(Photo Courtesy of National Weather Service, Topeka) An intense Winter Storm system brewing in the Texas panhandle is expected to bring wintry weather to Northeast Kansas with the height of the storm expected to last Sunday night through Monday afternoon. The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the entire […]
“There simply is nothing better than ending a fiscal year on a high note”–those are the words of Manhattan Finance Director Bernie Hayen regarding sales tax numbers released Wednesday afternoon. $931,578 was collected in December compared to $863,570 the same time in 2014. That brings the year to date totals to just under 11 million […]
More information was released Wednesday regarding a shooting KMAN first reported Tuesday evening. The Riley County Police Department responded to the 200 block of East Park Road in Manhattan or Manhattan City Park on Tuesday at approximately 6:20 PM for a report of a juvenile who had sustained a gunshot wound to the leg. Officers […]
Two people were critically injured in a two-car accident that disrupted traffic at the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and South Dam Road at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. KMAN’s Cathy Dawes spoke with Riley County EMS Director Larry Couchman regarding the accident. Road closures were involved as earlier reported on KMAN’s Facebook and Twitter. At […]
A February preliminary hearing is set in Geary County Court for a man facing charges of aggravated indecent liberties and sexual exploitation of a child. Richard Tilton was arrested in September , with manufacturing child pornography also reportedly involved in the multi-jurisdictional investigation involving at least four counties. Tilton’s preliminary is set for February […]
On Monday, December 22, 2015 the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residential burglary just North of the intersection of Genn Road and Old Post Road, rural Wamego. Upon arrival Sheriff Deputies discovered that the residence at this location appeared to have been burglarized. The suspect or suspects in this incident forced entry into […]
RCPD is currently investigating an aggravated robbery that took place in Ogden early Monday morning. No injuries were reported when police responded to the Casey’s General Store located at 329 Riley Avenue around 1:20 a.m. after a suspect brandished a firearm, and fled the scene with three packages of cigarettes and an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect in this robbery […]
Should the Riley County Police Department have a partially self-funded workers compensation plan? That was one matter examined at Monday’s Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Law Board meeting. RCPD Director Brad Schoen indicates the matter is primarily for discussion at this time, with a presentation Monday by Assurance Partners representatives Jim Wilson and Leslie Webb. […]
WAMEGO — Citing a love for local government and a passion for her community, Pottawatomie County Clerk and Election Official Nancy McCarter has filed for reelection. McCarter, who has lived in the county for 42 years, has worked in the clerk’s office for 18 years and is currently in her second term as county clerk. McCarter ran […]
Residents of the Shady Valley Drive area are asked to stay inside of their homes until Riley County police can resolve a situation with a woman who is reportedly barricaded and armed, inside of her home. RCPD Public Information Officer Mat Droge indicates that not much can be said at this time, although police are […]
