A long term road closure begins next week. T13 will be closed starhe Kansas Department of Transportation says a portion of K-ting Monday, Jan. 5, from just south of Tuttle Cove Road to the U.S. 24 roundabout. The closure is needed for a culvert replacement as part of the U.S. 24 roundabout project and is [...]

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A man’s dog stayed by his side through the end, a Riley County Police Department spokesperson said on Monday, confirming an unattended death at a local dog park on Dec. 19. An unnamed 75-year-old man was found dead in the dog park at Tuttle Creek State Park river pond at 2:50 p.m. Police said the [...]

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A Kansas City, Kansas man was taken into custody Monday afternoon on a Manhattan Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear. Riley County Police say 20-year-old Maxzimas Lightfoot was arrested around 2:30 p.m. Dec. 29 in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. The warrant stems from original charges of battery and resisting arrest [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested late Monday night on a Riley County District Court warrant connected to an October investigation. Riley County Police say 31-year-old Manfred Elocka Ngom was taken into custody around 10:23 p.m. Dec. 29. The warrant includes 10 counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, along with one count of contributing [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a report of rape and sexual battery filed Thursday night in Manhattan. Officers filed the report around 8:15 p.m. Dec. 25. A 19-year-old woman was listed as the victim. A 21-year-old man known to her was identified as the rape suspect, and a 19-year-old man, also known to [...]

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A Manhattan woman was arrested Friday afternoon following a drug-related investigation near 15th Street and Fort Riley Boulevard. Riley County Police say officers filed the report around 2:55 p.m. Dec. 26 for possession of an opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant; use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia; and trafficking contraband into a [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a reported theft involving merchandise stolen over several months from Walmart in Manhattan. Officers filed the report around 9:59 a.m. Dec. 27 in the 100 block of Bluemont Avenue. Store staff told police a suspect had been stealing items from the business over a three-month period. The total [...]

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Four people were transported to the hospital Sunday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash on Fort Riley Boulevard. Riley County Police say officers responded around 2:44 p.m. Dec. 28 to the area of mile marker 185. A 2009 Nissan Frontier driven by 44-year-old Heather Cunningham of Manhattan and a 2014 Toyota Tundra driven by 62-year-old Stephen [...]

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A Florida man was taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon after his pickup struck ice and collided with a semi on Interstate 70 in Riley County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 2:51 p.m. on Dec. 28 near mile marker 315, about 0.3 miles west of Dry Creek Road. Troopers say [...]

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The Geary County Sheriff’s Office handled three separate wildlife-related crashes over the weekend. The first incident occurred at 8:43 p.m. on Dec. 27 along K-177 near mile marker 83. Deputies say Douglas Ackerman of Manhattan was traveling north in a 2010 Mercury Milan when a deer entered the roadway. Ackerman struck the deer, causing heavy [...]

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