Riley County Police arrested a Riley man Saturday night for failure to appear. Devin Siebold (30) shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday in the 17,000 of Bala Road. He was confined at the Riley County Jail on a $23,000 bond. ——————————————————————————— Riley County Police also arrested a Fort Riley woman for a violent incident early Sunday […]
Two Riley County cases were affirmed by the Kansas Court of Appeals this last Friday. One involved State v. Horne, with Levertis Horne, involving a home invasion case in October of 2012, resulting in convictions for aggravated burglary, aggravated battery, and two counts of attempted aggravated robbery. Horne describes the case as a drug deal gone wrong. […]
FORT RILEY — Memories resurfaced on Friday morning as over 100 veterans from all branches marched through the hangar doors at Marshall Army Airfield to cheers, applause, and Patriotic music. The scene was much different than what these men experienced nearly 50 years ago when they returned home from the Vietnam war. Due to political […]
A couple of Kansas Department of Corrections inmates serving time on Riley County convictions are up for public comment sessions in January. Danny Lee Sprecker, 66, was sentenced in 1973 for second degree murder and in 1969 for rape. He’s currently being held at El Dorado. Anthony Juan Murphy, 50, has been in prison on several […]
A Manhattan man was arrested for criminal possession of a weapon. Denzel Leonard, 22, was arrested on Thursday at approximately 2:30 p.m. while at his home in the 2000 block of Tecumseh Road. Leonard was arrested for the offense of criminal possession of a weapon by a felon after officers found him to be in possession […]
Kansas State University has been designated as the first Bicycle Friendly University in Kansas by the League of American Bicyclists, according to a press release sent by the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization. K-State has received the bicycle organization’s Bronze-Level Bicycle Friendly University award. In all, the league awarded or renewed bicycle-friendly status to 49 universities in […]
Starting Dec. 1, Fort Riley’s Grant, Estes and a portion of 12th Street access control points will be closed Saturdays. The 12th Street commercial gate will remain open Saturdays for all commercial vehicles. The changes are necessary to maintain soldiers’ readiness for future training and deployment requirements. For more information about Fort Riley access procedures, […]
51st District St. Representative Ron Highland of rural Wamego in Wabaunsee County has filed for re-election. Highland’s name is currently listed on the Kansas Secretary of State’s office upcoming election filing list. Highland was first elected to the position in 2013. He currently serves as Chair of the Education Committee and a Special Committee on K-12 Student Success. […]
Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for theft in the 5500 block of Skyway Drive in Manhattan after a Hertz Rental vehicle was not returned by a customer. This 2015 Chevy Traverse, valued at approximately $29,000, was rented in October of this year and hadn’t been returned. It was recovered Wednesday […]
Manhattan Broadcasting Company has announced that Richard Wartell, President and General Manager, will retire effective Nov. 12. Corey Dean Reeves, currently Operations Director, will assume the role of General Manager as of Nov. 13. Wartell, Reeves and former MBC voice Dave Lewis joined KMAN’s Cathy Dawes for a special edition of “In Focus” on Thursday […]
