Wamego Police were involved in an aggravated kidnapping and burglary investigation early Tuesday, with an arrest made. David Rojas, 31, was taken into custody in the 1800 block of Marsha Lane in Wamego following the incident, which originally involved a report of shots fired in the 300 block of Chestnut Street. A news release from [...]
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The Manhattan Fire Department was busy late Tuesday morning extinguishing a house fire at 122 Kopp Drive. Crews were dispatched to the one-story home shortly at 11:04 a.m., where they found smoke and flames venting from a rear window. Eighteen firefighters entered the home and contained the fire in fifteen minutes. A juvenile occupant of the structure was [...]
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Officers responded to a report of a single vehicle rollover accident in the 5900 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. on May 26, 2017 at approximately 7:45 AM. When officers arrived on scene, they found that a 2002 green Nissan X-Terra, driven by Sean Maxwell, 21, of Manhattan, had struck a guardrail then rolled after Maxwell [...]
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A former K-State student cited in a federal court lawsuit against the university who allegedly raped two different women in 2014 and 2015 was found guilty by jury of one of those counts Friday afternoon in the Riley County District Courthouse. Jared Gihring, who was in the courtroom with Brenda Jordan as counsel, was found guilty [...]
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Sales tax numbers for the city of Manhattan for May were down compared to a year ago. Manhattan Finance Director Bernie Hayen notes taxable sales were down in every category except utilities and other services. Those other categories include construction, manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, and accommodation and food services. $901,290 was collected this May [...]
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Riley County commissioners voted 3-0 Thursday morning to approve a letter to Via Christi in Manhattan saying they plan to terminate its contract with the hospital in regards to the administrative management of county ambulance services. Since the early 1980s, the county has contracted the management of its ambulance services. The current agreement will end Nov. 30 [...]
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Armour Eckrich Meats, LLC, a Junction City establishment, is recalling approximately 90,978 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced late Wednesday. The food service fully-cooked pork, turkey and beef breakfast sausage items [...]
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A Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) project being considered by the City of Manhattan may have an impact on housing ordinances, road compliance, and land use in the city. On Tuesday evening, Manhattan City Commissioners held a joint work session with the Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board and Ordinance Advisory Committee to hear an update on [...]
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More than 3,700 Soldiers with the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, are set to return soon from a nine-month deployment to South Korea. The “Devil” brigade deployed to South Korea in October 2016 as part of a regular rotation of forces in support of the Republic of Korea – U.S. alliance under [...]
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A Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) project being considered by the City of Manhattan may have an impact on how the Aggieville District develops and changes in the coming years. On Tuesday evening, Manhattan City Commissioners held a joint work session with the Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board and Ordinance Advisory Committee to hear an update [...]
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