Manhattan Broadcasting Company officially completed the transfer of ownership Tuesday of KBLS-FM, Sunny 102.5 from Rocking M Media. The closing completes the process started with a formal FCC filing on Oct. 14, 2016. “It’s been a pleasure working with Rocking M Media to bring ownership of Sunny 102.5 back to Manhattan,” said Corey Reeves, general [...]
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TOPEKA — A bill that would exempt Kansas colleges from a mandate that they allow concealed carry of handguns is stuck in committee after failing to win approval Tuesday. In an unrecorded voice vote, the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee opted not to advance a bill that provides a permanent exemption for public colleges [...]
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Officers filed a report for fraud on January 30, 2017 at approximately 4:15 PM. Officers listed Anna Rodriguez, 27, of Lake Orion, Michigan, and Cox Communications as victims when Anna reported that an unknown suspect opened a Cox account n her name. Police ask that anyone with information contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. [...]
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A Kansas man was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for his role in a scheme involving the illegal export of firearms from the United States using a hidden online marketplace, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Tom Beall of the District of [...]
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Officers responded to the 4700 block of Observation Point Dr. on January 27, 2017 at approximately 10:35 for a report of a deceased male. After investigation, officers identified Travis Patterson, 25, of Manhattan, as the deceased male. Investigators believe that Patterson died of a self-influcted gunshot wound. There was no danger to the public. Michael [...]
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A K-State scholarship student has reportedly been arrested on sex crimes charges this past weekend. Nieko William Javie Giesbrecht, 20, was arrested at 7:53 p.m. on three sex crimes charges including rape, aggravated sexual battery, and breach of privacy. Giesbrecht was given a bond of $250,000, causing him to be confined at the time of this report. [...]
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Riley County Police conducted a drug-related arrest over the weekend. Keith Smith (19) of Ogden was picked up shortly before midnight Saturday for a variety of drug offenses including possession of narcotics. Smith confined at the Riley County Jail on a $7,000 bond. ——————————————— A Manhattan man found himself in jail early Sunday morning for [...]
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The status of at least 63 Kansas State University students and three scholars from countries included in President Donald Trump’s Muslim immigration ban is now in question. K-State issued a “K-State Today Special Alert” Sunday that said the university has received numerous questions concerning the status of its international community since the Trump administration issued [...]
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More than 70 years have passed since the final German offensive of World War II. The German army launched a surprise attack in Belgium that turned into a month-long battle. History remembers the Battle of the Bulge as one of World War II’s most iconic moments, and on Saturday afternoon, local veterans who recall the [...]
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President Donald Trump wasted little time to authorize a slew of executive orders since officially taking office this week, and one of those orders has Kansas agriculturists anxious. President Trump withdrew the United States from the Trans Pacific Partnership on Monday and the move may have cost the U.S. agricultural economy billions of dollars. “We [...]
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