Riley County Police are investigating after a suspect reportedly brandished a machete during an argument over the weekend. Officers filed a report for aggravated assault in the 400 block of 3rd Street Friday evening listing a 42-year-old man as the victim. Police have yet to make any arrest in the case. Anyone with information is [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher After less than an hour of deliberation, a Riley County District Court jury found Andrew Trevor Birrell guilty of criminal threat. County attorney Barry Wilkerson said in his final address to the jury that threats made in a letter to Father James Buster were not veiled, but clearly intended to create fear. [...]

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City officials on Tuesday will consider vacating part of an alley in Aggieville for an ongoing construction project. City commissioners meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall. Midtown Land Company, LLC, is requesting to vacate the public utility easement established as part of the final plat of the Midtown-Aggieville addition in 2023, due to [...]

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The City of Manhattan first confirmed via social media in February 2019 that the popular fast-food restaurant, known for its ice cream, was planning to expand to the Little Apple. Nearly six and a half years later, no project has been close to shovel ready. Braum’s corporate spokesperson Amanda Beuchaw confirmed to KMAN and The [...]

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Following years of decline in student enrollment, K-State saw a small turnaround in enrollment trends in the past two years. University leaders anticipate another increase this fall. “We expect that someday we will be at about 23,000, that’s our goal in terms of undergraduate and graduate and campus-based, between the three campuses,” said Marshall Stewart, [...]

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Officers filed reports of three separate motorcycle thefts that occurred in Manhattan between July 25 and July 31, 2025. A 32-year-old man was listed as the suspect and arrested on Thursday, at 3:49 p.m. in the 1700 block of Fair Lane. Bradley John Sutton, of Topeka, was arrested for three counts of theft valued $1,500 [...]

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By Emma Laura Riley County officials on Thursday approved funding for drug prevention programs for both community corrections and the health department. The health department’s budget request for 2026 is $75,343. This includes much of a part-time community health educator’s salary and supplies such as educational materials, boxes of overdose reversal kits, fentanyl test strips, [...]

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By Brandon Peoples and Cole Bertelsen A proposal to reshape Manhattan’s waterfront may soon become part of the city’s 20-year strategic plan for the Parks and Recreation Department. Local stakeholders in the last few years have discussed developing the area around the banks of the Kansas River where it crosses Kansas Highway 177. City commissioners [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher A man charged with threatening violence to a local priest had his first taste of trial Thursday morning as the jury selection process for his trial began. The defendant has said the matter is simply a misunderstanding of his evangelistic efforts. Andrew Trevor Birrell, 35, of Manhattan, has elected to represent himself [...]

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