Attendance was down at City pools this year, but revenue was greater. Manhattan City Commissioner’s learned why Tuesday night, as they were presented with a 2015 aquatics report. Director of Parks and Recreation, Eddie Estes spoke to commissioners about the results of the report at a city commission work session. The session included a look […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Former Miss Kansas and the host of an Outdoor Channel adventure show has been charged with illegally shooting an Alaska grizzly bear and attempting to cover it up. Alaska State Troopers say 25-year-old Theresa Vail, star of “Limitless with Theresa Vail,” and two hunting guides are charged with misdemeanors. Vail […]
A Junction City man was sentenced Monday to 30 years in federal prison for trafficking cocaine in Junction City and Manhattan, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said in a press release Monday afternoon. Albert Dwayne Banks, 33, of Junction, City, was convicted on counts that included conspiracy to distribute more than 280 grams of crack cocaine. Last month, […]
Officers with the Riley County Police Department responded along with other emergency crews to a vehicle collision near the intersection of 4th Street and Fort Riley Boulevard on Friday at approximately 11:55 a.m. Officers investigating this collision found that a 2013 Chevy Camaro driven by Robert Penn, 40, of Manhattan, was traveling west on Fort Riley […]
MANHATTAN — The Kansas State University Foundation and Kansas State University celebrated the opening of the K-State Office Park on Friday, Dec. 4, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house. The new building is the first in a multiphase project that will fuel collaboration, philanthropic support and economic development in the North Campus Corridor. On […]
A K-State Football Player made a fumble, that landed him behind bars over the weekend. Sophomore defensive bacK, Kaleb Prewett was arrested in Manhattan on Sunday morning – on the charge of consumption and purchase of liquor by a minor. 20-year-old Prewett was arrested just after 1:00 a.m., in the 1600 block of Fairfield Avenue. […]
The Office of United States Attorney, District of Kansas, Barry Grissom released the following statement regarding the sentencing of a Junction City man in a drug trafficking case: TOPEKA, KAN. – A Junction City man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for trafficking cocaine in Junction City and Manhattan, U.S. Attorney Barry […]
There are a few changes coming to access control points at Fort Riley in the coming days. Starting Saturday, (Dec. 5): – The 12th Street Gate is closed to privately owned vehicles on Saturdays. The commercial portion will remain open on Saturdays. The gate is closed to all traffic on Sundays. The gate is open […]
K-State — The Kansas State University Police Department is seeking help in locating vandals who overturned a grand piano in All Faiths Chapel on campus. According to a Facebook post by John Lehmer, K-State faculty member, the Steinway piano is reported to have been damaged sometime between 9 p.m. on Thursday evening and 9 a.m. […]
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Kody Nations, 22, of Ogden and Michael Cossey, 19, also of Ogden, on Thursday at approximately 9:30 p.m. while in the 2600 block of Farm Bureau Road. Nations was arrested for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Nations’ bond […]
