Manhattan Parks and Recreation is gearing up for their full reopening plan. Director Eddie Eastes says all of the parks and trails in Manhattan are open, but some of the aspects within the parks are closed, such as playgrounds and bathrooms. Those facilities are expected to open this week. The department wanted to make sure [...]
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A local man believed missing after swimming at Pillsbury Crossing has been found safe. Riley County safety officials were called to the scene Friday after 9 p.m., having received a call that a man in his 20s could not be found after swimming with friends. After a two-hour search, authorities found the man safe at [...]
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A newly diagnosed COVID-positive individual from another county recently participated in a group event in Manhattan, according to Riley County health officials. According a Friday release, the unidentified individual played in a pick-up soccer game at K-State’s Memorial Stadium on Sunday, May 31st between 2 and 4 p.m. He developed symptoms Tuesday. Anyone who attended [...]
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Riley County is currently totaling eight positive cases of coronavirus as of Friday, after one new positive patient tested positive. This brings the cumulative total to 68 cases. The patient is a 35-year-old female and the health department is currently doing investigation and contact tracing. People who have come into close contact are being notified [...]
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An August preliminary hearing is scheduled in Riley County for a Texas man accused of rape. At a status conference Tuesday, Judge William Malcolm set a four hour setting August 7 for Sean Morgan, who is charged with the 2015 alleged rape and aggravated kidnapping of a then 27-year-old victim. Morgan was arrested last fall [...]
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Kansas State University President and retired 4 star General Richard Myers told CNN’s Erin Burnett Thursday he was saddened by the military’s use of force Monday in Washington, D.C. to break up a mostly peaceful protest. Myers, who served as President George W. Bush’s Joint Chief of Staff from 2001 to 2005, says it wasn’t [...]
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The Manhattan Fire Department made quick work of a mobile home kitchen fire Thursday. Firefighters were called to the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road Lot 15 shortly after 6:30 p.m. for a structure fire. Crews found a mobile home with smoke showing from the building. Upon entry, they found the fire in the kitchen, [...]
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Around 2,000 protesters Tuesday marched from Aggieville’s Triangle Park down Bluemont Avenue in opposition to racism as well as biased policing and advocating for justice for George Floyd, killed last week by Minneapolis police. Riley County Police Department Director Dennis Butler spoke at the protest and joined KMAN’s The Game Wednesday to further discuss Tuesday’s [...]
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A Junction City man has pleaded guilty to the Christmas 2018 murder of a woman and her unborn child. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 34-year-old Dion Jamel Green entered the pleas Thursday in Geary County District Court. Sentencing in front of Judge Steven Hornbaker will take place Oct. 28 at 1:30 p.m. Green [...]
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Lazone Grays, a World War Two and Korean Conflict veteran and Manhattan resident, celebrated a rather noisy 101st birthday yesterday. Several members of the VFW, American Legion, Manhattan Fire Department, Riley County Police Department and Emergency Medical Services surprised Grays by parading in front of his home while blaring emergency vehicle sirens and motorcycle engines. [...]
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