A Larned man faces probation violation charges following his arrest Sunday evening by Riley County Police. Emilio Sheets, 29, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on at approximately 5:35 PM. Sheets was arrested on 2 warrants for probation violation with original offenses of obstructing the legal process and domestic battery. He was given […]
For 66 years 1350 KMAN has been the area’s leader for news, weather, and K-State sports coverage in Manhattan on the AM dial. Manhattan Broadcasting is proud to announce that it has acquired an FM translator at frequency 93.3 to carry KMAN’s programming on the FM band. The signal will provide excellent coverage 24 hours per day […]
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Thomas Richard Scripter, 28, of Manhattan, on Saturday evening. Scripter was arrested at approximately 6:20 p.m. in the 3100 block of Claflin Road. His charges include driving under the influence, attempting to elude, battery, refusal of a chemical test, and interfering with a law enforcement officer. Scripter was […]
Riley County Police arrested Heather Marie Spiller, 35, of Manhattan, on Thursday evening. Police made the arrest at approximately 9:30 p.m. in the 500 Block of Vattier Street. She was charged with criminal use of explosives, and her bond was set at $5,000.
Kansas State and Fort Riley top officials renewed their seven-years-and-counting university-to-military community partnership Thursday evening at a ceremony held at the Kansas State Alumni Center on the Kansas State University campus. Signing the partnership was Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz and Fort Riley’s Maj. Gen. Wayne Grigsby. This is the fifth partnership renewal between […]
An Ogden man was arrested by the Riley County Police Department Thursday morning at approximately 10:30 a.m. for the offenses of aggravated battery, criminal restraint and criminal damage to property. 24-year-old Taylor Morris was arrested while in the city limits of Ogden after an incident between he and a 21-year-old female who was known to him. Morris was […]
The pre-trial for murder suspect Christopher Arand, 36, was held in Pottawatomie County District Court on Thursday afternoon. After sorting out minor details in court, Judge Jeff Elder pushed to proceed with trial October 5th-9th, starting at 8:30 A.M. Arand is accused of murdering his uncle, Larry Arand in November of 2015 in his Belvue […]
Riley County commissioners opened bids for the University Park sewer rehabilitation project Thursday morning. The project will be a multi-million dollar endeavor, though 45 percent of it will be paid by an USDA Rural Development Grant. The low bid was from Utility Solutions, LLC, of Basehor for $2.56 million, while the high bid was $4.32 million […]
One person was taken to the hospital following an early morning fire in Manhattan. At 2:28 a.m. the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 926 Connecticut for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, crews found a two-story residential with a light haze of smoke in the structure. Seven occupants were home at […]
Wednesday night’s USD 383 School Board meeting opened with special recognition of two employees at College Hill Preschool. Sarah Mitchell and Rebekah Rowley, both aides at College Hill earned their Child Development Associates Credentials and were commended by Superintendent Bob Shannon for their work. The district’s Executive Director of Teaching and Learning discussed “Kansas Schools Raising the […]
