A Grandview Plaza man originally charged with attempted murder has entered a plea to rape and aggravated battery charges.  Luis Caicedo-Mosquera entered the plea the end of last week in Geary County District Court. Caicedo-Mosquera was arrested in August of 2016 after Junction City Police and emergency medical personnel were dispatched to the Budget Host Motel [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission reviewed the latest from the City’s Water and Wastewater Facilities Plan Update Project, Tuesday evening. Commissioners also discussed the results of a Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, which calls for emergency power improvements to the City’s water treatment plant. A new power generator will be installed by next summer as Assistant Project [...]

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A former Chapman basketball coach has been sentenced to more than five years with the Kansas Department of Corrections and lifetime post release supervision for two counts of sexual exploitation of a child. Mark Snider of Abilene, who had been the basketball and track coach for the USD 473 Chapman School District, was arrested last [...]

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Junction City Police are reporting an injury accident involving a Junction City High School Cross Country team member. The name of the female member of the team injured has not yet been released.  A news release from JCPD Tuesday indicates the accident occurred shortly before 5 p.m. Monday at the intersection of 5th and Eisenhower in Junction [...]

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Riley County commissioners approved $275,000 in spending Monday morning for equipment and infrastructure improvements. The board voted 3-0 to approve the purchase of a tandem axle truck with plow and spreader valued at $190,000 for the public works department, a 3/4 ton 4×4 pickup with snowplow valued at $35,000 for the noxious weed department and [...]

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Manhattan Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers assisted with a presentation to intergovernmental leaders Monday regarding the November ballot issue for a sales tax continuation that would be used to fund Parks and Recreation facilities. Parks and Rec. Director Eddie Eastes told the group the ballot question is a big question as it includes several aspects [...]

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Two people were injured in an accident KMAN first told you today.  According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Desmon Knight, 36, of Topeka and Erin Woods, 36, of Nickerson were injured.  The two vehicle accident occurred just south of Manhattan Monday.  Kansas Highway Patrol adds a 2003 Ranger driven by Knight was traveling northbound on [...]

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Devonta Bagley, 23, of Belton, Missouri, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on September 23, 2017 at approximately 12:50 PM. Bagley was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated burglary. Bagley’s total bond was set at $100,000. Officers filed a report for rape in Manhattan [...]

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A 1st Infantry Division soldier was found dead on post Thursday, according to a press release from Fort Riley Friday afternoon. Spc. Kashyap Bhakta, a combat engineer with Company B, 82nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., was found deceased in his car Thursday afternoon in the Warner-Peterson neighborhood on [...]

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Kansas State University’s Veterinary Health Center is warning dog owners to be careful amid a recent outbreak of a highly contagious disease among raccoons. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that veterinarians at the center say they’ve recently seen a high number of raccoons suffering from canine distemper. The viral disease can spread to susceptible dogs. Kansas [...]

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