MANHATTAN — Riley County Police say a man has been arrested on a charge of rape. Tuesday morning’s RCPD arrest report says 27-year-old Luis Emanuel Cortijo Abreu was arrested at noon Monday on a warrant for rape of a mentally deficient victim. Abreu at one point was listed on the Riley County most wanted list. [...]
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MANHATTAN — Riley County commissioners have voted to send the proposed 2020 budget on for an audit. Budget and Finance Officer Tami Robison went over some changes Monday that had been requested during the commission’s most recent budget session. Robison says with all the adjustments and expenditures, the proposed budget remains under the tax lid, [...]
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MANHATTAN — Two people had to be rescued from the waters of the Kansas River Monday night after losing their boats. The Manhattan Fire Department was among several responding agencies dispatched to the Kansas River near Fairmont Park just after 6:45 p.m. Upon arrival, they found two patients in the river hanging on to trees, [...]
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Speaking from a wheelchair with his foot in a boot following an ankle injury while hiking in Arizona, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Manhattan addressed a multitude of topics and questions to an overflowing room in the Flint Hills Discovery Center Saturday morning as part of his listening tour. Agriculture Moran says the agricultural economy [...]
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WABAUNSEE COUNTY — One person was injured Monday morning in a crash on Interstate 70 in Wabaunsee County, southeast of Manhattan. The Kansas Highway Patrol says just after 10 a.m., an westbound Chevy Silverado driven by 34-year-old Donte Newsome of Topeka blew a tire, traveled through the center median with the vehicle landing in the [...]
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Officers filed a report for theft by deception in Manhattan on June 28, 2019, at approximately 9:45 AM. Officers listed a 32-year-old woman as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect scammed her out of money using the gift card scam. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $20,500.00. Police ask that [...]
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TOPEKA — The search for a new Chief Justice in the 21st Judicial District is underway. The 21st Judicial District Nominating Commission will convene at 8:30 a.m. July 24 to interview seven nominees for the vacancy, created by the retirement last month of Chief Judge Meryl Wilson. The person chosen for the position will oversee court cases [...]
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MANHATTAN — The Riley County Police Department is looking into an incident that scammed a Manhattan woman out of $20,000. Department officials have been warning the public about this type of scam for the last two weeks on its Facebook page, where this information was posted. The scam involves a suspect disguising his or her [...]
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Photos courtesy Clay Center Police Department CLAY CENTER — The search continues for a missing Clay Center boy that could potentially be in danger. On Saturday, officers from the Clay Center Police Department said 2-year-old Lucas Ohlde was last seen on Friday in town. They believe he is no longer in Clay Center and may [...]
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After reviewing more than 100 submissions, the Manhattan Arts and Humanities Advisory Board have settled on seven finalists in the City of Manhattan flag contest. Submissions opened in March 29 and now the choice of Manhattan’s new city flag goes to the public for a vote. Voting opens on Monday, July 1 and closes Sunday, [...]
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