A Manhattan man was arrested late Sunday night at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center following a reported incident involving a law enforcement officer, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 11:37 p.m. May 4th in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road, the location of the Riley County Law Enforcement Center, for battery on a law enforcement officer. A 24-year-old man was listed as the victim, and a 47-year-old man was identified as the suspect. Matthew Muse, 47, of Manhattan, was arrested on a charge of battery on a law enforcement officer.…
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Police are investigating a reported assault and aggravated battery involving two individuals Monday morning in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 9:41 a.m. May 4th in the 900 block of Anneberg Drive. A 24-year-old man and a 28-year-old man were both listed as victims and suspects in the incident. According to the report, the 24-year-old man alleged the 28-year-old man nearly struck his vehicle with another vehicle. The 28-year-old man alleged the 24-year-old man struck him with a vehicle. No additional information was immediately released.
One person was transported to the hospital Monday evening following a two-vehicle crash in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers responded at approximately 7:52 p.m. May 4th to the intersection of Vattier Street and North Fourth Street for a reported injury accident. Upon arrival, officers determined that a 2011 Dodge driven by Jeremy Hicks, 21, of Manhattan, had struck a 2018 Ford driven by Nonacik Reckert, 31, of Manhattan. Reckert was transported by EMS to Via Christi Hospital for treatment. Hicks was issued a citation for failure to yield at a yield sign.
Officers filed a report for sexual exploitation of a child in Manhattan on May 5, 2026 at approximately 12:23 a.m. An 11-year-old female was listed as the victim, and an unknown male was listed as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported, no additional information will be released. Officers responded to the report of an injury crash near the intersection of Vattier St. and N. 4th St. on May 4 at approximately 7:52 p.m. Upon arrival, officers found a 2011 Dodge driven by Jeremy Hicks, 21, of Manhattan had struck a 2018 Ford driven by Nonacik Reckert, 31,…
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Police arrested four Manhattan teenagers Friday for a report of violent crimes against a 15-year-old boy. Banjamin Antonio Chavez Birdwell, 17, was arrested at 3:14 p.m. in the 2100 block of Oak Street; brothers Jamie Earl Ellis Jr., 16, and Isaiah Amos Ellis, 17, were arrested at 8512 Golden Eagle Court; and Benjamin Gael Carranza, 16, was arrested in the 2200 block of Blueberry Drive. All four boys are charged with aggravated robbery inflicting bodily harm, battery and aggravated assault while disguised to conceal their identities. The Riley County Police Department released them to another facility. An RCPD spokesman said…
By Bryan Richardson After enacting a six-month moratorium on data center projects last month, the Riley County Commission on Monday began considering the next steps of the conversation. Planning director Amanda Webb spoke to commissioners about possibilities of the information they could seek during the moratorium period. The temporary restriction also includes battery energy storage system projects, but data centers were the focus of Monday’s conversation. “It’s all about understanding what these things are, what the impacts are and things to consider if we are going to go down the path of allowing them in some manner,” she said. To…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying two individuals involved in a reported battery last month in Louisville. Deputies responded at approximately 10:23 a.m. April 26th, 2026, to the area of East Hickory Street and Calhoun Street for a report of a disturbance. According to authorities, a witness reported that a male driver exited a white mid-size SUV and approached an elderly man, striking him multiple times in the face until the victim fell to the ground. A female passenger then exited the vehicle and also struck the man in the head while he…