The name of the deceased individual has been released by the Kansas Highway Patrol. Alexis D. Champ, 18, from Wichita was killed driving a Chevy Silverado. Champ was traveling with Darius T. Person, 21, of Michigan, who was injured and taken to Mercy Regional Health Center. Both were wearing their seat belts at the time of the incident. The accident occurred on I-70 Westbound, 1.3 miles east of Deep Creek Road. KHP reports the Chevy was traveling eastbound on I-70, crossed the median and went into the ravine in the north drainage ditch ### Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat…
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Setting the stage for a potentially historic ruling, the Supreme Court announced Friday it will decide whether same-sex couples have a right to marry everywhere in America under the Constitution.
Travel agents say the demand for tours to Cuba is exploding in 2015 following the Obama administration’s announcement that Americans will have greater freedom to travel to the communist nation.
It was a good night to be a Tribe hoops fan Friday at Highland Park with MHS getting the clean sweep over the Scots in key Centennial League match ups. The MHS girls struggled offensively in the first half shooting 33% from the field but still led 20-16 at the break. The Indians would outscore the Lady Scots 37-14 in the second half to turn a tight game into a 57-28 blowout. Manhattan’s (6-2, 3-2) defense was rock solid, forcing 28 Highland Park (3-5, 1-4) turnovers and keeping the Lady Scots to just 32% from the field. Manhattan was led in…
Around 250 local leaders met for the 2015 Flint Hills Leader’s Retreat in Overland Park on Friday. Attendees included commissioners, business owners, and organizers from the Riley, Pottawatomie and Geary County areas. Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President, Lyle Butler began the two day event with a word of welcome and thanked the sponsors of the event. He mentioned most conferences request that people put away their cell phones, but a new part of this year’s retreat involved the utilization of cell phones. Following each of the different presentations, participants were asked to answer different questions via text message. The…
The first segment of In Focus features St. Senator Tom Hawk of Manhattan: The second segment features Riley County Extension Director Jennifer Wilson: The next segment is with Riley County Senior Service Center Asst. Dir. Susan Peterson: The final segment is with Steve Higgs, Associate Vice President for Research at Kansas State University:
Linda Morse filed for a position on Manhattan’s City Commission this morning. She is a long-time resident of Manhattan and a recent retiree of Kansas State University. Morse is “excited that Manhattan is one of the economic bright spots in Kansas, but cautions, however, that wise decisions and management of resources will be critical to our future.” Morse says she has a great interest in the new Comprehensive Land Use Plan that is underway. Morse has served for six years on the Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board and several years ago served on the Riley County Land Use Plan. Policies…
A St. George man faces a large bond after his arrest by Riley County Police Thursday afternoon. Colton Magnuson, 24, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear in court, with an original offense of driving while suspended or revoked and driving while a habitual violator. Magnuson was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department and issued a bond of $10,000. ### Riley County Police arrested a Herrington man Thursday night, with an original offense of aggravated false impersonation. Randy Fetters, Jr., 35, was taken into custody while at the Riley County Police Department at approximately 11:20 PM and, with…
Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 School Board President Leah Fliter is running for re-election to the Board of Education. Fliter announced her intentions Friday morning. She has been on the board for about four years. But Fliter points to another experience which prepared her to serve on the board. Prior to that, Fliter also spent four years covering the school board as a reporter for the Manhattan Mercury. The USD 383 School Board President says there’s a lot of change ahead for education, pointing to Thursday night’s State of the State Address by Governor Sam Brownback. She reminds us when she ran…
According to a police report released at 3 p.m. Friday Joel Groninga, who had been reported missing by his family late Thursday was found by authorities in Salina. Groninga was found unharmed, but apparently was having vehicle trouble that caused a delay. No further information was available.