbers from the Register of Deeds office and the news wasn’t bright. “Good morning commissioners,” Riley County Register of Deeds Debbie Regester opened, “Don’t have very good news. Our revenue is down, two-fold.” Regester said the numbers are the result of a combination of the
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A teen suspect who had entered a no contest plea to attempted second degree murder in Pottawatomie County is now requesting a hearing to withdraw that plea. Dakota Fair is currently set for a status hearing June 23rd. Fair’s attorney also filed a motion to withdraw, which was granted. In early April Fair entered the no
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What's the most annoying thing other drivers do? Well, Expedia asked over 1,000 people, and people who TEXT and drive took the top spot for the third year in a row. 1. People who text and drive. 22% said they're the most annoying type of driver. 2. People who tailgate, 14%. 3. [...]
The Manhattan-Ogden Board of Education made its’ stance on hazing clear at Wednesday night’s board meeting. Superintendent Dr. Bob Shannon presented a new hazing policy to the board which would make the district safer for students and also prevent future lawsuits against the district. Shannon spoke passionately against hazing, and said introducing the hazing policy
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