Riley County Police are asking for the public’s help in a rape investigation. A woman reported she was raped in NorthEast Manhattan early Saturday morning. The suspect is desribed as a 5 foot 10 to 6 foot tall white man with an average build and very short light brown hair. He was last seen running [...]
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Manhattan could see big program cuts in 2021 depending on the extent of COVID-19’s economic impact. The city is facing a possible $2.7 million general fund gap in the next fiscal year. City Commissioners Tuesday discussed a mix of cuts, fund transfers and fee increases to help fill the hole, but remained opposed to increasing [...]
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A third person has died from coronavirus-related complications, according to a Wednesday Riley County Health Department release. Officials report the 61-year-old man died this morning after suffering COVID-19 related complications. He was on a ventilator since last week. “I extend my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones,” said Local Health Officer Julie Gibbs. [...]
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A Junction City police officer discovered a missing 15-year-old girl from El Salvador while conducting a traffic stop Tuesday. Officer Nick Blake was meeting with the occupants of a 2019 Nissan rental vehicle on westbound I-70 when it was discovered that one of the passengers had been reported as missing by a relative in Maryland [...]
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Officers filed a report for forgery in Manhattan on June 9, 2020, at approximately 8:50 PM. Officers listed a 62-year-old female, Diamond Real Estate Management, and Community First Bank as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect cashed forged checks. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $4,632.81. Anyone with information [...]
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The Riley County Health Department has announced the issuance of Health Order No. 12, changing planned reductions in mass gathering restrictions. Mass gathering sizes were originally scheduled to increase to 100 people beginning June 10 and 250 people starting June 17. With the new health order, gathering sizes will be limited to 50 people until [...]
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K-State plans to open residence halls and dining centers for the 2020 fall semester and will put measures in place to promote the health and safety of students. Some of these measures include decreased housing density, increased cleaning of residence halls and dining centers, implementing a move-in schedule that lessens gathering sizes and adjusted student-dining [...]
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Even though local grocery stores may be in relatively short supply of certain baking essentials, local residents will soon have another option for getting flour. On June 18 from 3 to 7 p.m., the Kansas State University Department of Grain Science and Industry will host a drive-thru flour distribution to community members in need. The [...]
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Riley County now has its second coronavirus related death. The Riley County Health Department was notified that an 88 year-old Riley County man died after testing positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. He was one of the three new positive cases reported on yesterday. The patient was hospitalized in a neighboring community where he was [...]
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Overland Rd. Bridge The Pottawatomie County Commission approved the advertising of bids for the replacement of bridge MCR17 on Overland Rd.. The bridge, which has one of the lowest sufficiency ratings of all 266 Pottawatomie County bridges, has a projected cost of about $328,933.80. In discussing this project, Peter Clark, the Pottawatomie County Public Works [...]
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