The Sunset Zoo will be closed today due to the recent icy weather and concerns of public safety due to icy trails. Zoo staff will be on grounds, however, to care for the animals. For more information call Sunset Zoo at 785-587-2737 or visit SunsetZoo....
Two men from Los Angeles, Calif., were arrested for drug charges Friday morning. Hector Jugo Lima, Jr., 20, and Frederick John Carl Lima, 23, were arrested on I-70 near mile marker 316 east-bound for Manhattan for the sale and distribution of stimulants and marijuana. Both men were put on bond for $10,000 each and as of this […]
The eastbound lane of I-70 is back open after a vehicle accident near mile marker 322. According to Riley County Police Department dispatch, a Semi-truck jackknifed in the east-bound lane of 1-70 at mile marker 322, which is half a mile from Riley County/Wabaunsee line. All eastbound traffic was shut-down for a couple of hours […]
The Kansas Supreme Court earlier this week issued its opinion in a 2010 indecent liberties and aggravated sodomy case involving Justin Dern, with the victims listed as two three-year-old girls. The Court affirmed Dern’s two convictions for aggravated indecent liberties with a child and the life sentences imposed for them. But the Supreme Court Justices reversed […]
While places like Walmart and Best Buy saw big crowds Thursday evening, the official Black Friday national shopping event went into motion Friday morning in Manhattan. “It’s pretty exciting, we’re seeing a lot of traffic now here later in the morning,” Manhattan Town Center Marketing Director Jeff Sutton told KMAN. “It started out a little […]
Several arrests were reported by Riley County Police Thanksgiving morning. Codey Lindquist, 18, of Manhattan was taken into custody on charges of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, criminal sodomy, and indecent and electronic solicitation involving a child. The case relates to an earlier reported incident involving two alleged consensual teens, with one under 16 […]
A Clay Center woman was taken to the hospital following an accident on I-70 Thursday afternoon. Samantha Hurst, 20, was westbound on I-70 about a mile west of Junction City when she lost control of the 2012 Nissan Altima she was driving due to the wet road, went across the median, and slid into the […]
(Photo Courtesy of National Weather Service, Topeka) The Freezing line late Thursday night extended from Valley Falls, to Topeka, to east of Burlington. West of this line periods of freezing rain with isolated sleet showers were occurring. Road temperatures will continue to cool and ice will begin forming on roadways through the night. The […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Prosecutors are seeking to remove a member of the Topeka City Council over child abuse allegations. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Shawnee County prosecutors filed a civil action Tuesday seeking first to suspend and then to oust Jonathan Robert Schumm. Court records show that the 34-year-old is accused of choking a child […]
(Photo courtesy National Weather Service, Topeka, Kansas) Hazardous Travel Conditions Expected during the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend!** Moderate to heavy rain is expected through much of Thanksgiving Day, with rainfall accumulations upwards of 1-2” likely. However, as a strong cold front moves through the area today, temperatures will quickly plunge to around or below the freezing […]
