It remains unclear following Tuesday’s commission meeting if Manhattan residents will be protected from housing discrimination based on source of income. City commissioners discussed expanding the city’s non-discrimination ordinance to bar landlords, property owners and real estate brokers from refusing to rent to prospective tenants who want to pay with legal income other than job [...]

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On October 22, 2024, at approximately 10:55 p.m., officers responded to an incident in the 400 block of North 4th Street in Manhattan. A 34-year-old woman, Tierra Jackson, was arrested following reports of a collision and subsequent offenses. According to the police report, a 19-year-old woman was listed as the victim after Jackson allegedly struck [...]

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On October 22, 2024, at approximately 5:40 p.m., officers responded to an incident in the 400 block of Clydesdale Drive involving aggravated criminal threat, battery, and endangering a child. A 17-year-old boy was reported to have threatened a 12-year-old and a 13-year-old boy with a sharp object and physically assaulted one of them. The suspect [...]

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A candidate for the Kansas Senate says he waited too long to remove his name from the ballot and is no longer actively campaigning for office. Matthew Robin, a Democrat running in Kansas Senate District 18 against State Representative Kenny Titus confirmed the following in an email saying he hasn’t been actively campaigning since late-August. [...]

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A 32-year-old Manhattan woman was arrested on October 22, 2024, following an incident that occurred around 3:20 p.m. in the 400 block of Walters Drive. Officers responded to reports that the woman had trespassed on private property and assaulted a 35-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man. Tiffany Ryals was taken into custody and is facing [...]

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RCPD arrested a local man in Manhattan on Tuesday morning on charges of child sex crimes. Carey Cortez, 47, of Manhattan was arrested just after 8:30 a.m. in the 1300 block of Baehr (Bear) Place. He is charged in this case with four counts of aggravated criminal sodomy with a victim less than 14 years [...]

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Riley County Police Department officials are looking for feedback on how to better serve the community. At Monday’s Riley County Law Enforcement Agency board, RCPD director Brian Peete said his department has a survey for members of the public to take. The survey is a requirement for RCPD to maintain its accreditation. “Part of the [...]

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  The cost of living for K-State students increased this year but generally remained consistent with national inflation rates, according to a report by a student group at the university. The K-State Economics Club’s 2024 Student Price Index reflects a 3.1% jump in student cost of living compared to a 2.4% average increase nationwide based [...]

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Riley County Clerk Rich Vargo announced Tuesday that they’ve added an additional day of advanced voting for voters across Riley County. Advanced voting will be now occur this Saturday Oct. 26 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Riley County Office Building on the 2nd floor at 110 East Courthouse Plaza. Vargo says that the [...]

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A structure replacement project is set to begin in early-November on Wildcat Creek Road. The project, which is located approximately 2.5 miles west of North Scenic Drive, will begin on Monday Nov. 4. The road will be closed to through traffic during construction from North Scenic to Saddle Rock Road. Crews hope to have the [...]

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