County Planner, Bob Isaac came before the Riley County Commission, during their Thursday meeting, to present two plat requests. The first was from Richard and Laura Soash, who wished to replat their tract of land in University Park. This prompted some discussion, as the projected tract of land would include to different sides of the road. In the end, the commission approved the request. Raymond Shultz submitted the second request, in order to plat his tract of land in north county. The commission approved this request as well. ————————— Bids were opened for a new motor grader. Four companies submitted…
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Riley County Police are reporting the arrest of Shaquille Blount, 20, of Fort Riley for a failure to appear warrant while he was in the 200 block of Custer Ave. Blount was arrested late Wednesday morning but he was later released on $12,500.00 bond. The original offense for this warrant was listed as driving while cancelled, suspended, or revoked. And David Bonney, 29, of Manhattan was arrested while in the 100 block of N. 4th Street in Manhattan for a probation violation warrant with the original offense of possession of cocaine. This warrant caused Bonney to be held and later released on $5,000 bond. Bonney was…
A large amount of methamphetamine was seized and two arrests were made by Riley County Police and other law enforcement agents Wednesday evening. RCPD Public Information Officer Mat Droge indicates RCPD with agents from the Kansas Department of Corrections, assigned to the U-S Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, conducted a search warrant in the 300 block of Holly Place in Manhattan at about seven p.m. Nearly 30 grams of meth were seized, as well as several items of drug paraphernalia. William Hancock, 54, of Manhattan faces charges of possession of meth with intent to distribute, and felony and misdemeanor…
WACO, Texas (AP) Odyssey Sims scored 20 points as No. 12 Baylor rolled over Kansas State 71-47 on Wednesday. Baylor (15-3, 5-1 Big 12) shot 42 percent, made 6 of 14 beyond the arc and 15 of 24 from the line, though Sims was the only player in double figures. The Lady Bears won the rebounding battle 40-31. Kansas State (8-10, 2-5) was led by Breanna Lewis’ 14, while Brianna Craig added 13. The Wildcats were hurt by 21 turnovers and 21 personal fouls. Baylor scored the first 10 points of the game and never trailed. They led 13-11 and…
NFL officials say they treated this week’s snowstorm as a dress rehearsal for the Super Bowl. Officials say they met a self-imposed deadline of removing snow from the stadium within 18 hours, and will be ready if snow hits before the big game.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced a plan on Wednesday to commit $350 million in state funds to help shore up Detroit’s pension funds and prevent valuable city-owned art from being sold during the debt-ridden city’s bankruptcy.
As the policy change for the disruptive acts at school or school activities was again brought up at Wednesday’s Manhattan Ogden school board meeting, more uncertainty surfaced from board members. The issue in question is the allowing of staff with conceal carry permits to bring guns on school grounds as long as they are secure in their vehicle. At the last meeting, Aaron Estabrook, board member, brought forward the question of what exactly was meant by “secure”. Bob Shannon, superintendent, brought back the answer stating that “the vehicle must be locked and the weapon is not visible.” Estabrook continued to…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Brad Starnes, USD 378 Superintendent, and Brady Burton, USD 384 Superintendent, followed by Pam Kulokas with Flint Hills Discovery Center.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Manhattan Mayor John Matta and City Manager Ron Fehr.
Wednesday’s edition of “The Game” on KMAN recaps the Kansas State loss to Texas on a buzzer beater on Tuesday night. What does that mean for the rest of the Big 12 slate with Iowa State looming on Saturday for Bruce Weber’s Cats? The women have a tough task at hand on Wednesday night against Baylor down in Waco, do the Cats have a chance to keep it an interesting ball game? B.J. Kissel joins the show to talk about the upcoming Senior Bowl and what players the Kansas City Chiefs might be looking at. The Royals have signed OF Justin Maxwell to a one year deal for the upcoming season with still a couple of players waiting to be signed. All this plus, You can’t be serious on “The Game” on KMAN.