Officers filed a report of an injury accident at the corner of Wilderness Trail and Cimarron Trail in Ogden on May 22, 2024, at approximately 11:30 PM. Merlin Sharp, 71, of Manhattan, was transported to Via Christi medical center via EMS for non life-threatening injuries after he swerved to miss a deer and struck a fire hydrant. Christian Michaud, 26, of Manhattan, was arrested on May 22, 2024, at approximately 6:15 AM in the 700 block of Walters Drive. Michaud was arrested on probable cause offenses of aggravated domestic battery, stalking, criminal threat, aggravated intimidation of a witness/victim, and harassment…
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Riley County Police are investigating after someone reportedly stole a vehicle from a car dealership this week. Officers filed a report Tuesday morning for motor vehicle theft at Briggs Auto after a 2016 Chevy Silverado and a separate Kansas temporary tag were stolen from the lot. The total estimated loss is over $20,000. No arrests were noted Wednesday. Police are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.
K-State Athletics – The eyes of the nation will be on Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Friday, September 13, as FOX Sports has announced that Kansas State’s non-conference matchup with Arizona will kick off at 7 p.m. as the inaugural game of the new FOX College Football Friday television package. This will be Kansas State’s first home weeknight game since playing on a Thursday night in 2015, while it is the Wildcats’ first Friday home game since 2013. The non-conference matchup against new Big 12 foe Arizona is the first game of a previously scheduled non-conference series that was announced in 2016.…
Officers filed a report of motor vehicle theft on May 21, 2024, at approximately 11:05 AM in the 2300 block of Stagg Hill Road. Officers listed Briggs Auto as the victim when it was reported an unknown subject stole a 2016 Chevy Silverado as well as a separate Kansas temporary tag off of the lot. Total estimated loss associated with this matter is over $20,000. 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 of theft by deception, criminal…
Courtesy Annie Wolfe, The Pottawatomie County Times As the Pottawatomie County Commission prepares to expand from three to five seats in January 2025, uncertainty remains over how the change will impact appointments to the Planning Commission in the future. As reported in the Pottawatomie County Times, the Planning Commission currently consists of 10 voting members, with two appointed from each of the three county commission districts and four members appointed at large. If each of the five future commissioners are allowed to appoint two individuals each to the planning commission, it will result in eight of the members being concentrated…
Courtesy Annie Wolfe, The Pottawatomie County Times It’s been three weeks since a tornado devastated Westmoreland and damage estimates are coming more into focus. According to the Pottawatomie County Times, Pottawatomie County Appraiser Robin Knoblauch noted at Monday’s weekly commission meeting that through her own investigation, the estimated loss in value to the city is around $2.6 million. This included 17 properties that were total losses and 10 properties that were extremely damaged and are non-livable. In addition, about 43 other properties sustained minor to major damage. Four parcels just beyond the Westmoreland city limits also sustained an estimated $400,000…
Officers filed a report of burglary on May 20, 2024, at approximately 8:44 AM in the 600 block of Schurle Way. Officers listed 67,, 53, and 33-year-old males and a 74-year-old female as the victim when it was reported an unknown subject removed the lock from their storage unit and stole various items with a total estimated loss of $3,100. 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.
By AJ Dome, The Mercury In what the Riley County EMS director called a rare shift, the county’s downtown EMS station recorded more emergency calls last month than the county’s main station at 2011 Claflin Road. David Adams told Riley County commissioners Monday that April data showed 479 total ambulance calls, mostly for sick people and for those who had fallen. Adams says Station 2, at 11th and Poyntz reported 154 calls, outpacing the 131 calls into Station 1 on Claflin Road. Adams linked the increase in service calls to Station 2 to a few patients who rely on EMS to help…
Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 12:14 Segment 3 – 23:25 Segment 4 – 34:17 On Monday’s edition of In Focus Riley County Historical Museum Curator of Education and Design Melanie Highsmith and staff member Holly Hill, who also works with the Chapman Center discuss Historic Preservation Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month recognized in May.
Brandon Colson, 38, of Manhattan was arrested on Saturday around Midnight in the 1000 block of Laramie Street. Colson was arrested on the probable cause offense of abusing a child: knowingly torturing, cruelly beating, or striking a child under 6 years old. Colson has previous convictions for burglary, forgery and aggravated escape from custody, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections. His total bond for this case was set at $100,000. Colson was still confined as of Monday morning.