The USD 383 school board discussed Wednesday the district’s current COVID-19 response plan for the upcoming school year. Masks are not included, but could be brought back for discussion, if conditions warrant. Superintendent Marvin Wade explains the factors that the district plans on monitoring the most as kids return to school. Board President Curt Herrman says he’s [...]
Lightning is being blamed for sparking a house fire in Randolph Wednesday night. Crews from Riley County Fire District No. 1 were called out shortly after 11 p.m. to the home located at 13490 Fancy Creek Road, and found heavy smoke coming from the attic, roof vents and eaves of the home. While the home [...]
St. George Police have removed four children from homes and arrested five individuals in connection to a drug distribution investigation. The police department says it served two search warrants Wednesday at 107 N. Lincoln Street and 215 Kelly Lane in St. George as part of its ongoing investigation into distribution of marijuana, prescription pills and [...]
A suspect is in custody following an early Tuesday morning fire in Junction City that was intentionally set. The Junction City Fire Department says crews were called to the 100 block of East 12th Street shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday. As they responded, the fire department was alerted by the Junction City Police Department that [...]
A September preliminary hearing is planned for a Fort Riley soldier accused of murdering another soldier in a February shooting in Aggieville. 19-year-old Tremelle Montgomery appeared in Riley County District Court Tuesday, via Zoom. Montgomery is charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Joshua Wardi. Online court documents list three [...]
Riley County remains in the high incidence rate category for COVID-19 cases for a third consecutive week. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recorded 87 new cases county wide between June 25 and July 1 putting the incidence rate at 117.2. Any figure at or above 100 per 100,000 people constitutes as a high [...]
An Emmett man was seriously injured Tuesday in a crash along Highway 16 in Pottawatomie County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 67-year-old Jerry Wayne Tisdale was westbound on the highway near Wheaton Road shortly after 12:30 p.m., when his Harley-Davidson motorcycle crossed the center line for an unknown reason and struck a guardrail. The crash [...]
Riley County Fire District 1 responded to a fire at an abandoned Randolph home early Tuesday. Crews arrived around 1 a.m. to a fully engulfed structure fire at 100 East Stockdale Lane. Firefighters extinguished the fire but remained on scene for two hours to ensure it did not spread to neighboring fields or property. No [...]
A Manhattan man’s storage unit was burglarized over the weekend, to the tune of nearly $3,000. The Riley County Police Department says a report for burglary was filed Friday afternoon in the 2700 block of Eureka Terrace. Police say a 35-year-old man reported the theft of two 60 inch televisions, two motorcycle helmets, a Craftsman [...]
A 19 year old is now in custody following a domestic related dispute. The Riley County Police Department filed a report for criminal damage to property involving a domestic dispute in Manhattan on Monday, around 10 pm. A 20 year old female is listed as the victim when it was reported that 19 year old [...]
