Riley County Police filed a report for aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer Wednesday morning after responding to a traffic incident in Ogden involving a 16-year-old male runaway. As officers attempted to make contact, the unidentified teenager allegedly made a threat against the officer with an air pistol, which initially appeared to be a [...]
Manhattan-Ogden School Board members signed a resolution Wednesday night in support of public schools. The measure came up as a majority of board members voiced displeasure with ongoing bills being considered in the legislature, including a bill that would create education savings accounts and/or tax credits for parents to send students to private schools. Some [...]
Over the last few years, Air BnBs and short-term rentals have grown in popularity across the country, and Riley County is no different. Planning and Special Projects Director Amanda Webb says that when the county adopted the Land Development Regulations in 2022, new short-term rental regulations were put in place. Webb says the county wants [...]
Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 has named Nathan Downs as it’s next Assistant Superintendent. Downs, a former school psychologist in the district, is the current executive director of special education at Geary County USD 475, a job he’s held since 2018. He began his career as a school psychologist in Wamego. “Over the last two decades I [...]
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A winter storm warning goes into effect for our area at 9 p.m. tonight through noon tomorrow. The National Weather Service says a major winter storm will move through the region, dumping between 4 to 8 inches of snow throughout the region along with strong winds, gusting up to 35 mph, leading to the potential [...]
One week after Kent Glasscock announced his retirement from K-State Innovation Partners, the organization has named a new president and CEO to succeed him. An internal search led to Rebecca Robinson being promoted to that role. Robinson has been with Innovation Partners for 14 years. Prior to her accepting the president job, Robinson served on [...]
From RCPD: Great work by our Detectives has led to three arrests after a search warrant was conducted yesterday for suspected distribution of controlled substances in the 700 block of Mission Ave. in Manhattan on February 14, 2023. Juliana Morgan, 18, of Junction City was arrested in the 700 block of Mission Ave. for interference [...]
No injuries were reported after a house fire at 913 Pierre Street Tuesday evening. The Manhattan Fire Department responded just after 6 p.m. to a two-story single-family home with dense smoke showing from the second floor, which extended into the home’s attic space. Firefighters extinguished the blaze within 30 minutes and rescued a dog and [...]
Manhattan’s Parks and Recreation Department updated the city commission with their proposed cost recovery model at their meeting Tuesday. The current model sorts all programs into one of five tiers. Tier 1 would consist of the programs with the most community benefit, and as the tier number increases, the programs become more individualized. The tiers [...]
