A fire at Marlatt Elementary on Friday caused an evacuation of the school. According to a social media post from the Manhattan Fire Department, firefighters were called to respond to a small fire at the school shortly before noon. The fire was extinguished and students were let back into the building. No injuries were reported. [...]
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Two Manhattan residents were arrested Thursday afternoon in separate cases involving allegations of battery against law enforcement officers. Riley County Police say 41-year-old Mahbooba Babrakzai was arrested around 1:50 p.m. Jan. 15 in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. The arrest stems from a report originally filed Nov. 21, 2025, in which a [...]
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Two people were taken into custody Thursday evening in Ogden following the execution of a search warrant and the service of a district court warrant. Riley County Police say 21-year-old Jessica Urbina of Manhattan was arrested around 5:53 p.m. Jan. 15 in the 300 block of Twelfth Street on a Riley County District Court warrant [...]
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Two people from Manhattan were arrested again Thursday night after police executed a second search warrant as part of an ongoing drug investigation. Riley County Police say officers served a search warrant around 9:36 p.m. Jan. 15, 2026, in the 1600 block of Woodcrest Drive. As a result, 39-year-old David Labombarbe and 27-year-old Bailey Crumpton [...]
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A Manhattan man was seriously injured early this (FRI) morning in a head-on crash in western Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 23-year-old Jaylen Cruse was westbound on US Highway 40 shortly before 1 a.m. when his Chevy Impala crossed the center line and collided with a semitrailer. Cruse was transported to Colby Medical Center [...]
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A Manhattan man was seriously injured early this (FRI) morning in a head-on crash in western Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 23-year-old Jaylen Cruse was westbound on US Highway 40 shortly before 1 a.m. when his Chevy Impala crossed the center line and collided with a semitrailer. Cruse was transported to Colby Medical Center [...]
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A Manhattan man was seriously injured early this (FRI) morning in a head-on crash in western Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 23-year-old Jaylen Cruse was westbound on US Highway 40 shortly before 1 a.m. when his Chevy Impala crossed the center line and collided with a semitrailer. Cruse was transported to Colby Medical Center [...]
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There is no reason for significant concern about contraband in the Riley County jail, Riley County police director Brian Peete said on Wednesday. In October, Peete confirmed an internal investigation looking into the possible introduction of contraband by jail personnel. Peete said the police department had reason to believe some contraband items were introduced into [...]
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U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran this week paid tribute on the Senate floor to Manhattan veteran Jim Sharp. Horace “Jim” Sharp, a World War II veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was a guard during the Nuremberg trials, died in December at 101. “Jim was an authentic American hero,” Moran said. “Sometimes [...]
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A Manhattan woman was taken to the hospital Wednesday morning following a two-vehicle crash on Casement Road. Riley County Police say officers responded around 8:46 a.m. Jan. 14 to the 2500 block of Casement Road. A 2021 Kia Forte driven by 70-year-old Shadelta Harvey of Manhattan crossed the center line and struck a 2024 Toyota [...]
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