Manhattan’s city attorney of over a decade left her position Monday. Katie Jackson had worked in the role since 2016. She had also previously served as city attorney from May to December 2012. Deputy city attorney Rachel Sherck will fill Jackson’...
A Manhattan woman was arrested Thursday evening after police say she violated court-issued protection orders and interfered with law enforcement. According to the Riley County Police Department, Niomi Beth Nickel, 36, was arrested around 9:15 p.m. in the 1100 block of Moro Street. Nickel is accused of two counts of violating Riley County District Court [...]
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A Manhattan man has been arrested in connection with the theft of more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from Walmart earlier this week. According to the Riley County Police Department, Mark Christopher Chapman, 54, was arrested Thursday evening in the 2100 block of Fort Riley Boulevard. The arrest stems from Wednesday’s theft at the Walmart [...]
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A Manhattan man has been arrested in connection with the theft of more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from Walmart earlier this week. According to the Riley County Police Department, Mark Christopher Chapman, 54, was arrested Thursday evening in the 2100 block of Fort Riley Boulevard. The arrest stems from Wednesday’s theft at the Walmart [...]
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A co-defendant in a case connected to two related shootings in 2024 took the witness stand in Riley County District Court Thursday morning and testified against 18-year-old Dontaivious Temple. Temple, of Manhattan is charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder, criminal discharge of a firearm, aggravated robbery, three counts of criminal damage to property [...]
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Linda McMahon took a firsthand look at just what goes on in Kansas schools. McMahon, secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, marked the Sunflower State as her 40th stop of a “Returning Education to the States Tour” on Wednesday, visiting both Manhattan High School and Kansas State University. To view the full article visit [...]
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After four years away from the Kansas competition, past winner Tim Keane of rural Manhattan returned and claimed the championship of the Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest in both the serious and humorous divisions. “It’s a sweep for Tim Keane, who won back in 2022,” said poetry contest chair Ron Wilson of the Lazy T Ranch [...]
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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a forgery case after a Manhattan man reported losing $3,000. According to police, officers took the report around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at teh Dillons on Sarber Lane. A 51-year-old man told investigators an unknown suspect altered a check by washing it and changing the information before cashing it. [...]
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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a theft after more than $1,000 worth of merchandise was stolen from the Manhattan Walmart. According to police, officers responded around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday to the store in the 100 block of Bluemont Avenue. Investigators say two unknown suspects stole two lawn mowers, a grass trimmer and a [...]
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The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board approved the purchase of six new school buses totaling $811,497 during its meeting Wednesday at Robinson Education Center. The board voted 5-0 to purchase three new 71-passenger school buses from Midwest Transit at an estimated cost of $159,400 each, or $478,200 total. The buses will be funded through the [...]
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