The Army Corps of Engineers held an information meeting for the public to inform them on the current conditions of Tuttle Creek and the dam. The main purpose of the meeting was to explain the corps’ flood control functions, the operations of the local basin lakes, and why the lakes have so much water in [...]

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MANHATTAN — The Manhattan area got some reprieve from rainfall Wednesday, but not before several more chances heading into Memorial Day weekend. Meteorologist Audra Hennecke with the National Weather Service in Topeka says the area remains in an active pattern with not a whole lot of change in flow. Hennecke says as the rainy pattern [...]

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Officers filed a report for aggravated domestic battery in Manhattan on May 21, 2019, at approximately 3:30 PM. Officers listed a 20-year-old female as the victim and a 24-year-old male known to her as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported (domestic), no additional information will be released. Officers filed a report [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission called a special meeting Tuesday to discuss the potential for flooding in the area. (Full video of Tuesday’s meeting can be found above). Tuttle Creek Lake has reached the third highest water level in its history, reaching over 1126 feet as of Tuesday evening. The emergency spillway gates won’t need to [...]

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WESTMORELAND — A Wamego woman has been convicted of mistreating a dependent adult, according to the Kansas Attorney General’s Office. A Pottawatomie County jury Monday found 54-year-old Jana L. Paczkowski guilty of one felony count of mistreatment of a dependent adult. The case stemmed from a 2017 investigation by the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office that [...]

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Severe weather pushed through the region Tuesday evening bringing tornadoes, hail and some brief heavy rains. Activity began around 4:30 p.m. when a cell developed in Geary County, then moved through Fort Riley, west of Manhattan and into northern parts of Riley and Pottawatomie counties. Tornado sirens were sounded in the City of Manhattan, but [...]

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Officers filed a report for burglary and criminal damage to property in the 3000 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. in Manhattan on May 19, 2019 at approximately 7:30 AM. Officers listed Russell Merry, 54, of Manhattan and Wendy Herra, 50, of Manhattan as the victims when it was reported a known male suspect entered the [...]

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Continuing through Sunday, June 2, the police will be more present on roadways as the Riley County Police Department will join 180 other law enforcement agencies in aggressively enforcing Kansas occupant restraint and other traffic laws as part of the 2019 Kansas Click It or Ticket campaign. “We care about keeping people safe on our [...]

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JUNCTION CITY — Geary County authorities have captured the two men accused of attacking an individual Monday morning on U.S. Hwy 77. Sheriff Daniel Jackson says Michael Whitaker of Topeka and Jason Robert Snider of Chapman were both located overnight Monday in Shawnee County. They remain incarcerated in Geary County Detention Center awaiting their first [...]

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The Riley County commissioners held their first 2020 budget works session during their meeting Monday. Budget and Finance Officer Tami Robison went over the five funds directly supported with tax levy dollars.  They are the general, Riley County Police Department, Capital Improvement, Economic Development, and Health Department funds.  All of these accounts had variances of [...]

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