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 aggravated indecent liberties in Manhattan on February 24, 2020, at approximately 11:05 AM. Officers listed a 14-year-old female as the victim and a 13-year-old male as the suspect. Due…
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A Junction City man was life flighted to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka over the weekend after being stabbed by his girlfriend, according to a Junction City Police Department press release. Police responded to an apartment complex at 110 W. 16th St., Sunday where they found John Edward Motton, 25, with a stab wound to his chest. An investigation determined that Kyrianna Johnson, 21, assaulted Motton while they were inside the apartment in which they live together. Johnson was arrested for domestic aggravated battery and is being held at Geary County Detention Center without bond. Motton is currently in stable…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Many Kansas counties’websites may be at risk as they lack basic protocols that make it easier for hackers to impersonate websites. Out of 105 counties, only eight of them have websites ending in .gov, a domain extension only government officials can control, and 60 counties’ URLs start with “http” rather than the more secure “https.“ Security concerns have become more prominent as local governments have become frequent targets in ransomware, where hackers hold data hostage in exchange for money. According to KCUR-FM, experts say it could be a serious concern for smaller governments during a time…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Riley County Historical Museum Executive Director Cheryl Collins and board member Jed Dunham. We also spoke with Sunset Zoo Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood and Head Zookeeper Savannah Hiatt.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are considering blocking the sale of raw milk or requiring farmers to include warning labels on packaging after the state abandoned a law prohibiting farmers from advertising raw milk outside their farm. The Wichita Eagle reports that the state stopped enforcing the ban after Shepherd’s Gate Dairy operators Mark and Coraleen Bunner filed a lawsuit in opposition of the 1967 law in October. Pasteurized milk undergoes a heating process to kill pathogens. The Food and Drug Administration says raw milk that comes straight from a cow or goat is much more likely to carry…
Hundreds of local business and community leaders all got together for the 95th annual Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Friday. The chamber of commerce had a change in leadership from past chamber board chair Wayne Sloan to new chamber board Larie Schoap. The Clyde Jones Volunteer of the year award was also awarded to co-owner with New Boston Creative Group Lisa Sisley. Also for the first time a couple won the Citizen of the year award. The couple was CivicPlus owners Ward and Brenda Morgan who accepted the award via video. Sisley was shocked to learn that she…
Officials from Riley and Pottawatomie County and the City of Manhattan met Thursday to discuss potentially moving the Riley County Police Department Aggieville substation. The meeting was the monthly joint meeting between the three entities. The move would be in conjunction with Aggieville improvements and would put the substation on the ground floor of a parking garage on the corner of North Manhattan Avenue and Laramie Street. The new proposed station would span about 4,000 square feet on the side of garage facing Laramie Street with half being designated as training space. Captain Josh Kyle says one reason for the…
Friday’s featured four different segments. Segment 1 – Kansas State University Research & Extension Horticulture Agent Gregg Eyestone. Segment 2 – T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter Director Deb Watkins and Volunteer Coordinator Hanna Shoemaker with special guest “Smoke” – a 10 year-old pit bull crossbreed who has been at the shelter for more than two months and looking for a forever home. Segment 3 – Riley County Seniors’ Service Center Program Coordinator Liz Nelson highlighted events coming up at the center during the month of March. Segment 4 – Flint Hills Discovery Center Curator of Education Stephen Bridenstine and Assistant…
Riley County might look into billing the Aggieville Business Association for emergency services used on Fake Patty’s Day. EMS Director David Adams asked the Riley County commission if this is something they might consider. He says he has spoken with other departments about the possibility since the ABA has their name attached to the celebration. One of his suggestions is to conduct a cost analysis study to see how much it is costing the county. Preliminary numbers show the costs at around $3,500. Commissioner John Ford says a cost analysis study would be the best route for now. Adams says…
Manhattan-Ogden school board members gave consensus this week to the latest design updates for planned renovations at Manhattan High’s west campus. Gould Evans and McCown Gordon representatives showed board members their plans which would include an additional storage space that could dual purpose as a storm shelter. Without the space, the project would come in $72,000 under the $26.8 million budget. However, with the space included in the design that puts the project over budget by about $200,000. The “hardened area” shelter was presented in an alternate to the plan which they believed should be involved in the final design,…