Police filed multiple reports of theft this week at the Manhattan Target store for a series of thefts involving sports cards. According to RCPD, a 17-year-old male suspect is accused of stealing various packs of sports cards during five separate occasions over the course of several weeks. The retailer reported an estimated total loss of [...]
Multiple reports of theft were filed Tuesday at the Manhattan Target. Officers filed the reports approximately 9:30 a.m. in the 800 block of Commons Place. Target was listed as the victim when it was reported that a 17-year-old male suspect had stolen multiple packs of sports cards. The thefts took place during five separate incidents [...]
Results from the 2023 Community Survey were presented to Manhattan City Commissioners during their Tuesday meeting. University of Nebraska Center for Public Affairs Research Director Josie Schafer noted responses were overall more positive than negative but said there are still areas in need of improvement. Schafer said parks and recreation was a hot topic for [...]
Source: WalletHub WalletHub is out with its 2023 Best and Worst Community College rankings and a local school is up near the top. WalletHub compared more than 650 community colleges across 19 key indicators of cost and quality. It ranked Manhattan Area Technical College No. 2 overall in the, earning a fifth place nod for [...]
The USD 383 school board meets at 6:30 p.m. this evening at the Robinson Education Center. Among the agenda items to be considered is a 4.63% wage increase for classified employees, as well as administrator, coordinator and manager employee salaries, retroactive to July 1, the start of the new budget year. The board will consider [...]
A Manhattan man was arrested this week on a warrant from Jackson County for drug distribution and possession. The Riley County Police Department says 44-year-old Andrew Jones is charged with unlawful distribution of meth and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jones was already jailed at the time the new charges were filed, following a February arrest [...]
City officials will review and discuss results of a recent community survey at Tuesday’s Manhattan City Commission legislative meeting. Over 11,000 households took the survey which gauges resident satisfaction with city services, quality of life and potential support for future projects. Some of the highlights include a 90% satisfaction with quality of life, 84% satisfaction [...]
Officials say a multimillion dollar runway reconstruction project at the Manhattan Regional Airport is still behind schedule and may not reopen by the targeted Sept. 6 deadline. Engineer Diane Hofer, with design firm Olsson, provided a progress report at Monday’s Airport Advisory Board meeting. Airport officials noted that phase 3, which includes the crosswind runway [...]
A 24-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Sunday morning in the 500 block of 9th Street for a domestic dispute. Oscar Herrera is charged with five total counts including domestic battery and battery, criminal threat, criminal damage to property and criminal restraint. Herrera is accused of restraining, hitting and threatening a 31-year-old woman and breaking a [...]
A report for battery was filed Sunday morning in the 1100 block of Moro Street after a 21-year-old man was reportedly struck in the head during a fight inside Fat Shack, which caused him to have a seizure. The victim was transported to Via Christi for treatment. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime [...]
