KMAN Staff

Snow is becoming more likely to impact northeast Kansas from Friday afternoon through early Sunday, with forecasters warning of potentially hazardous travel conditions. While exact snowfall amounts remain uncertain, most locations are expected to see at least some accumulation from falling and blowing snow. Roads could become slick, particularly during periods of heavier snowfall and [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Friday morning following a reported domestic disturbance. Riley County Police say officers filed the report around 9:24 a.m. Jan. 16 in Manhattan. A 39-year-old woman reported that a 44-year-old man known to her battered her and caused property damage. Officers arrested Kevin Harbaugh, 44, of Manhattan, at approximately 9:47 a.m. [...]

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A Kansas City, Missouri man is jailed in Riley County on a number of past fraud-related charges. Riley County Police say 47-year-old Kahlil Kilian was taken into custody Friday evening on three counts of forgery, three counts of identity theft, two counts of theft by deception, one count of attempted theft by deception and three [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating the theft of an electric bike. A 19-year-old woman in the 900 block of North Manhattan Avenue reported the theft just after 4 p.m. Monday. The bike is valued at approximately $1,500. Anyone with information about a crime can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous [...]

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A fire at Marlatt Elementary on Friday caused an evacuation of the school. According to a social media post from the Manhattan Fire Department, firefighters were called to respond to a small fire at the school shortly before noon. The fire was extinguished and students were let back into the building. No injuries were reported. [...]

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Two Manhattan residents were arrested Thursday afternoon in separate cases involving allegations of battery against law enforcement officers. Riley County Police say 41-year-old Mahbooba Babrakzai was arrested around 1:50 p.m. Jan. 15 in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. The arrest stems from a report originally filed Nov. 21, 2025, in which a [...]

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Two people were taken into custody Thursday evening in Ogden following the execution of a search warrant and the service of a district court warrant. Riley County Police say 21-year-old Jessica Urbina of Manhattan was arrested around 5:53 p.m. Jan. 15 in the 300 block of Twelfth Street on a Riley County District Court warrant [...]

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Two people from Manhattan were arrested again Thursday night after police executed a second search warrant as part of an ongoing drug investigation. Riley County Police say officers served a search warrant around 9:36 p.m. Jan. 15, 2026, in the 1600 block of Woodcrest Drive. As a result, 39-year-old David Labombarbe and 27-year-old Bailey Crumpton [...]

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A Manhattan man was seriously injured early this (FRI) morning in a head-on crash in western Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 23-year-old Jaylen Cruse was westbound on US Highway 40 shortly before 1 a.m. when his Chevy Impala crossed the center line and collided with a semitrailer. Cruse was transported to Colby Medical Center [...]

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U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran this week paid tribute on the Senate floor to Manhattan veteran Jim Sharp. Horace “Jim” Sharp, a World War II veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was a guard during the Nuremberg trials, died in December at 101. “Jim was an authentic American hero,” Moran said. “Sometimes [...]

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