By Emma Loura The Riley County planning department is going back to regularly meeting with its committees as Vision 2025 is underway, commissioners said Monday. Vision 2025 is a comprehensive plan to develop the unincorporated areas of the county while preserving agricultural land and its rural heritage, boost economic opportunities for all citizens and to conserve natural resources. “I think it’s really good that we’re getting this done by the end of 2025,” said county planning director Amanda Webb. “… We need a new vision, but that also gives us time. We’re not rushing it either.” To view the full…
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By Megan Moser Matt Pivarnik, CEO of the Greater Topeka Partnership, was the final speaker of the day for Friday’s Regional Growth Summit, a day-long conference put on by the Manhattan, Junction City and Wamego chambers of commerce. He and colleagues discussed combining Topeka and Manhattan — as well as Lawrence and possibly other cities — to form a bigger metropolitan statistical area (MSA). The benefit, they said, is showing a higher population to be able to compete for businesses and economic development projects or programs that might have a higher population cutoff than any of those cities has on…
Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 8:33 Segment 3: 23:36 Segment 4: 35:40 On Monday’s edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson he spoke with Beth Montelone from K-State and Jim Genandt from Manhattan Area Technical College about the National Science Foundation grant. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN.
On January 25, 2025, officers filed a report of fraud after a 68-year-old male was contacted by an outside agency regarding a mistake on his bill. The victim, following instructions from an unknown individual, withdrew and deposited money into a different account. As a result, the victim lost $9,100. The incident is under investigation, and authorities are asking anyone with information to come forward. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for tips that lead to a successful resolution of the case, and individuals can remain anonymous when submitting information. Click here for more local news.
Eva Cleary, 20, of Ogden, was arrested on January 24, 2025, at approximately 8:30 AM in the 100 block of N. 4th Street. Cleary was taken into custody under a Riley County District Court warrant on charges of interference with a law enforcement officer and falsely reporting a felony with the intent to obstruct justice. Her total bond has been set at $6,000, but she was not confined at the time of the report. Click here for more local news.
On January 24, 2025, at approximately 11:58 PM, officers responded to a report of a possible gunshot in the 1300 block of Laramie Street. Officers on the scene heard a noise similar to that of a gunshot and, upon further investigation, found evidence confirming that a round had been fired by an unknown subject in a nearby parking garage. 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. Click here for more local news.
On January 25, 2025, at approximately 2:37 PM, officers filed a report in Manhattan regarding a series of serious criminal offenses. The report included charges of domestic battery, criminal threat, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated impersonation of a law enforcement officer. Jeremy Barker, 45, of Manhattan, was arrested just minutes later at around 2:44 PM. He was taken into custody on probable cause for aggravated false impersonation, domestic battery, aggravated kidnapping, and criminal threat. His bond was set at $150,000, and he was confined at the time of the report. Due to the sensitive nature of the case, no further details…
Officers filed a report of criminal discharge of a firearm on January 24, 2025, at approximately 11:58 PM in the 1300 block of Laramie Street. Officer report hearing a noise similar to that of a gunshot and upon investigation located evidence of a round being fired by an unknown subject in the parking garage. 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. Eva Cleary, 20, of Ogden, was arrested on January 24, 2025, at approximately 8:30 AM in the 100 block of…
A pursuit involving a stolen vehicle in Kiowa County ended in a fatal crash on January 25, 2025. The incident began at 9:03 PM when Kansas Highway Patrol troopers located a stolen 2009 Ford Focus traveling eastbound on US Highway 54. The vehicle was being sought in connection with a homicide investigation in Anderson County. As troopers prepared to initiate a traffic stop, the driver of the Ford, later identified as Jerry Wayne Thompson, pulled over but fled after verbal contact was made. A chase ensued, and the Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office successfully deployed stop sticks at milepost 105. The…
By Toby Hammes Manhattan High boys’ basketball salvaged its McPherson Invitational experience with a much-needed 63-61 win over Hutchinson in the seventh-place matchup on Saturday. “What a sweet win, we needed it so bad as a program,” head coach Benji George said. “I’m just miserable when we lose and I know our players are too. They heard some hard truths the last two days, and they responded today. I really liked our togetherness.” The Indians (4-7) trailed by as many as 17 points in the first half but stormed back behind a plethora of offensive production. Manhattan shot 53.6% in…