Riley County Police on Friday arrested a man in connection to a June 5th shooting. 25-year-old Tyrell Harper was taken into police custody just before 3 p.m. July 22nd. Harper is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon as well as aggravated battery. Police accuse Harper of punching a 21-year-old woman in the face [...]
This year’s Baking competition at the Riley County Fair was cinnamon rolls, and the judges enjoyed their sweet assignment on Sunday. Riley County Commissioner John Ford joined Founder/Publisher Tyler Jackson of Manhattan City Lifestyle Magazine to judge the competition. The two enjoyed every entry, awarding a purple ribbon (excellent quality) to each. Manhattan’s Audrey [...]
A Manhattan 9-year-old entered a rocket as his STEM Project at the Riley County Fair, Friday afternoon. Gantt Chase from the CiCo Shamrocks 4-H Club already has a background in rocketry. Participants submitted their projects, along with evidence that it is operational, directly to a judge. The judges critiqued the projects as they were submitted, giving compliments on design [...]
Riley County Police say they do not believe there is any public threat after someone reported finding what appeared to be a homemade explosive device this week at a Manhattan apartment complex. Officers were called out to the 1300 block of Flint Hills Place Wednesday evening after a resident found a toilet paper roll with [...]
A Scott City man is jailed in Riley County on charges of alleged child sex crimes. The Riley County Police Department says 21-year-old Jessie Ivey was arrested Wednesday afternoon on a Sumner County warrant alleging single counts of rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14. An official with the [...]
A Junction City man was seriously injured Wednesday after intentionally driving his vehicle across the I-70 median into oncoming traffic. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 24-year-old Aaron Smith was eastbound on I-70 in Geary County, near mile marker 298, shortly before 1 p.m. when authorities say he intentionally drove across the median and into westbound [...]
The City of Wamego has named a new Chief of the city’s police department. Paul Schliffke, who has served as Deputy Chief of Police for the past nine years, has been promoted to the position permanently. He had served in the role on an interim basis following the termination of former Chief Mike Baker on [...]
Riley County remains in the high incidence rate for COVID with over 100 new cases. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) recorded 123 new COVID-19 cases for Riley County between July 9 – 15. The Incidence Rate is 165.7, keeping the County in the HIGH incidence category with 100 or more cases per [...]
A standing-room only crowd came out Monday for a public forum on the future of Parks and Recreation programming, held at Manhattan Fire HQ. Manhattan in June had announced the possibility of programs being modified or suspended depending on the city’s revenue picture into Fall and Winter, leading to organization and conversation around the topic [...]
The Manhattan Fire Department has defended its title, collecting the most recruits to the Manhattan Battle of the Badges Blood Drive to support the American Red Cross. The two-day event wrapped up at St. Thomas More Church Tuesday and collected 202 pints of blood, which was a little short of its 243 pint goal this [...]
