A rollover accident in Riley county sent two people to the hospital early Friday evening. The crash occured shortly after 5 p.m. on Interstate 70 when a 2002 Ford Explorer driving westbound swerved onto the right sholder, overcorrected, and then overturned into the median. The SUV came to a rest in the eastbound lanes of I-70. The driver
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Riley County EMS and the Manhattan Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 600 block of Yuma Street in Manhattan Friday around 11 a.m. When KMAN arrived at the scene the fire had been contained. RCPD Public Information Officer Matthew Droge told media that emergency officials first responded to a medical call when
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Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for and are investigating a vehicle burglary and criminal use of a financial card upon discovering an unknown subject entered an unsecured vehicle in the 900 block of Bluemont. Police were told that a Macbook Pro, wallet, phone, Wacom Tablet, chargers, financial cards and cash were removed
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Riley County Police ended a bicycle theft spree after making an arrest on Thursday morning around 11:30 a.m. Prior to the arrest the RCPD alerted the community to a rash of bicycle thefts in Manhattan via Twitter and Facebook. With assistance from the community officers were able to identify a suspect and make an arrest. Several bike
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Two people were arrested in a drug bust on Thursday evening in Manhattan. Around 8:15 p.m., Riley County Police executed a search warrant at 400 Fremont Street Apartment #1 where they found narcotic drugs and paraphernalia. Officers arrested Jamie Berges, 26, of Manhattan, on the offenses of possession of an opiate , opium, or narcotic drug,
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A Missouri man was found dead by a self-inflicted gunshot Thursday night in Clay County, Kansas. A news release from the Clay County Sheriff’s department indicates Wyatt Ivy, 20, of Monett, Missouri was found in a vehicle at about 11:17 p.m. Clay County was notified by Riley County Police shortly before 11 p.m. that they
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The City of Manhattan has promoted Susan Adams to the position of director at the Flint Hills Discovery Center (FHDC) beginning Feb. 29. Adams currently serves as a Recreation Supervisor in the Parks and Recreation Department. “We are extremely excited about Susan leading the Discovery Center into the future,” Eddie Eastes, Parks and Recreation Director,
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KMAN received more information Thursday regarding the arrest of a Colorado man on rape and aggravated criminal sodomy charges in Riley County. William Nesbitt, 36, was taken into custody in late January with bond set at $500,000. An affidavit for application for warrant released by the Riley County Court Clerk’s Office Thursday shows there are
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Kansas State University has confirmed a second student with the mumps, according to a press release sent to KMAN. Both students confirmed with the mumps reside off campus. The university is directly notifying anyone who may have been in close contact with the students. “Kansas State University is informing students, faculty and staff who may
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A bill in the Kansas House could raise the state’s portion of the mill levy factored into ad valorem taxes — also known as property taxes — by 2017. Riley County treasurer Shilo Heger told county commissioners Thursday morning the bill — Kansas House Bill 2569 — proposes to increase the state’s mill levy from 1
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