MANHATTAN — Crisis Center Inc. raised more than $27,000 from 126 gifts at the Grow Green Match Day, held April 22 by the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation. Executive Director Judy Davis says that was enough to earn a maximum match of $10,000 from the Howe Family Foundation. The Crisis Center was one of seven agencies [...]
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Update 5/1/19 Riley County Police say they have located a juvenile inmate who escaped from a private security company while in transit to court Tuesday. The 16-year-old has been identified as John Wallace, and was arrested Tuesday evening. He managed to get away from the custody of Secure Transport in the 10 o’clock hour of [...]
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Daniel Cooper, 32, of Manhattan was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on April 30, 2019, at approximately 11:10 AM. Cooper was arrested on an offense of violating the offender registration act. Cooper was issued a total bond of $10,000.00. Cooper was not confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a [...]
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The Riley County commissioners approved grants for both juvenile and adult corrections services. These grants came from the Kansas Department of Corrections’ $3 million pool. The funds total approximately $780,000 and will be used for the fiscal year 2020. The funds will be used to focus on three key areas for adult services. These areas [...]
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MANHATTAN — A Manhattan woman is hoping to push city commissioners to draft an ordinance to prohibit the transfer of live animals in the back of trucks. Keleigh Schettler became concerned after noticing in March 2018 a tow truck with a dog chained to it driving down Fort Riley Blvd. According to Schettler the chain [...]
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WESTMORELAND — The Pottawatomie County Commissioners took a tour of four different county buildings during Monday’s meeting. The buildings toured included the Noxious Weed Department, the Justice Center building basement, the Administration Building, and the Pottawatomie County Health Department. The tours took up most of the morning and the purpose was to explore some of [...]
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Officers filed a report for theft and criminal damage to property in the 300 block of Ninth St in Ogden on April 29, 2019, at approximately 2:45 PM. Officers listed David Wood, 56 of Manhattan as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect took three air conditioning units and copper. The estimated total [...]
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DENVER — A former Colorado doctor who resided in Manhattan was sentenced to seven years in prison by a federal judge in Colorado last week, for illegally distributing controlled substances and money laundering. John Littleford, 73, will spend 87 months at a yet to be announced federal prison and will be placed on three years [...]
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Update 8 a.m. Tuesday MANHATTAN — A Geary County teenager was arrested late Sunday night after reports he was walking around carrying a gun near 17th and Poyntz Ave. The Riley County Police Department says the 14-year-old male suspect was taken into custody without incident sometime after midnight and arrested on the offenses of criminal [...]
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Officers filed a report for theft in the 800 block of Commons PL in Manhattan on April 27, 2019, at approximately 9:00 PM. Officers listed Andrew Kohls, 31 of Manhattan as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect took his iPhone 7 plus. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately [...]
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