Update: 8:30 p.m. Sunday Two people have been charged in connection to a suspected double homicide in Junction City. The Junction City Police Department says 33-year-old Steven Pierce and 29-year-old Kallie Peters, both of Junction City, were located in Michigan and arrested on two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated robbery and one [...]
Cheers could be heard from outside Anthony Recreation Center Friday as fans cheered on Special Olympic athletes during the annual Special Olympics Kansas State Basketball Tournament. In addition to basketball games, Special Olympics Kansas Sports and Program Manager Krystin Guggisberg said the tournament involves other activities as well. Additionally, the athletes can stay overnight at [...]
After the owner of Royal Towers failed to meet a March 16 deadline to correct walkways and stairwells spelled out in a previous Notice of Condemnation letter, the Manhattan Fire Department says the building will be placarded and a notice to vacate will be provided. According to the Department’s Office of Risk Reduction, a structural [...]
Authorities are investigating a case of forgery and theft by deception after a pair of local businesses reported Thursday that several forged checks were cashed at banks across the region. The Riley County Police Department says a 44-year old male suspect altered checks appearing to be from Cat Cans Portable Services and cashed them at [...]
Work is scheduled to begin Monday on a stretch of Interstate 70 in Riley and Wabaunsee counties. The Kansas Department of Transportation says that work includes patching and replacing concrete panels from the Riley/Geary county line to K-30 in Wabaunsee County. Bridges and bridge approaches in the project corridor are not included. Crews will be [...]
Authorities say a teenage girl riding a bicycle was injured Thursday afternoon crossing Bluemont Ave. near the intersection of Manhattan Ave. According to the Riley County Police Department, a 13-year-old girl rode through the intersection on a green light heading southbound and struck the side of a vehicle. Emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene [...]
More than 400 acres burned Wednesday in a grass fire northwest of Manhattan. Riley County Fire District No. 1 was dispatched around 3:30 p.m. to the 2500 block of Hidden Valley Road in the Keats area. Mutual aid was provided by Fort Riley and Manhattan Fire Departments and as of late last evening it was [...]
Three people have been arrested in connection to a March 6 shooting at the Sunset Zoo parking lot, including the victim. The Riley County Police Department said Wednesday that 18-year-old Christian Soto, 17-year-old Edgar Torres and 23-year-old Carlos Rodriguez each face charges of aggravated robbery. An RCPD investigation led officers to believe the three robbed [...]
Rohling Homestead is hosting their 3rd annual egg hunt this year to support Lee Elementary School student Aramayah “MayMay” Pevy, who has been battling Leukemia since her diagnosis last year. Aramayah’s mother, Jessica Dunham, said her daughter was officially diagnosed June 3rd, 2022 with B-Cell Leukemia and has remained strong throughout her treatment. Gina Shope, [...]
A Pottawatomie County felon is under investigation for alleged use of counterfeit money. According to the Riley County Police Department, 33-year-old Jamie Berges, of St. George, was arrested Tuesday after being transported from the Pottawatomie County Jail for a Riley County District Court warrant, for failure to appear. The warrant stems from a February 2020 [...]
