A report of a burglary to a vehicle was filed in the 1700 Block of South Manhattan on Monday at approximately 12:31 p.m. Crossland Construction of Columbus Kansas reported that an unknown suspect had entered a semi-trailer and removed several miscellaneous tools and portable heaters valued at approximately $1,350. No arrests have been made at the time […]
A report of a burglary to a vehicle was filed in the 1700 Block of South Manhattan on Monday at approximately 12:31 p.m. Crossland Construction of Columbus Kansas reported that an unknown suspect had entered a semi-trailer and removed several miscellaneous tools and portable heaters valued at approximately $1,350. No arrests have been made at the time […]
The Riley County Police Department received a report of a stolen vehicle Saturday. Kegan Rawhouser (24) of Manhattan reported that his white, 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP was taken by an unknown suspect while it was parked near his residence. The vehicle is valued at approximately $8,500. No arrests have been made at the time […]
Riley County Commissioners are rethinking the McDowell Creek Road project. Leon Hobson, the county’s public works director, told commissioners Monday morning that the project’s bids all exceed the engineer’s estimate by more than 110 percent, and can’t accept any of them based on state statute. “When this project was first put on the sales tax […]
(Photo courtesy National Weather Service, Topeka) Freezing rain will move northeast along and west of a Sabetha, to Manhattan, to Council Grove through tonight. 0.25 inches of ice may accumulate on elevated objects, power lines and tree limbs. The additional ice accumulations through Monday morning may cause tree branches and power lines to snap. Roads […]
The Kansas Highway Patrol responded to an injury accident on I-70 Saturday afternoon. A 1999 Honda, driven by Hillary Strange (28) of Junction City, lost control in the westbound lane due to icy conditions. The vehicle left the roadway and entered the north ditch and overturned, coming to a rest on its top. Strange was […]
(Photo Courtesy National Weather Service, Topeka) Periods of freezing rain and rain will continue across the area into Sunday. In areas at or below freezing (approximately left of the yellow dashed line on the map), this will add to an already bad situation as ice over the past several days in addition to the new […]
A man and dog were injured in a building explosion in northern Riley County on Saturday afternoon according to Riley County Fire Chief Pat Collins. Ken Specht was reportedly checking a furnace in a shop building located at 2217 Ober Road when there was an explosion. The blast destroyed the building and blew windows out […]
Persistent freezing rain and sleet is causing safety issues on roads in the area. The NE Kansas Regional Notification System has released the following notice for roads in Pottawatomie County: Inclement weather is expected into Monday. Personnel are actively treating high & low volume roads with sand and salt. High volume gravel roads will be […]
The Kansas Highway Patrol responded to two vehicle accident Saturday morning seven miles west of Manhattan on K-18 milepost 180 EB. A 2007 Honda Civic driven by Salvador Munoz-Solis (48) of Topeka was travelling eastbound on K-18 when it hit an unoccupied 2014 Ford Explorer, which was legally parked on the shoulder of the roadway. […]
