Riley County Police arrested a Fort Riley man early Saturday morning after he was accused of brandishing a firearm during a disturbance in Aggieville. Officers filed a report of aggravated assault and criminal threat at approximately 1:43 a.m. in the 1100 block of Moro Street. Police said 24-year-old Enrique Morales was antagonizing a group of individuals and was found with a gun. Morales was arrested at 1:45 a.m. on charges of aggravated assault and criminal threat. He was issued a total bond of $15,000 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. Click here…
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Riley County Police are investigating a theft reported Friday evening in the 600 block of Highland Ridge Drive. Officers say an 18-year-old man reported his Cartier watch was stolen during an attempted purchase. The loss is valued at $12,000. Police are also investigating a burglary reported Friday morning in the 400 block of McCall Road. Officers say a 35-year-old man reported that a suspect broke into his storage unit and stole approximately $1,300 worth of items. Anyone with information on either case is asked to contact RCPD or Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Click here for more local news.
The Kansas Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to slow down as they make their way to K-State football games this fall. According to Trooper Ben Gardner with Troop C, one driver was clocked traveling 112 mph in a 75 mph zone over the weekend on Interstate 70 in Geary County. That’s 37 miles over the speed limit and a ticket of $408. Gardner says with another K-State home game this weekend, it’s more important to arrive safely than rushing to the game. — Several construction projects will impact gameday travel this fall. In Geary County, traffic on I-70 is reduced…
Wilian Maldonado, 43, of Manhattan, was arrested on September 1, 2025, at approximately 6:27 p.m., near the intersection of 3rd Street and Leavenworth in Manhattan, on a Jefferson Parish (La.) District Court warrant. Maldonado was issued no bond and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. Inayjha Ware, 22, of Wichita, was arrested on August 31, 2025, at approximately 10:15 p.m., in the 1001 block of Seth Child Road in Manhattan, on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation and a Manhattan Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear. These warrants stem from…
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Heavy rain is blamed for a crash that injured three people Monday afternoon in Geary County. The Highway Patrol says 24-year-old Riley Brungardt of Hoisington lost control of his Jeep on eastbound I-70 near Moritz Road, hitting a Buick parked on the shoulder and pushing it into a Ford pickup. Brungardt and two people in the Buick, 63-year-old Tammy Bevan-Tyler of Overland Park and 60-year-old Mark Taylor of Olathe, suffered minor injuries. Only Brungardt was taken to the hospital. The pickup driver, 24-year-old Jake Sobonilla of Fort Riley, was not hurt. Click here for more Geary County news.
Riley County Police responded to more than 20 incidents over the weekend, including a fight, a battery, child abuse and multiple theft cases. Among the calls, officers responded to an injury crash early Sunday at Denison and Kimball avenues, a reported assault on Kearney Street, and a domestic disturbance at an apartment on Tuttle Creek Boulevard. Eight arrests were made during the reporting period. Those included 38-year-old Nikita Miranda Brook Akbar of Manhattan, arrested on charges of child endangerment and driving under the influence. She was taken into custody Saturday evening at Dollar General on Tuttle Creek Boulevard. Other arrests…
A season that started with so much promise nearly spiraled into chaos two games in for No.17 Kansas State after a too-close-for-comfort 38-35 win over North Dakota Saturday evening. After trading blows all game, the Wildcats needed 81 yards to avoid absolute disaster, down four with just over two minutes to play. They managed to pull off a 10-play drive in just over a minute, as Joe Jackson rumbled into the end zone on a six-yard pass after a huge 25-yard scramble by quarterback Avery Johnson. The defense hung on, and the Wildcats secured their first win of the season…
Riley County Police responded to more than 20 incidents over the weekend, including fights, batteries and an unattended death, according to department activity logs. The most serious arrest came early Saturday when officers arrested 24-year-old Enrique Rayshon Morales of Fort Riley on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and making a criminal threat. Morales was booked into the Riley County Jail on a $15,000 bond. In a separate incident, 34-year-old Eduardo Luis Solorzano Torres of Manhattan was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, his second such offense. His bond was set at $1,500. Police also arrested…
After a rough start to the season, the No. 17 Kansas State Wildcats return return home with hopes to right the ship against North Dakota in front of a friendly crowd at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Saturday. Eric Schmidt is in his first season as the head coach at North Dakota after spending the 2024 season as the defensive coordinator for San Diego State. This is his first time serving as a head coach, and he has previous stints at North Dakota, including as linebackers coach in 2006 and defensive coordinator from 2014 to 2019. He replaces Bubba Schweigert,…