Officers filed a report for attempted aggravated battery, possession of a firearm while intoxicated, and possession of marijuana in 400 block of S. 5th St. in Manhattan on September 14, 2022, around 9:15 p.m. 23- and 43-year-old males were listed as both the victims and suspects when it was reported a gun was shot into [...]
A Manhattan man’s collection of Kansas City Chiefs memorabilia is now the Guinness World Record holder for the largest collection in the world. Curt Herrman, who began collecting random Chiefs items following the teams win in Super Bowl 4 at the age of 9, has grown his collection, now known as the Chiefseum, to a [...]
Weeks after a man was found in an Aggieville alley with severe head injuries, Riley County Police say they’ve arrested a suspect who they believe is responsible. Jordan Owens, a 25-year-old from Fort Riley was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon for aggravated battery. He’s accused of punching a 23-year-old man Aug. 28. Fort Riley’s Criminal [...]
Officials have confirmed that the new bivalent doses of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines arrived Tuesday at the Riley County Health Department. They will be available to the public starting Thursday. Individuals 18 and older are eligible for a single booster of the Moderna bivalent, if it’s been at least two months since completion [...]
Pottawatomie County commissioners on Monday discussed a need for more communication between its board and the Planning and Zoning Board moving forward. The two entities have been busy working through conditional use permits for a number of rock quarries, outdoor wedding venues and working through developing possible regulations for solar farms. At Monday’s meeting, Commissioner [...]
A court date for two former Wamego teachers accused of unlawful sexual relations with a former student came and went Tuesday with no new developments. It’s now continued to later this fall. Pottawatomie County Attornery Sherri Schuck tells KMAN it’s nothing unusual, as the state and prosecution await KBI to complete searches on digital and [...]
Two new charges have been filed against a former Manhattan-Ogden paraeducator charged with numerous counts of child sex crimes. An amended court complaint filed online Monday show 33-year-old Aaron Zachry is charged with two new counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child stemming from two separate occasions in 2019. The new charges bring Zachry’s [...]
Manhattan area businesses were recognized Tuesday at the annual Business Awards, hosted by the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. A total of 16 businesses were recognized at the event, held over the lunch hour at the Manhattan Conference Center. Midwest Concrete Materials took home Business of the Year. The company played a key role in [...]
Manhattan City Commissioners Tuesday will begin a review of the city’s corpus of advisory boards and committees. Manhattan has 21 city-sponsored boards and committees, as well as 2 temporary committees and 6 associated outside agency boards. City commissioners beginning in 2021 and into 2022 identified this review as a priority, with administrative staff noting many [...]
Community members gathered inside the Shamrock Zone at K-State’s Bramlage Coliseum to help kick off Konza United Way’s 2023 fundraising campaign. Children’s books were placed throughout the room for attendees to write inspirational messages inside. Event emcee Dave Lewis explained how these books coincide with a new partnership and goal for the organization. While this [...]
