Vandals have struck again out at Anneberg Park. The Riley County Police Department says officers filed a criminal damage to property report Monday after the City of Manhattan reported damage to the soccer building complex, including a door, as well as locks and knobs on three doors to the building. Damage was estimated at just [...]
The Riley County Board of Commissioners approved a request Monday to administer two surveys to collect staff and public feedback on a proposed schedule of four, ten-hour days per workweek for all departments. Riley County Clerk Rich Vargo presented the survey request to commissioners and emphasized that the benefits of this change extend beyond an [...]
A bench warrant has been issued for a Fort Riley soldier accused in a 2019 rape. Luis Emanuel Cortijo-Abreu was intially charged in July 2019 with the 2018 rape of a mentally deficient victim. In court Monday, it was discussed by attorney Brenda Jordan that she has not had contact with Abreu for an extended [...]
A Manhattan man charged with attempted murder was in Riley County District Court Monday for an arraignment on separate charges of violating the offender registration act and perjury. Jarman Morgan, 45, entered not guilty pleas to all seven charges against him, including four for failing to register and three for perjury. The offenses are alleged [...]
Riley County commissioners will be presented Monday with a request to launch a survey as the county considers a potential move to a 4-day work week. According to agenda documents, a workgroup of Riley County staff have researched best options. They’re proposing a move to an expanded schedule of four, 10-hour days for all departments, [...]
The Riley County Health Department recently received $35,000 from the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services to assist with suicide awareness and prevention work. Funds will be used as stipends to hire at least 20 ambassadors to deliver a presentation to community groups in Riley County, which is a collaboration with the Flint Hills [...]
A Manhattan man was arrested Thursday on a Riley County warrant stemming from a February incident at a Manhattan apartment. The Riley County Police Department says 28-year-old Edwin Gonzalez faces two charges of kidnapping including an aggravated count and one count of aggravated battery. Gonzalez and 29-year-old Cecilia Chavez, also of Manhattan, are accused of [...]
A Manhattan man is jailed following a domestic disturbance near the intersection of S. Manhattan Ave. and Fair Lane Wednesday morning. According to a Riley County Police Department investigation, 18-year-old Darryl Klemick is accused of threatening to shoot a 43-year-old man and prevented him from leaving a residence by standing in front of his car, [...]
A Manhattan man is behind bars for his connection to two previously unreported stabbings. The Riley County Police Department says 45-year-old Jarman Morgan was arrested Wednesday on a Riley County District Court warrant for two counts each of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery. The incidents are alleged to have occurred in the summer of [...]
RCPD is investigating another incident involving a firearm and ammunition stolen from a vehicle, the second such incident in less than a week. A burglary report was filed Tuesday in the 300 block of North 16th Street. A 20-year-old man reported to police his unlocked truck was entered, with thieves taking a 9 mm pistol [...]