The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce has announced its new leader of Manhattan’s military relations program. Christian Bishop will take over that role in April, serving as the military liaison between the Manhattan region and Fort Riley. She succeeds Janet Nichols, who retired in December and managed the program for nearly a decade. Bishop, a [...]
An investigation is underway after a Manhattan woman reported someone stole her mail, which including prescription pills totaling close to $36,000. The Riley County Police Department says a report for theft was filed Tuesday in the 2700 block of North Brookglen Circle. The 48-year-old woman says the pills were delivered to her front porch, and [...]
Manhattan Regional Airport is preparing for its major runway reconstruction this spring, which will include a three month closure of airport services beginning in May. The early stages of that project will begin with a temporary closure of the runway between 6 p.m. March 28 and 7 a.m. March 31. Engineer Diane Hofer, with Olsson [...]
Authorities have arrested a suspect who led authorities from several agencies on a pursuit Tuesday morning north of St. Marys. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office alerted residents that an armed suspect had been spotted driving a stolen vehicle and fled on foot in a rural area of the county. He was captured a short time [...]
An investigation is underway after a suspected burglary at the RB Outpost Western Store in rural Riley County. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers responded to a vehicle fire, just before 3 a.m. Monday, a short distance from the business, in the 6700 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. Police located the car’s owner, [...]
A Westmoreland woman is jailed following a DUI crash Monday night. According to the Riley County Police Department, 23-year-old Maxxie Clarke was charged with aggravated battery and driving under the influence, after her vehicle rear-ended a Jeep Wrangler near the intersection of South 10th Street and Fort Riley Blvd. The crash occurred just before 11 [...]
The cause of a Monday fire that killed two dogs remains under investigation by the Manhattan Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched shortly before 3:30 p.m. to a home at 1127 Yuma Street on fire. Upon arrival, the single-story home was found with smoke and fire showing from a window. The fire was contained within 10 [...]
One week after visiting with Manhattan City Commissioners about covering a $1.4 million funding gap for its Advanced Technology Center, Manhattan Area Technical College President Jim Genandt was in front of the Pottawatomie County Commission Monday speaking about the project. Genandt says the purpose of his visit wasn’t to ask for support, but rather to [...]
The Riley County Police Department is seeking help identifying a possible suspect in last week’s shooting in outside of Sunset Zoo. RCPD shared a photo Monday of a black man, seen in the area by multiple witnesses running from the scene of the March 6 shooting. According to police, a 23-year-old man was shot in [...]
During their Monday meeting, Riley County Commissioners received an updated cost estimate for the new Public Safety Headquarters from BHS Construction indicating the project sits at approximately $22.5 million. This price tag is roughly $10 million higher than an early and rough estimate presented in July of last year. EMS and Ambulance Director David Adams [...]
