The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for theft and criminal damage to property near the intersection of 3rd & Colorado in Manhattan on May 27, 2021, around 5:35 PM. Officers listed Manhattan Parks and Rec as…
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On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Riley County Police Department Director Dennis Butler.
Downtown Manhattan could soon be the home of a new art museum. The proposed 50,000-square-foot, $43.6 million building, known as the Museum of Art and Light, would feature an array of exhibits and art from local and international artists. The idea was pioneered by local residents Robert and Tracey DeBruyn, owners of The Master Teacher in Manhattan, about three years ago. “They had been to a museum in France – in Paris – that highlighted art through projection in like a warehouse environment,” deputy city manager Jason Hilgers said. “Really tall walls – open floor plan.” Projections show the museum…
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Robbin Cole from Pawnee Mental Health.
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for theft in the 1900 block of Judson Street in Manhattan on May 26, 2021, around 5:36 PM. Officers listed a 56-year-old male as the victim when he reported an…
Olathe, Kan. — Police in suburban Kansas City, Kansas, say one of its officers shot and wounded a man who pointed a gun at another officer. Olathe police say the shooting happened late Wednesday afternoon when officers were sent to check on an unresponsive man inside a parked vehicle. Police say officers checking on the man spotted a gun inside the vehicle and say the man picked it up and pointed it at an officer. Police say an officer then shot the man, and the man fled the scene on foot. He was found a short distance away and arrested,…
BENKELMAN, Neb. — The National Weather Service has confirmed strong storms that raked rural areas of southwestern Nebraska and northwestern Kansas spawned at least two tornadoes in mostly uninhabited parts of each state. The service’s office in Goodland, Kansas, says the first tornadoes reported Wednesday hit around 3:30 p.m. in fields north of Benkelman in Nebraska. Two more were reported about an hour later northwest of Herndon in Kansas. Meteorologist Jesse Lundquist says the service received a report of one homestead near Herndon possibly being damaged by a tornado, but has received no reports of injuries. Lundquist says the storms…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Topeka police say officers found a man fatally shot early Thursday morning in the city’s Central Park neighborhood. Police say in a news release that the shooting was reported around 4:45 a.m. Thursday. Officers who responded to the area, which includes a mix of businesses and homes, found the man with gunshot wounds and rushed him by ambulance to a local hospital, where he died. Police did not immediately release the man’s name or announce any suspects or arrests in the case.
State of the General Fund Manhattan officials discussed the state of the General Fund, which is the city’s main operating fund, during the city commission meeting Tuesday. The meeting was the first of several that will be held over the next few months to create the 2022 budget. Despite the pandemic, city manager Ron Fehr says the fund’s cash balance has increased over the past several months. “In our general fund balance, we were able to save substantially because of all those cuts that we made and because of the hiring freeze and vacancies that we had,” Fehr said. “…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for theft in the 500 block of Sunset Ave. in Manhattan on May 25, 2021, at approximately 9:56 a.m. Officers listed a 49-year-old male as the victim when it was…