A Manhattan woman convicted of an array of drug charges in September was sentenced Monday in Riley County District Court. She will serve a sentence of more than 31 years in prison. Catrien Van-Petten, 36, was scheduled for a status hearing on Monday to get rulings for motions she made and to evaluate where the [...]
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Families can go “fore” the win at a new temporary exhibit in the Flint Hills Discovery Center. “Grassland Mini-Golf,” which opened over the weekend, invites guests to discover the rich ecology of the tallgrass prairie while playing nine holes of putt-putt golf. Each hole was designed by Discovery Center staff to introduce guests to a [...]
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An Eskridge woman was arrested Sunday after a K-9 alerted deputies to suspected drugs in a vehicle at the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Tim Morse says the vehicle belonged to 55-year-old Robin Baker, who had been visiting an inmate at the jail. Deputies searched the car and found substances believed to be illegal drugs, [...]
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A 77-year-old Manhattan man searching for a new companion is now a little lighter in the wallet due to some online scammers. Riley County Police say the man attempted on Monday morning to purchase a dog through Facebook from two people he didn’t know. The man sent the two suspects $1,200 but never received the dog. [...]
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Riley County Police arrested a woman Monday following a domestic disturbance that escalated into an altercation with officers. According to a police report, 40-year-old Katrina Fair is charged with interfering with law enforcement, battey on a law enforcement officer and domestic battery. The two victims in the case are a 46-year-old man and a 19-year-old [...]
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By Lewis Marien FORT RILEY — U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall anticipates a new agreement later this month expanding healthcare access for local veterans. Marshall, a Kansas Republican, visited Fort Riley’s Irwin Army Community Hospital on Friday after months of advocacy and coordination with the Defense Health Agency and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs when reports [...]
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By Megan Moser and Rose Gruenbacher Manhattan is not a sanctuary jurisdiction, city manager Danielle Dulin said in a letter responding to a federal prosecutor last week. The correspondence follows an incident December 4 in which ICE agents were present at Manhattan Municipal Court to take into custody a woman who was there related to [...]
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A Manhattan man was arrested early Sunday morning following a traffic stop that led to multiple charges. Riley County Police say officers filed the report around 11:47 p.m. Jan. 10 in the 700 block of Fort Riley Boulevard. The case involved allegations of driving under the influence, transporting an open container and tampering with an [...]
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A Manhattan man was arrested Saturday afternoon following an aggravated burglary and domestic disturbance reported in the city. Riley County Police say officers filed the report around 2:44 p.m. Jan. 10. A 33-year-old woman was listed as the victim, and a 36-year-old man known to her was identified as the suspect. Police reported that the [...]
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A bicyclist was taken to the hospital Friday afternoon following a vehicle–pedestrian crash in Manhattan. Riley County Police say officers responded around 12:30 p.m. Jan. 9 to the intersection of Anderson Avenue and Waters Street. A 2023 Jeep Compass driven by 77-year-old Glen Milheim of Junction City struck a bicyclist, identified as 54-year-old Nataniel Ervin [...]
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