Fort Riley has updated its mask policy, making the use of face coverings optional in all indoor spaces for fully vaccinated personnel. The update was announced Monday by Brigadier General Frank Stanco, acting senior commanding general of Fort Riley. Unvaccinated personnel are still required to wear masks indoors and in non-socially distanced outdoor settings, regardless [...]
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Following a weekend announcement that Avian Influenza has been detected in Kansas, Manhattan’s Sunset Zoo says it’s taking prevention protocol measures to protect its animals. As a result, some areas of the zoo may be closed to the public, including the Australian Walkabout, home to the zoo’s aviary and Emus. Additionally, the area housing the [...]
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Riley County Police say a Manhattan bank was defrauded to the tune of almost $200,000 recently. According to Monday’s RCPD Activity Report, officers filed a report for theft by deception in the 1000 block of Westloop Place Friday, listing Kansas State Bank as the victim. Police say the bank reported loaning money to a vendor [...]
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Two people, including a 9-year-old boy were killed Monday in a crash in southern Riley County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a passenger car was eastbound on South 32nd Street shortly before 3 p.m., about a mile south of Ogden when the driver lost control, for an unknown reason. The vehicle rolled onto its side [...]
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The sentence of a man convicted of killing a Junction City woman and her unborn child on Christmas Day in 2018 has been affirmed. The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld the sentence of Dion Jamal Green, who pleaded guilty to two counts of felony first-degree murder in the death of 31-year-old Jenna Schafer, of [...]
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Several Afghan families have now resettled in Manhattan, seeking a new start, after instability developed in Afghanistan last summer amid American forces withdrawing from the region. Among those now calling Manhattan home is Idrees Khalil, who with his family of six, are among nine families to have been resettled into a Manhattan neighborhood over the [...]
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A Clay Center man convicted of sex crimes will spend more than nine years behind bars after sentencing this week in Clay County District Court. According to a release from Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 29-year-old Jonathan Moore was sentenced Thursday by Judge John Bosch on one count of criminal sodomy, one count of indecent [...]
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Thursday’s snowfall has been a significant help to the lack of moisture seen in the region for the past several months. An estimated 6 to 7 inches of snow fell in the Manhattan area. It’s the second significant snowfall in a week, following the 4.5 inches of snow that fell Sunday. It comes as the [...]
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A status hearing for a Manhattan man accused in the death of a 2-year-old boy has been continued to next month. Gage Anderson appeared via Zoom Tuesday in front of Judge Kendra Lewison. Anderson is charged with first degree murder and child abuse stemming from the December 2020 incident. According to Deputy Riley County Attorney [...]
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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for areas along and north of Interstate 70 from 6 p.m. Wednesday through 6 p.m. Thursday. That includes Riley, Geary, Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties. An estimated 4 to 8 inches of snow is possible in the Manhattan area, with heavier amounts expected further to the [...]
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