Kansas State University’s Black Student Union is again the best in the Big 12 Conference, according to a press release from KSU Friday. For the 10th time in 12 years, the university’s Black Student Union won the Clarence Wine Award for Outstanding Big 12 Council of the Year at the 41st annual Big 12 Conference [...]
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There will be no charges against members of the Manhattan High School football team for their part in the reported “birthday beatdowns” that made headlines last fall. According to media reports Thursday, a letter sent to the Riley County Attorney’s Office from Lyon County Attorney Marc Goodman said there was not enough admissible evidence to [...]
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Police are looking for a man suspected in an armed robbery Wednesday. At approximately 12:01 p.m., officers with the Riley County Police Department responded to Advance America Cash Exchange located at 610 Fort Riley Blvd. in Manhattan for the report of a business alarm. Prior to officers’ arrival, an employee alerted police that an armed [...]
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The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 signed and approved their letter to respond to the Parkland school shooting last month. Board members read the letter aloud for the public to hear during their meeting on Wednesday. The decision to write a letter was decided during the previous board meeting last month. President Darell Edie started the letter off [...]
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Officers filed a report for rape in Manhattan on March 6, 2018. Officers listed a 13 year old female as the victim and a known 15 year old male as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported no additional information will be released. Edward Cavenee, 33, of Manhattan was arrested while at [...]
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Manhattan city commissioners approved the sale of a lot Tuesday night to a developer looking to build a new hotel and parking garage near the corner of 12th Street and Bluemont Avenue. The measure passed 4-1 after being tabled Feb. 6. At that meeting, some commissioners stated they were uncomfortable with the previous contract that [...]
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A former Riley County commission candidate has announced he’s running for a seat in the Kansas House. Levi Smith, who was the Democratic challenger to Republican Ron Wells in the November 2016 election, has turned his focus to the 65th district office currently held by Republican Lonnie Clark of Junction City. Wells beat out Smith [...]
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Larry Jones, 47, of Manhattan, was arrested while in the 900 block of 4th St. in Manhattan on March 5, 2018 at approximately 4:35 PM. Jones was arrested on charges of distribute methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine and use/possess with the intent to use drug paraphernalia and additionally, a Riley County District Court warrant for two [...]
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Officers filed a report for aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated burglary in Manhattan on March 3, 2018. Officers listed a 47 year old male as the victim and an unknown person as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported, no additional information will be released. Officers filed a report for burglary in [...]
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County fire crews were busy over the weekend combating three wildfires in Riley County and a home north of Manhattan was reportedly lost. County officials indicated Monday the home was owned by Greg Wells. No injuries were reported and the home was cleared before it was overtaken by flames. The total loss has not been [...]
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