A 94-page petition has been filed by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office with the U-S Supreme Court in the Luis Aguirre murder case, involving the 2009 murders of Tanya and Juan Maldonado. The  Petition for Writ of Certiorari asks two main questions–Whether a request to temporarily cease questioning is a clear and unequivocal assertion of the […]
The atmosphere was solemn Friday as the clock struck noon and rang out on the Riley County Courthouse Plaza. The clock’s bells reverberated off the metal of a dozen red silhouettes of domestic violence victims, each with a plaque around their necks describing why they’re represented by art instead of their living physical bodies. For years […]
A Thursday accident in Pottawatomie County sent two people to the hospital, including one who was life-flighted to a Topeka facility. Sheriff Greg Riat announced Friday afternoon that at about 6:45 p.m. Thursday,  the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, EMS, and Fire and Rescue responded to a two vehicle motor vehicle accident just east of the […]
Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for theft of a motor vehicle in the 1000 block of Humboldt Street in Manhattan on October 1, 2015 at approximately 7:20 AM. Police found that a 1997 red Honda Civic valued at approximately $2,000.00 was removed from an apartment complex parking lot without the […]
Riley County commissioners were updated on the housing market Thursday morning. County Appraiser Greg McHenry reported that the market continues to be steady and slightly ahead of last year’s pace. So far McHenry’s office has recorded 1,002 real estate sales in 2015 through Sept. 28. The median sale price was $188,000 while the average sale price […]
 The Kansas State University Police Department responded to an unusual call Tuesday evening. At around 7 p.m. K-State police were called to a residence hall regarding a report of a nude male who was causing a disturbance. Upon arrival, the officers detained the suspect, who was later transported to Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. […]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Wednesday launched the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) “Think and Do Challenge,” a prize competition that seeks ideas to leverage NBAF resources in order to conduct research to protect the Nation’s animal agricultural industry and public health.  S&T will award up […]
Riley County Police are investigating a reported aggravated kidnapping which allegedly took place in the 300 block of North Sunset Avenue in Manhattan Tuesday afternoon at approximately 2:45. Police were informed of an incident involving a 16-year-old male victim who was taken in a vehicle and later dropped off near the Sunset Zoo by several unknown males. The victim […]
A Rossville man faces an October fifth sentencing in Riley County District Court for vehicular homicide, after reportedly entering a plea of no contest.  Derik Kesler, 33, had been slated for a September 22nd trial. A preliminary hearing had been held in early August, with testimony from crime scene investigators, including one RCPD official who reported Kesler was […]
A large natural gas line was ruptured shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday in the area of 916 Pottawatomie Street. Residents are asked to stay away from the area and those living within a quarter mile are asked to evacuate the area until further advised. This would include those who live in the 800 to 1000 […]
