A Manhattan man was arrested Sunday after picking up multiple charges. Officers arrested Daniel Brassill, 45, just prior to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon in the 800 block of Fremont Street. Brassill is charged in this case with four counts of violating a protection order. Bond has been set at $12,000 in this case. He [...]
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According to preliminary results, 2024 was considered a more active year for severe weather in Kansas than in the last five years. According to scientists at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, 89 tornadoes were reported across the state in 2024, compared to just 39 reported in 2023. The most powerful tornado to impact [...]
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If you've seen any of the pictures or videos from California, you've seen the devastation of the wildfires which have decimated entire neighborhoods. Not only are thousands of people homeless, but pets have also been separated from their humans and are winding up a shelters. Miranda Lambert's MuttNation teamed up with Tractor Supply and raised [...]
Angel Roeser said she plans to focus on taxes and education when she begins her term as one of the youngest state reps in the county. Roeser, a Manhattan Republican, was elected to the 67th District seat in November. She replaced two-term representative and former Manhattan mayor Mike Dodson, who stepped down. Roeser won a [...]
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By Emma Loura When this weekend’s historic winter storm rolled through, roads became slick, and businesses all around Manhattan closed. But at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community, the work of caring for senior citizens couldn’t stop. Annie Peace, Meadowlark’s direct of health services, said the team went above and beyond to take care of its residents [...]
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Not only was the weekend’s snowfall the second-most in Manhattan’s recorded history, but few other winter storms have even come close. Winter Storm Blair blanketed Manhattan with nearly 15 inches of snow, a total surpassed only by the 18 inches received on Feb. 27, 1900. However, Kansas Mesonet assistant meteorologist Chip Redmond said according to [...]
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This week’s winter storm put a damper on a local organization’s inaugural dinner for the community. Monday was supposed to be the first meal service, hosted by Common Table, that took place at the Lincoln Education Center at 901 Poyntz Ave., but organizers canceled the dinner because of dangerous weather and driving conditions. As a [...]
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Officers in Riley County are investigating after reports were filed on Thursday for criminal damage to property. Officers filed the report just after noon in the 1300 block of Pillsbury Drive in Manhattan. The victim in this case is Affordable Towing and they reported to police that an unknown subject damaged their metal fence resulting [...]
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A Texas man is behind bars after he was arrested for sex crimes on Thursday. Officers arrested 34-year-old Abel Gutierrez Jr., of Laredo, Texas, on a Riley County District Court warrant on charges of aggravated sexual battery on a “physically powerless” victim, aggravated sexual battery by using force or fear, two counts of sexual battery [...]
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One person was transported to a nearby hospital following a two-vehicle accident on Friday morning in Pottawatomie County. The accident occurred near Highway 24 and Schoeman Road earlier this morning. According to early reports from Pottawatomie County Sheriff Doug Adams, one of the vehicles was on fire and an individual was transported to Stormont Vail [...]
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