No life-threatening injuries were reported but at around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, a KDOT mowing tractor operator was traveling next to the guardrail on westbound I-70 ramp lane just east of the McFarland exit 330 in Wabaunsee County, when a cargo van suddenly struck the mower from behind and overturned. The KDOT mower operator reported being pretty […]
A Manhattan man was set for a revocation hearing in Pottawatomie County District Court Tuesday. Charges against Anthony Brazzle include drug possession and probation violation. Brazzle stipulated to being in violation of probation. While the state requested a remand to custody, Brazzle received probation, which was extended for 12 months. Brazzle is to be confined until […]
Police in Riley County arrested a Riley man on a drug-related charge. Randy Siebold Sr., 54, was taken into custody Tuesday at approximately 1:45 PM while in the 17,000 block of Bala Road. Siebold was arrested on a warrant with the offense of possession of opiates, opium, or narcotic drugs or certain stimulants and given a […]
1949 Happy birthday to The Boss! Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen was born on September 23, 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey Did You Know: He has NEVER had a #1 single?! 1989 In one of the worst days for accidents on the German Autobahn due to fog five huge pileups involving 256 cars The Autobahn's [...]
Fort Riley emergency services responded to a report of a vehicle off the road near Caisson Hill Road on post at approximately 6:05 pm Tuesday, and discovered the body of an unidentified person inside. Fort Riley police and Special Agents from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command are currently investigating. Processing the area will require […]
A 21-year-old Wichita man has waived his preliminary hearing in Pottawatomie County District Court on theft and obstruction charges. James Shirley was arrested earlier this month following a stolen vehicle case reported in the Oak View area of St. George. Shirley’s status hearing has been set for September 29th. Shirley and Dalton Flax, 19, also […]
Beef industry professionals met Tuesday afternoon at the IGP Institute on the K-State campus to announce a new partnership between the K-State Beef Cattle Institute and K-Coe Isom. K-Coe Isom is an accounting and consultant firm that was founded in Salina. The firm specializes in the food and agriculture industry. Dan Thomson, the director for […]
Court was in session Tuesday afternoon inside the Little Theater at the K-State Student Union. Three judges from the Kansas Court of Appeals heard four cases — two of them that happened in Manhattan — in front of an audience of students, faculty and onlookers. The event was a part of K-State’s celebration of U.S. […]
Gravel streets lined with weeds. This description may come to mind when you think of Manhattan’s alley ways. These areas of disrepair were the sole discussion item on the agenda for City Commissioners, during a Tuesday night work session at City Hall. Public Works Director, Robert Ott led commissioners in a discussion that focused on […]
Riley County Police took a suspect in recent aggravated robberies into custody at approximately 8:30 AM Tuesday after several robberies in the central portion of Manhattan on September 4th. Three others were also apprehended within the past several weeks. The robberies were connected to the lockdown at K-State. Carson Buckley, 16, of Manhattan was […]
