No injuries were reported after a structure fire at a Manhattan home on Wednesday. The Manhattan Fire Department responded to the fire on 2409 Lookout Drive at 10:55 a.m. Fire crews found a single-story home with smoke coming from an attached garage. They were able to contain the fire within 15 minutes. Family members removed [...]
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By Ned Seaton The organizers of a day-long meeting about poverty in Riley County are figuring out next steps, energized by what they say is interest they witnessed in tackling what has become a persistent problem here. Just under 100 community leaders from a variety of fields met Friday at an event put on by [...]
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The Riley County Police Department is investigating the theft of a vehicle reported Monday morning in Manhattan. Officers filed a report around 11:56 a.m. Nov. 10 in the 1400 block of Hartman Place. A 27-year-old man told police an unknown suspect stole his 2010 GMC Terrain. The total estimated loss is listed at $5,000. Anyone [...]
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A Manhattan man was arrested last week on multiple counts related to violations of the Kansas Offender Registration Act. The Riley County Police Department filed a report Nov. 3 around 1:50 p.m. in the 1100 block of Garden Way for violation and aggravated violation of the offender registration act. According to police, 46-year-old Timothy Cohill [...]
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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a theft reported Monday afternoon in Manhattan. Officers filed a report around 2:04 p.m. Nov. 10 in the 1300 block of Hudson Avenue. A 73-year-old man told police an unknown suspect stole money during a meeting arranged to purchase items for sale. The total loss was estimated at [...]
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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of the Junction City water supply system after a water main break early Wednesday morning. The area affected is west of Jackson Street in Junction City, including Geary County Rural Water District #1. The advisory remains in place until [...]
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The Manhattan Fire Department was called out overnight to a fire alarm at K-State’s Weber Hall, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. Crews were called out just after 5 a.m. to 1424 Claflin Road, arriving to smoke observed in the structure and later upgrading the alarm. The cause of the smoke was [...]
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By Emma Loura The lively sounds of brass and the sight of red, white and blue waving along Poyntz Avenue on Tuesday morning encouraged Manhattan to celebrate those who fought for American freedom. A Manhattan tradition since 1992, the Flint Hills Veterans Day Parade is the largest in the region. The Flint Hills Veterans Coalition [...]
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A Junction City couple died Monday in a crash on Interstate 70 in Wabaunsee County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 11:30 a.m. in the eastbound lanes near mile marker 330, just east of the McFarland Road exit. Authorities say a Jeep Liberty driven by 63-year-old Cheryl Martin drifted into the median, [...]
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Two Manhattan area women were seriously injured Saturday night after their vehicle struck a deer on I-70 in Shawnee County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 71-year-old Phyllis Trudell of St. George was driving westbound near Carlson Road around 11:15 p.m. when her car hit a deer and overturned several times. Both Trudell and her [...]
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