A man accused in a 2020 shooting near Aggieville will stand trial this summer. Travell Hairston appeared in Riley County District Court Monday for a status conference. Hairston is charged with attempted first-degree murder from a Feb. 2020 incident in the 1100 block of Laramie. He’s accused of firing several rounds at a 27-year-old male [...]
A 16-year-old suspect was arrested Monday following an incident at the Manhattan Sonic on Anderson Ave. According to the Riley County Police Department, three women were in the Sonic parking lot around 7:30 p.m. when Cedric Swinson allegedly pointed a gun at them. When officers arrived, Swinson ran but was followed by officers across Westport [...]
Family of a 24-year-old Florida man stationed at Fort Riley thought to be missing say they’re desperate for answers. Roberto Junior Familia is an inactive U.S. Army soldier based in Junction City, with family in Florida and New York. His cousins shared in an email they last had phone correspondence with him March 19 and [...]
The suspect in a fatal February 2022 shooting in Aggieville noted in Riley County District Court Monday he intends to plead not guilty to all seven counts listed in the criminal complaint. Tremelle Montgomery, of Fort Riley, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of fellow soldier Joshua Wardi. He also faces three counts [...]
An RCPD investigation into a threat made over the weekend against Manhattan Catholic Schools was determined to be not legitimate. The department said in a social media post Monday, that the threat made by email, came from someone in New York. RCPD doesn’t believe the email is valid or that it’s intent was directed at [...]
A Manhattan woman was seriously injured Friday afternoon in a 3-vehicle crash on Interstate 29 in St. Joseph, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Patrol crash report, 29-year-old Marissa Lord was a passenger in a car that struck an SUV that had slowed as it was approaching a construction zone at around 3:30 p.m. The [...]
A Manhattan man will spend over 10 years in prison for his role in the murder of his former girlfriend’s infant son. Gage Anderson was sentenced Friday in Riley County District Court on charges of 2nd degree murder and aggravated child endangerment in the December 2020 death of 2-year-old Cyrus Gray. Judge Kendra Lewison sentenced [...]
Riley County commissioners agreed on Thursday on a plan to move forward with a task force to study potential relocation of the Riley County Fairgrounds and will send letters to 10 organizations to garner interest. Commissioners spent time Thursday discussing the makeup of the task force. John Ford noted he believes it should be entirely [...]
Next week is the City of Manhattan’s annual Spring Cleanup Week, where city crews will collect any yard waste, tree limbs and branches at no cost to residents. Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr says collections begin Monday. Residents are advised to create separate piles for limbs and branches on the ground next to the curb [...]
A Riley County man was involved in a crash Wednesday morning that claimed the life of another. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a passenger car was eastbound on K-140 in Ellsworth County and missed a stop sign. The car was struck at the intersection of K-156 by a southbound semi. The car’s driver, 70-year-old Donald [...]
