A former Manhattan restaurant owner charged with more than two dozen sex crimes now looks to a January court appearance after appearing virtually for a status hearing Monday in Riley County District Court. 63-year-old Robert Iacobellis is accused of 27 counts of sexual assault and rape by four different people, three of whom were minors [...]
A Manhattan man accused of killing his ex-wife is potentially looking at a Summer 2023 trial, appearing from jail in Riley County District Court Monday. Kamahl Bobian is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Shanell Bobian, also facing charges of violation of a protective order and aggravated burglary. He’s accused of killing Shanell [...]
November 6th through the 12th is Kansas Mobility Week, and ATA Bus is removing all fare costs during this time. That was ATA Bus Marketing and Communications Specialist Daphne McNelly on last week’s InFocus. McNelly says everyone is encouraged to take advantage of these services and recommends using this opportunity to ride fare-free to your [...]
Riley County Police are investigating after a truck was found on fire early Saturday, hours after an altercation was reported between two men, including the owner of the truck. Officers filed a report for aggravated battery Friday evening in the 12000 block of Blue River Hills Road, listing a 43-year-old male victim when a 54-year-old [...]
An evening fire was quickly extinguished Friday night in Manhattan. Manhattan Fire officials resonded to a report of a fire in the 2100 block of Walnut Drive after 9 p.m. There, crews found a single car garaged owned by Dan Edgar fully involved in fire, unoccupied upon arrival. Officials in a release say 17 firefighters [...]
Authorities are looking for information following a recent theft of tools from a Habitat for Humanity build site in Ogden. The Riley County Police Department says a report for theft was filed Thursday morning after thieves on Wednesday took Dewalt and Milwaukee brand saws, chargers, air nailers and other miscellaneous tools from a trailer in [...]
The head of the United Nations World Food Programme says while progress toward eliminating world hunger has taken a step back amid violent conflicts and climate shocks globally, the commitment of his colleagues and those working in food security initiatives give him hope. “With all the division in America, it’s your love that will move [...]
As the holiday season approaches, one local organization is sekeing additional businesses and groups to participate in its annual Adopt A Family program. The Junior League of the Flint Hills says the requests for help currently exceeds existing donors. The program was created in 2012 by the Flint Hills Breadbasket to aid families with infants [...]
A North Carolina man is jailed in Wabaunsee County after authorities allege he flew out to meet up with a child he met online. The Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office says 20-year-old Derrick Mayfield was arrested Monday at a residence at Lake Wabaunsee. Evidence discovered on scene led to Mayfield being charged with aggravated indecent liberties [...]
A Manhattan man is jailed on numerous counts of child sexual abuse reported to have occurred between August 2021 and March 2022. Riley County Police said Thursday that 41-year-old Reginald Smith was arrested Wednesday evening on a warrant listing 17 total counts, including single counts of criminal sodomy and aggravated criminal sodomy, four counts of [...]
