Thanksgiving didn’t slow them down. The Manhattan City Commission was ready to get back to work Tuesday night. With two items on the general agenda, commissioners heard the first reading of an ordinance that would allow for the construction of a new pylon sign at the entrance to the Stonecreek Commercial Business Development. Assistant Director […]
A Manhattan man has waived a preliminary hearing in an aggravated battery case in Pottawatomie County. Russell Mayes had been set for the hearing Tuesday. He’s now set for a January 22nd arraignment. Mayse was arrested in August following an early Sunday morning incident at State Lake Two in rural Manhattan. A female victim was […]
A Riley man facing a second-degree murder charge for the death of his 6-year-old daughter was scheduled for status and preliminary hearings Tuesday afternoon in the Riley County District Courthouse. Joshua Michael Mall, 39, was allegedly driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.13 when he collided with another vehicle and then struck a tree […]
A report of a burglary to a vehicle was filed in the 1700 Block of South Manhattan on Monday at approximately 12:31 p.m. Crossland Construction of Columbus Kansas reported that an unknown suspect had entered a semi-trailer and removed several miscellaneous tools and portable heaters valued at approximately $1,350. No arrests have been made at the time […]
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The Riley County Police Department received a report of a stolen vehicle Saturday. Kegan Rawhouser (24) of Manhattan reported that his white, 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP was taken by an unknown suspect while it was parked near his residence. The vehicle is valued at approximately $8,500. No arrests have been made at the time […]
Riley County Commissioners are rethinking the McDowell Creek Road project. Leon Hobson, the county’s public works director, told commissioners Monday morning that the project’s bids all exceed the engineer’s estimate by more than 110 percent, and can’t accept any of them based on state statute. “When this project was first put on the sales tax […]
Riley County Commissioners are rethinking the McDowell Creek Road project. Leon Hobson, the county’s public works director, told commissioners Monday morning that the project’s bids all exceed the engineer’s estimate by more than 110 percent, and can’t accept any of them based on state statute. “When this project was first put on the sales tax […]
(Photo courtesy National Weather Service, Topeka) Freezing rain will move northeast along and west of a Sabetha, to Manhattan, to Council Grove through tonight. 0.25 inches of ice may accumulate on elevated objects, power lines and tree limbs. The additional ice accumulations through Monday morning may cause tree branches and power lines to snap. Roads […]
The Kansas Highway Patrol responded to an injury accident on I-70 Saturday afternoon. A 1999 Honda, driven by Hillary Strange (28) of Junction City, lost control in the westbound lane due to icy conditions. The vehicle left the roadway and entered the north ditch and overturned, coming to a rest on its top. Strange was […]
