A community conversation is planned Monday, July 18, to discuss interests and expectations for Manhattan Parks and Recreation into the future. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Monday was unanimous in setting the special meeting, planned for 7 p.m. in Manhattan Fire Department HQ’s meeting space. Board Chair Ed Klimek says hearing from the public [...]
A teenager is on the run from police after making threats Monday at the Chapman swimming pool. The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office says an investigation by it and the Chapman Police Department determined a 17-year-old white male allegedly made severe threats to harm and kill individuals at the pool as well as the Chapman ball [...]
Authorities say nearly a dozen cattle died after a semi truck overturned Monday morning in northern Riley County. The accident shut down traffic for about five hours while members of the Riley County Police Department, Riley County Fire District No. 1, Kansas Highway Patrol and other agencies assisted in extrication of the cattle. Deputy Riley [...]
Actual warning from the National Park Service. We've had, what? Four or five incidents over the last month involving bison at Yellowstone National Park. That includes a man getting gored saving a small child from getting trampled and a man getting flipped over a fencepost trying to get away from a rogue bison. The latest [...]
Do you have someone in your friend-group you haven't talked to in a hot minute? Maybe now is the time to reach out and make their day. A study from the University of Pittsburgh put together a study that had people either thinking about the last time we reached out, or were the ones that [...]
Yeah, you read that headline right. A 23-year-old American tourist in fell into the volcano in Italy after dropping his phone while trying to take a selfie. Before anyone really freaks out, the volcano is active, but hasn't had an eruption since the 1940s. So it's not like he went headfirst into lava. HOWEVER, according [...]
Still awaiting additional charges to be filed, a new status hearing for a former Northview Elementary paraprofessional was scheduled for August. Aaron Zachry on Monday appeared via video in Riley County District Court represented by attorney Cole Hawver, facing nearly three dozen counts including sexual exploitation of a child. Scheduled for arraignment, that’s once again [...]
Pottawatomie County commissioners gave the go ahead Monday for an island annexation to proceed for the future Scorpion Biological Systems project east of Manhattan. The agreement will essentially put the 50 acre tract of land under the City of Manhattan’s jurisdiction for water, sewer and fire protection. Some questions still remain about how traffic will be [...]
10 a.m. Monday update A Manhattan woman has been arrested in connection to starting a fire at a duplex at 903 Thurston Street Sunday. The Riley County Police Department says 37-year-old Mahbooba Babrakzai was booked on four counts of aggravated arson. Bond has been set at $50,000. According to the Manhattan Fire Department, six people [...]
Anthony Middle School is this year’s site for a joint active violence training exercise conducted by local emergency personnel. That’s USD 383 Board President Curt Herrman. The exercise will take place Tuesday through Thursday. The goal of the exercise is to streamline inter-agency cooperation during a crisis situation. RCPD Administrative Captain Josh Kyle says part [...]
