Earlier this year, the Election Modernization Bill was passed, with bipartisan support, amending certain statutes to enhance election transparency and security. Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab told KMAN that a key piece of this bill was altering a current statute requiring requests for county vote recounts to take place before the State Board of [...]
A Riley County judge has granted probation for a 43-year-old man with a lengthy criminal history, despite a local prosecutor’s continued request for him to be sent to prison. Desie Chatfield appeared from his jail cell Wednesday morning, following a June 27 arrest on a bench warrant for failure to appear. After prosecutors requested he [...]
As of 12:37 p.m., crews are on scene following a crash near mile marker 195 on Zeandale Road. Drivers are asked to please find an alternate route at this time.
Two Junction City teenagers have been arrested in connection to a pair of shootings last summer in southeast Manhattan. The Riley County Police Department says 16-year-old Shaan Hyman and 17-year-old Marvin Fernandez were both arrested Monday by Junction City Police on their Riley County District Court warrants. Hyman is charged with two counts of attempted [...]
A 28-year-old Manhattan man was arrested this week for a violating terms of his offender registration. The Riley County Police Department says Ronald Haywood was charged Tuesday with two counts including an aggravated count thereof. He remains jailed on a $50,000 bond. According to Kansas Department of Corrections records, Haywood has past convictions from Geary [...]
During their Tuesday meeting, the Manhattan City Commission unanimously approved a request to construct a frontage road west of Denison Avenue and north of Kimball Avenue to accommodate the North Campus Corridor project. City Engineer Brian Johnson said the proposal of this new road comes after their initial plans for Denison and Kimball were thrown [...]
The annual Battle of the Badges blood drive wrapped up Tuesday at St. Thomas More Church with the Red Cross collecting 136 pints of blood. While falling short of its goal of 210 pints, Red Cross spokesperson Kristi Ingalls tells KMAN they appreciate the support they received and noted the blood collected will help up [...]
State officials cut the ribbon Tuesday to formally celebrate the grand re-opening of Fancy Creek Shooting Range at Tuttle Creek State Park. Demolition and construction of the range began in July 2021, with the range officially re-opening to the public last month. Fancy Creek now boasts concrete baffles, sidewalls and firing line covers consisting of [...]
A motions hearing was held Tuesday morning for a Fort Riley soldier at the center of the February 2022 murder of Joshua Wardi outside an Aggieville bar. District Judge John Bosch heard pre-trial motions Tuesday from Tremelle Montgomery, who is charged with a single count of 1st degree murder and three counts of aggravated assault, [...]
With less than a month before school starts, the City of Manhattan is working to make sure some road projects are completed before students return to class Among them is concrete repair on Browning Ave. in front of Anthony Middle School. City Manager Ron Fehr… Mayor Mark Hatesohl says Browning has long needed attention due [...]
