A Wamego man remains jailed in Brown County without bond on charges of aggravated human trafficking. Authorities say 42-year-old Camden Hubbard was arrested Saturday west of Hiawatha, after a teenager was found driving his car with alcohol and drugs inside, including fentanyl. Hubbard was a passenger in the vehicle. The Sheriff’s Office credits its K-9 [...]
After some light storms last week, the Manhattan area may see some more powerful storms late Wednesday afternoon and evening. The Storm Prediction Center has placed Northern/Central Riley, and Northern/Central Pottawatomie into an Enhanced (Level 3) risk, Southern Riley, Southern Pottawatomie and Geary counties into the Slight (Level 2) risk for severe weather Wednesday afternoon [...]
The Manhattan Fire Department says improperly discarded smoking materials were to blame for a structure fire in southwest Manhattan Tuesday night. Firefighters were dispatched to 156 North Dartmouth just before 9:30 p.m., with heavy fire showing from the back of the home, extending into the attic. The blaze was brought under control within 30 minutes. [...]
During Tuesday’s legislative session, Manhattan City Commissioners discussed the implementation of a Rural Housing Incentive District program. An RHID captures incremental gain in property taxes for a housing development project which can be used to reimburse the project’s infrastructure costs. Director of Community Development Stephanie Peterson, The board agreed that there is a need for [...]
The Riley County Board of Commissioners signed a disaster declaration today, April 18th, activating disaster emergency plans to combat a wildfire burning in a northern section of the county. According to a news release, “The declaration was issued because the fires near Indian Hill Road and Mariadahl Road imminently threaten to cause wide-spread or severe [...]
The Riley County Law Board considered the first draft of the Riley County Police Department’s proposed 2024 budget during their Monday meeting. RCPD Administration Captain Brad Jager presented the proposed Budget 1, which includes the addition of a recently proposed general counsel position. Jager also presented proposed Budget 2, which has a realized cost of [...]
Pottawatomie County Commissioners approved an amendment to a planned unit development Monday on a 2-1 vote. Currently the permit allows for 48 units of multi-family housing on a defined lot, single family units and duplexes, for a total of 313 total residential units. The proposed amendment changes that to allow for development of triplexes and [...]
The City of Manhattan has announced that Wyatt Thompson will join the City Manager’s Office as an assistant city manager. Thompson joins fellow Assistant City Manager Jared Wasinger, who was named to the office in March 2022. Thompson has served as the interim Parks and Recreation Director for the past year, bridging the gap between [...]
Riley County Police are investigating an incident of vandalism at Anneberg Park. A criminal damage to property report was filed Saturday listing the City of Manhattan as the victim after an unknown suspect damaged and destroyed dispensers, trash cans, a mirror and a sink in a women’s bathroom. The total loss is about $630. Anyone [...]
A Topeka man has been arrested on a pair of Riley County District Court warrants stemming from 2020 incidents involving domestic violence against a 38-year-old woman known to him. According to RCPD, 32-year-old Luis Martinez was charged Friday with two counts each of kidnapping, aggravated domestic battery, aggravated assault, criminal damage to property and domestic [...]
