Author: Brandon Peoples

Police say a 62-year-old man was the most recent victim of an internet scam Monday which saw him purchasing nearly $6,000 in gift cards for an unknown suspect. RCPD says a report for theft was filed Monday afternoon in the 1900 block of Casement Road. According to the report, the suspect stole $5,950 in miscellaneous gift cards from the victim during the scheme. Anyone with information is urged to contact RCPD or Crime Stoppers. These types of scams are all too common, especially among senior citizens and often involve victims being asked to purchase pre-paid cards, which can be harder…

Police are investigating the theft of more than a dozen firearms from an unoccupied Manhattan house over Labor Day weekend. Riley County Police filed a burglary report Sunday in the 900 block of Dehoff Drive, listing a 42-year-old man as the victim. According to Tuesday’s RCPD activity report, an unknown suspect took 11 rifles, a 20 gauge shotgun and multiple handguns in addition to scopes and sights. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $15,250. According to police, the homeowners were out of town at the time of the incident. Police are asking anyone with information to…

A future paving project along Salzer Road near Wamego is on hold temporarily as Pottawatomie County officials work with area land owners to begin right-of-way acquisition discussions. The county wants to pave a one mile stretch of Salzer from Say Road north to Elm Slough Road, the latter of which is also on the docket for future paving between Wamego and St. George. Commissioner Dee McKee said Aug. 30 she’d like to fund such projects utilizing some sort of benefit district. However, county counselor John Watt says current state law prohibits counties from doing so and likely would require a…

K-State got a dominant performance from its defense, and Deuce Vaughn rushed for 124 yards on 13 carries as the Wildcats took down Stanford in its season opener 24-7 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday. Skylar Thompson threw for 144 yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns, including a six yard run in the first quarter. Deuce Vaughn had perhaps the play of the game, a 59-yard scamper with 6:17 left in the 2nd quarter, putting the Cats up 14-0 at halftime, K-State’s offense outgained Stanford in the first half 240-124. On the defensive side, the K-State pitched…

Downtown Manhattan officials are making plans for the biggest Third Thursday event of the year, which will coincidentally also be the last of 2021. Director of the Downtown business group Gina Scroggs says they’re throwing a street festival the evening of Sept. 16, which will see Poyntz Ave. closed from 3rd Street to Juliette Ave. from 5 to 8 p.m. Scroggs says downtown is also looking forward to a re-branded Taste of Downtown on Oct. 5, which is now called Plates and Pours and involves local bars and restaurants. Tickets for Plates and Pours are available at downtownmhk.com. Scroggs adds…

A confirmed case of West Nile virus has been identified in a horse in Shawnee County. The Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Animal Health announced Friday that the confirmed case involved a horse that had not been vaccinated for the virus. Kansas Animal Health Commissioner Justin Smith says they strongly encourage all horse owners to consult with their local veterinarian and make a vaccination plan for their horses. West Nile Virus can infect humans, horses, birds and other species. Symptoms that typically show in infected horses range from depression, loss of appetite and fever, to severe neurologic signs like…

The Princeton Review has given Kansas State University high marks once again, putting it in the Top 10 in the nation and best in both Kansas and the Big 12 Conference. K-State makes the list in 10 of the guides 26 categories, including happiest students, most loved colleges, great quality of life, great career services, great residence halls and great health services. The guide also recommends the university for great town-gown relations, being among the best-run schools and being one of the best universities in the Midwest. K-State also made the lists for great athletic facilities and great intramural sports.…

The pandemic surge is impacting Community Health Care System’s Onaga Community Hospital. In addition to rising numbers of COVID-19 inpatients, the hospital has also been challenged transferring stroke and cardiac patients since the beginning of August. Chief Nursing Officer Mindy Olberding said Friday that it took more than three hours finding a bed for at least one stroke patient recently. In another case, the closest nearby bed space was as far away as Idaho or Illinois. The Onaga hospital is only staffed with three to four nurses a day and has only a small pool of available nurses it can…

A portion of North Manhattan Ave. will close for part of the day Thursday to allow work to be completed on the east side of the new Aggieville parking garage. City officials say the road will be closed from 6 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. between Moro and Laramie Street. Access to the alley south of Moro will be available during that time. Any further delays will be communicated through the city’s social media. Extreme heat blamed for two of three Manhattan water main breaks In addition, the city says extreme heat played a part in two of three water main…

Two weeks in to the new school year, school officials at Manhattan/Ogden say they’re weathering what’s been a somewhat bumpy start to a second year of classes in a pandemic. Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade on KMAN’s In Focus Wednesday said the district is meeting almost daily with local health officials on their mitigation efforts. With a new state law capping remote learning to no more than 40 hours per student, schools are becoming challenged when students are required to enter quarantine. As for whether the district would consider quarantined classrooms as a way to keep kids in class, Dr. Wade…