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A Manhattan woman was arrested Thursday afternoon on drug-related charges, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 4:49 p.m. June 4, 2026, in the 300 block of North Fifth Street for possession of opiates, opium, narcotics or stimulants and use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia in [...]

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A Manhattan bicyclist suffered minor injuries Thursday morning after a collision with a vehicle at a city intersection, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers responded at approximately 10:45 a.m. June 4 to the intersection of North Juliette Avenue and Leavenworth Street for a reported injury accident. Upon arrival, officers found a 2015 Toyota [...]

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Police are investigating a fraud case after a Manhattan-area business reported more than $77,000 stolen through an altered check, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report of fraud at approximately 10:29 a.m. June 4 in the 8200 block of South Port Drive. Leiszler Oil Company was listed as the victim after [...]

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USD 383 students will be without their phones from the beginning of the school day to the end under a new policy the school board approved Wednesday to align with Kansas law. The Manhattan-Ogden school board at its meeting voted 6-1 to approve a policy prohibiting students from “using or accessing personal electronic communications devices [...]

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ST. MARYS — A data center developer said Wednesday before a large crowd that a proposed facility will not use local aquifers as its main source of water. Beltline Energy representative Ryan Sanders told the crowd of more than 200 people at Perry Memorial Armory that because of regulations the company would not use local [...]

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By Bryan Richarsdon With data centers coming to rural America, the Riley County Commission is among the many government agencies across the country considering what to allow in their area. But the founder of a Kansas company advising municipalities on energy deals on Thursday told commissioners that it wouldn’t be as easy as copying an [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a probation violation warrant tied to multiple drug and weapons offenses, according to authorities. Scott Charles Marchand, 48, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 4 p.m. June 3 at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center. Marchand was taken into custody on a Riley County District Court warrant [...]

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USD 383 officials are projecting a decline in state funding for the 2026-27 school year as enrollment decreases, according to preliminary budget estimates. Assistant superintendent for business Andy Sanchez told board members at Wednesday’s meeting that the district’s audited K-12 full-time equivalent enrollment for the current fiscal year was 6,698, while actual audited enrollment was [...]

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An Ogden man facing an array of charges will remain in jail following his first appearance in Riley County District Court. Luke Maurice Johnson Sr., 63, maintained his innocence Wednesday afternoon and asked Judge Kendra Lewison to reduce his bond from its current amount of $2 million. Johnson is charged with three counts of aggravated human [...]

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A Catholic church in St. Marys could face excommunication from the Vatican if its leaders follow through with plans to ordain four new bishops July 1. The Society of Saint Pius X, or SSPX, is a traditionalist sect of the Catholic Church founded in 1970 that opposes the Second Vatican Council, which modernized the church [...]

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