Manhattan City Commissioners will consider entering into a $2.9 million contract to finance road construction in the north campus corridor. The contract is being proposed after KDOT recently announced it will not start a planned roundabout project at US 24 and K-113 Seth Child Road until 2025, rather than next year as initially planned. That’s prompted the city to fast track work in the Edge District to avoid simultaneous projects happening in that area. The city is planning to redevelop the intersection at Kimball and Denison and was planning some of the phased work to take place in 2025 but…
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Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Mark Hatesohl preview the Tuesday legislative meeting planned at City Hall.
Saben Williams, 18, of Manhattan was arrested on July 17, 2023, around 8:15 a.m. on his Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. This warrant stems from original charges of domestic battery and two counts of violation of a protection order. Williams was issued a total bond of $6,000 and is no longer confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for theft in the 300 block of S. Remmele St. in Riley County on July 17, 2023, around 9:15 a.m. A 51-year-old man was listed as the victim when it was reported his trailer…
The Pottawatomie County Attorney’s Office will be closing the week of July 31 through Aug. 4 as staff undergo training on new computer software. Sherri Schuck detailed the closure in her update to commissioners Monday morning. Schuck says her office will connect with law enforcement agencies so they still have points of contact for prosecutors. Emails and voicemails to the county attorney’s office will be returned. Further details will be made public between now and the end of the month at pottcounty.org.
Manahttan’s Keenan Schartz led the West team to a 21-20 win over the East at the Kansas Shrine Bowl Saturday in Hays, throwing for one touchdown and rushing for another. The Washburn-bound quarterback went 16-of-18 for 124 yards through the air and ran for another 19 yards on 10 carries, including a two-yard touchdown run that would prove to be the game winner in the third quarter. Wamego’s Ty Weber led the West with six tackles, including a half-tackle for loss.
Riley County Historical Museum Curator of Education & Design Melanie Highsmith discusses a new temporary exhibit that looks back on the history of medical pioneers in Riley County.
Officers filed a report for theft in the 200 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. in Manhattan on July 14, 2023, around 6:45 p.m. A 48-year-old man was listed as the victim when he reported a woman known to him stole his blue 2008 Chevrolet Silverado worth approximately $23,000. The truck was located unharmed by Topeka police on July 15, 2023, around 1:00 p.m. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Officers filed a report for theft in the 1400 block of Flint…
UPDATE: This story was updated with new information about the details of the arrest. A Wichita man was arrested on Friday afternoon in Manhattan. According to RCPD, 36-year-old Matthew Hinton was arrested just before 3:00pm at City Park on Fremont Street after a call was placed into the station at 2:15pm that Hinton was having intimate relations with a minor in a car. When officers arrived, they identified Hinton and a 14 year old female in the car. Hinton was charged with a single count of indecent liberties with a child less than 16 years of age and two counts of…