A new scam, involving a person posing as a police officer, is circulating in the area and it’s already cost one resident $2,000. The Riley County Police Department says it recently responded to a citizen deceived by the fake cop into sending them money over the phone using MoneyPak to bond a friend out of [...]
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The Geary County Sheriff’s Office and Junction City Animal Shelter are investigating two deceased dogs found about a week apart in the Burley Hill area, south of Junction City. The first was found Nov. 26 and the second on Dec. 6, both with gunshot wounds. The two dogs were described as a black and tan [...]
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A Fort Riley Middle School student will be the youngest competitor in 2021 US Paralympics Swimming National Championship. Kenley Teller will be heading to Greensboro, North Carolina this week for the championship, after a year of being out of the pool due to COVID. Teller first participated in the national championship two years ago, where [...]
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The Flint Hills Regional Council recently voted to increase membership fees from 60 cents per-capita to 90 cents per-capita in a move to help sustain the organization in the future and repay some of its debts. Pottawatomie County Administrator Chad Kinsley says he does not support the measure, as it would increase the county’s contributions [...]
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Fort Riley’s Parker Gate reopened Monday. The Parker Access Control Point had been closed in relation to a construction project that began in September. The gate will be closed on weekends and holidays, but otherwise is open Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Access to the post through the Grant Access Control [...]
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Amid circulating rumors on social media, the Manhattan Mercury has confirmed the identity of a K-State football player wounded in a Sunday shooting in Aggieville. According to the Mercury, 24-year-old Reed Godinet suffered a gunshot wound during the incident that occurred in Tate’s Bar just before 1:30 a.m. The senior defensive end graduated with his [...]
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Two people sustained injuries in an early Sunday morning incident in Aggieville. The Riley County Police Department says it responded to a report of shots fired sometime after 2 a.m. Police were instructing individuals at the time to shelter in place. No other initial details about the shooting were reported by police, but according to [...]
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A 46-person ensemble of tuba, sousaphone and euphonium players brought the holiday spirit to the Manhattan Town Center Saturday. The Manhattan TubaChristmas concert returned in 2021 after a year off due to COVID-19, playing an hour-long set of Christmas-themed songs. The event is organized by the K-State Tuba and Euphonium Studio and the ensemble [...]
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The smell of pancakes and sausage, no better way to start a Saturday morning. The Manhattan Kiwanis Club held their biggest fundraiser of the year with their 70th annual pancake feed and silent auction. A constant flow of community members came through Pottorf Hall at Cico Park Saturday morning to enjoy pancakes, sausage, eggs, and, [...]
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A man integral to revitalizing the written form of the Indigenous Osage language received his honorary doctorate Friday at Kansas State University’s Graduate School Commencement Ceremony, delivering his remarks as the ceremony’s speaker in Osage as well. Now Dr. Herman “Mogri” Mongrain Lookout was among the many recipients of degrees at Bramlage Coliseum celebrating the [...]
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