A Manhattan man sustained life-threatening injuries after another man shot him in apparent self-defense in the parking lot of the Douglass Center Wednesday evening. Riley County Police Department spokeswoman Ashley Tokoi said in a written release officers responded to the report of shots fired in the 900 block of Yuma Street around 7:57 p.m. When [...]

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A man was seriously injured on Wednesday in a motorcycle accident that occurred in Manhattan. Kade Schulze, 29, of Manhattan, was riding near the intersection of 12th Street and Fort Riley Boulevard just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday morning when he was struck by an unknown vehicle. Schulze was transported by EMS to Via Christi [...]

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RCPD responded to the scene of a shooting in the 900 block of Yuma Street on Wednesday around 9 p.m. The department posted on Facebook that one person was shot and transported to Via Christi for treatment of their injuries. It was believed to be an isolated incident and there were no additional details available. [...]

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Riley County’s search for a new health director has turned up 16 candidates so far. Officials confirmed last month that Julie Gibbs, the former health director, was no longer employed with the county as of Aug. 29 but would not give details about the circumstances of her departure. County commissioner John Ford on Tuesday said [...]

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Manhattan Parks and Recreation officials are looking to present a new fee resolution and cost recovery policy to bring in more money. Parks and rec director Aaron Stewart on Monday said the possible new policy aims to focus on total cost recovery instead of operational recovery, which is the basis of the current policy. Stewart [...]

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Local, state, and federal officials are celebrating the reopening of the Linear Trail and the Phase 1 completion of the $46 million Manhattan Levee Project. On Wednesday morning, residents and politicians gathered at Hayes Drive and Casement to witness the official unveiling of the two projects. Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran spoke at the ceremony, saying [...]

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RCPD filed a report for theft by deception on Monday afternoon in Manhattan. The report was filed just before 1:45 p.m. and listed a 20-year-old male as the victim when a subject known to him deceived him into sending $6,000 over the course of the week. Anyone with information in this case is encouraged to [...]

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Manhattan residents can expect some additional road construction in downtown for the next week to repair potholes. The City issued a press release on Monday saying that 12th Street in Manhattan will be closed to through traffic at the Houston Street intersection starting Monday, October 7, southwest of City Hall. East-west traffic on Houston will [...]

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WAMEGO — The town on Saturday transformed into the land of Oz as people came from all over to partake in the OZtoberfest festivities. The city holds the annual event celebrating “The Wizard of Oz” on the first weekend of October each year. Dona Molet, an attendee from Mesa, Arizona, is 67 years old and [...]

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