According to statistics from the Flint Hills Association of Realtors and Wichita State University’s Center for Real Estate, 163 homes sold in Riley, Pottawatomie and Geary counties in August, a 1.9% increase from the 160 homes sold in August 2023. It’s also a jump from the 156 sales in July, though it was a drop [...]

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By Emma Loura Big Lakes Developmental Center officials want to expand their services, but that may have to wait. Big Lakes director Lori Feldkamp on Monday told Riley County commissioners that the organization providing services and support to people with disabilities has reached capacity for all of its services. However, there are some barriers to [...]

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RCPD is investigating a theft that was reported on Saturday evening around 4:30 p.m. at Walmart in Manhattan Officers listed Wal-Mart as the victim after it was reported a known suspect stole over $1,400 worth of merchandise from the store. Anyone with...

A local man who was previously arrested for child sex crimes is set to be in court on Tuesday for the start of a three-day jury trial. 29-year-old Tristian Gooden-Heit was arrested in Aug. 2022 on 15 counts of sexual exploitation of a child and single counts of a computer crime and interference with law enforcement [...]

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By Emma Loura K-State will demolish the International Student Center after the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday approved the action. The plan is to return the site to green space. K-State’s request to raze the building was on the consent agenda of the Kansas Board of Regents’ meeting Wednesday, so the regents did not [...]

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A second juvenile has been arrested in the ongoing investigation of threats posted on social media towards USD 475 schools. Junction City Police announced on Saturday that the second juvenile has been charged with an aggravated criminal threat which is a Level-5 person felony. As with the first juvenile who was arrested, they were transported [...]

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Will Manhattanites soon be able to walk around with a beer during special events? Manhattan city commissioners at Tuesday’s meeting will discuss possible approaches to adopting a common consumption area (CCA) ordinance. A CCA allows a person to consume and possess an alcoholic beverage within the area and can include city property, sidewalks and streets. [...]

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An Ogden man is behind bars after a registered Kansas offender was arrested Thursday on new allegations. Just before 3:30p.m. Thursday, police arrested 41-year-old Marcus Grant for failure to appear. The original charge in this matter is for violation of the offender registration act. Grant has been listed in Kansas as a registered offender since [...]

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USD 383 school district offices are moving to the Lincoln Education Center starting Monday, September 30. The district offices will be closed on Thursday, September 26 and Friday, September 27, to facilitate the move. They will be unable to answer the phones or emails on those days and the Robinson Education Center will be closed [...]

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