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North Riley Co. explosion sends one to hospital

A man and dog were injured in a building explosion in northern Riley County on Saturday afternoon according to Riley County Fire Chief Pat Collins. Ken Specht was reportedly checking a furnace in a shop building located at 2217 Ober Road when there was an explosion. The blast destroyed the building and blew windows out […]

By |2015-11-28T19:45:42-06:00November 28th, 2015|Local News|Comments Off on North Riley Co. explosion sends one to hospital

Kansas Supreme Court rules in Pottawatomie County case

The Kansas Supreme Court earlier this week issued its opinion in a 2010 indecent liberties and aggravated sodomy case involving Justin Dern, with the victims listed as two three-year-old girls. The Court affirmed Dern’s two convictions for aggravated indecent liberties with a child and the life sentences imposed for them. But the Supreme Court Justices reversed […]

By |2015-11-27T14:43:34-06:00November 27th, 2015|Local News|Comments Off on Kansas Supreme Court rules in Pottawatomie County case

Black Friday shoppers brave frosty morning in MHK

While places like Walmart and Best Buy saw big crowds Thursday evening, the official Black Friday national shopping event went into motion Friday morning in Manhattan. “It’s pretty exciting, we’re seeing a lot of traffic now here later in the morning,”  Manhattan Town Center Marketing Director Jeff Sutton told KMAN. “It started out a little […]

By |2015-11-27T13:32:55-06:00November 27th, 2015|Local News|Comments Off on Black Friday shoppers brave frosty morning in MHK

RCPD Report 11/26/15

Several arrests were reported by Riley County Police Thanksgiving morning. Codey Lindquist, 18, of Manhattan was taken into custody on charges of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, criminal sodomy, and indecent and electronic solicitation involving a child. The case relates to an earlier reported incident involving two alleged consensual teens, with one under 16 […]

By |2015-11-27T06:01:18-06:00November 27th, 2015|Local News|Comments Off on RCPD Report 11/26/15

Accident on I-70

A Clay Center woman was taken to the hospital following an accident on I-70 Thursday afternoon.  Samantha Hurst, 20, was westbound on I-70 about a mile west of Junction City when she lost control of the 2012 Nissan Altima she was driving due to the wet road, went across the median, and slid into the […]

By |2015-11-27T05:51:32-06:00November 27th, 2015|Local News|Comments Off on Accident on I-70

Winter Storm Warning in effect until 6 p.m. Friday

(Photo Courtesy of National Weather Service, Topeka) The Freezing line late Thursday night extended from Valley Falls, to Topeka, to east of Burlington. West of this line periods of freezing rain with isolated sleet showers were occurring. Road temperatures will continue to cool and ice will begin forming on roadways through the night. The […]

By |2015-11-26T22:10:13-06:00November 26th, 2015|Local News|Comments Off on Winter Storm Warning in effect until 6 p.m. Friday

Wintry Weather set to affect area

(Photo courtesy National Weather Service, Topeka, Kansas) Hazardous Travel Conditions Expected during the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend!** Moderate to heavy rain is expected through much of Thanksgiving Day, with rainfall accumulations upwards of 1-2” likely. However, as a strong cold front moves through the area today, temperatures will quickly plunge to around or below the freezing […]

By |2015-11-26T02:39:46-06:00November 26th, 2015|Local News|Comments Off on Wintry Weather set to affect area

Manhattan sales tax receipts up for November

Sales tax numbers for the City of Manhattan rebounded for November after a disappointing showing in October. Manhattan took in $1,064,371 this month according to report from State Treasurer Ron Estes, compared to $955,911 in November 2014. This puts the Little Apple $118,384 ahead of expectations for sales tax receipts for the month. Retail trade accounted […]

By |2015-11-25T15:42:23-06:00November 25th, 2015|Local News|Comments Off on Manhattan sales tax receipts up for November

Peace Memorial Auditorium renovations discussed at City work session

Manhattan City Commissioners all spoke in support of possible renovations to Peace Memorial Auditorium, but worried about the costs for them Tuesday night in City Hall. Commissioners gathered a work session and heard from the Friends of Peace Memorial Auditorium, a group pushing for renovations that include dedications to military veterans — World War II […]

By |2015-11-24T21:30:27-06:00November 24th, 2015|Local News|Comments Off on Peace Memorial Auditorium renovations discussed at City work session

Manhattan-Ogden school district picked 4th-best in the state, Riley County 244th

Local school districts stacked up well in the latest school district rankings by the website Niche.com for 2015. The website, which analyzes school districts and colleges across the country, listed Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 as the fourth-best in the state, while the Rock Creek school district was picked 10th and Wamego came in at No. 15. […]

By |2015-11-24T12:15:05-06:00November 24th, 2015|Local News|Comments Off on Manhattan-Ogden school district picked 4th-best in the state, Riley County 244th
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