Manhattan City Commissioners continued their budget discussions during Tuesday’s work session and reviewed multiple funding requests from outside agencies. Of all agencies requesting funds, the Flint Hills Area Transportation on Agency had the ask with the highest percentage increase of 105%. This would bring the ATA’s funds from $143,000 in 2023 to $293,000. ATA Executive [...]
With their 90th birthday around the corner, Sunset Zoo is offering a number of exciting activities and events this summer. Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood says, the Friends of the Sunset Zoo members (FOSZ) are invited to a summer member breakfast on July 8. The event will last from 10 am to noon, with [...]
With the weather getting warmer, boating season is back in full swing in Kansas this summer. Riley County Game Warden Ben Jedclika says that while this is a fun time of year to get out on the lake, that it is common for people to forget to follow the safety rules. Jedclika says that if [...]
Riley County Police have made three additional arrests tied to ongoing fentanyl distribution in the community. According to Tuesday’s arrest report, 59-year-old Ronald Ince is charged with three counts including distribution of a controlled substance, causing death. An online criminal complaint alleges Ince contributed to the August 2021 overdose death of a victim. Two others, [...]
One person was hospitalized Monday evening following an accidental shooting in the 7100 block of Anderson Ave. Riley County Police say officers responded just after 10 p.m. and found a 36-year-old woman suffering from ricochet shrapnel wounds to the head and face that occurred while a 39-year-old man she was with was shooting at racoons. [...]
One person was hospitalized and another person was cited following a rollover crash Monday morning near the intersection of Tuttle Creek Blvd. and McCall Road. A U.S. Postal Service vehicle driven by 51-year-old Tima Kufahl, of Manhattan was northbound on Tuttle Creek Blvd, when it was struck by a vehicle turning right off of McCall, [...]
The Riley County Law Board narrowly approved the 2024 Riley County Police Department budget in a 4-3 vote Monday, which includes a 6.5% increase in overall expenditures, while maintaining a 6.5% cost of living adjustment for employees. The $26.6 million budget includes over $1.8 million in added funds, but subtracts over $220,000 from the remaining [...]
Riley County Commissioners approved an amendment to the contract for its $14 million Public Safety Headquarters project Monday. Public Works Director John Ellerman presented amended costs to be paid to architectural firm Archimages to finalize designs for the station 1 for EMS and remodel of the old station for emergency management. Ellerman requested $135,860.00 more for [...]
A former Riley County paraeducator entered a plea agreement Monday in Riley County District Court. Aaron Zachry, 33, pled guilty to single counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and sexual exploitation of a child. As part of his plea agreement, prosecutors agreed to drop 35 remaining counts listed in the amended criminal complaint. [...]
The Riley County Police Department is investigating after a 24-year-old man was battered early Sunday morning in the 500 block of North Manhattan Ave. The victim told police a group of four unknown men punched and kicked him, causing his eyeglasses to break, before fleeing the scene. The incident occurred shortly before 1:30 a.m. The [...]
