Downtown Manhattan was packed for Purple Power Play on Friday evening as members of the community celebrated the kickoff of the K-State sports season in the Little Apple. Organizers said they had their “highest attendance year yet” at the annual event, which took place the night before K-State football opened its 2024 slate with a 41-6 home win over Tennessee-Martin. Dozens of food trucks pulled up to Blue Earth Plaza on Friday, feeding attendees as they saw performances by the Lazy Wayne Band, K-State’s “Resonate A Capella,” Washington and Bates dance studios, and the K-State marching band and cheerleaders. The…
Author: Peter Rice
A Manhattan man is being held in the Riley County Jail after being arrested Saturday morning for assaulting police officers. 31-year-old Camron Todd Leupold was arrested in the 2200 block of Buckingham around 2:30 a.m. on two counts of assaulting a law enforcement officer, and one count each of battery and interference with a law enforcement officer. As of Saturday, Leupold was still confined in the RCJ on a total bond of $10,000. Reports show Leupold was arrested last November for violating a protection order, domestic battery and criminal damage to property.
Law enforcement are investigating a recent case of burglary and identity theft. Just before 10 a.m. Thursday, RCPD officers filed a report of vehicular burglary in the 2800 block of Allison Avenue in Manhattan, where a 45-year-old woman reported her car was broken into and her Chase Bank card was taken by an unknown subject. The card was then used at Walmart in Topeka. Total loss associated with this report is approximately $3,000.
A Manhattan man is behind bars following an early-morning arrest that occurred on Friday. Douglas Michael Holen was arrested around 3:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of Walters Drive for criminal trespassing and violating a protection order. The 58-year-old remained in the riley County jail as of Friday on a total bond of $12,000.
Manhattan city commissioners will finalize the 2025 budget and mill levy rate Tuesday evening. The meeting also will serve as a public hearing for both the budget and revenue-neutral rate. Commissioners will have a second reading of the 2025 budget ordinance Sept. 17, and county clerks will certify the tax rate and 2025 budget on Oct. 1. The full story van be viewed at theMercury.com
Starting tonight, RCPD will restrict traffic in certain areas of Aggieville from 11:00 PM to 2:30 AM, and will be limited to Friday and Saturday nights. The affected streets are 12th Street (North from Laramie and South from the alley between Moro and Bluemont), and Moro Street (Manhattan Ave east through 11th Street.) A designated “Ride Share Only Parking” area will be established in the 600 block of North Manhattan Avenue, in front of Chipotle, in an effort o better accommodate visitors and reduce traffic congestion. RCPD will also utilize marked patrol units at two key intersections: Moro/North Manhattan and…
The vice president of a local construction company is pushing back against a city official’s claim that material shortages caused a road project’s delayed completion date. Travis Shilling, vice president of Shilling Construction Company Inc., said Tuesday the complexity of the work on Anderson/Bluemont Avenue between 11th Street and Harris Drive was the reason it missed its original expected completion date of Aug. 16. Interim city manager Jason Hilgers had told KMAN last week that Shilling Construction had “some issues at their plant” so materials were “tough to come by.” The full story can viewed at theMercury.com
Officers filed a report of a motor vehicle theft in the 1200 block of Bertrand St. on Tuesday at around 5 p.m. RCPD listed a 21-year-old male as the victim when it was reported his black and yellow Honda motorcycle was taken by an unknown suspect in the overnight hours. The total loss associated with this report is approximately $2,000. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers.
Kansas State University and Sen. Jerry Moran announced on Monday that the university will receive a $7 million federal investment to support the university’s Biomanufacturing Training and Education Initiative. The funding will be directed toward the construction of the new Biomanufacturing Core and Training Facility, which will improve the university’s ability to perform cutting-edge research and workforce development. “As Kansas continues to grow its animal health corridor, Kansas State University is uniquely equipped to train the workforce needed for this industry,” Moran said. “I worked to secure federal resources to bolster K-State’s efforts to build Manhattan into a premier location…
Law enforcement are investigating alleged criminal destruction of property in the 800 block of Fremont Street in Manhattan. Just after 4p.m. August 24, a 39-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman reported a renter of their property did a substantial amount of damage to the property. The subject is a 19-year-old man. Total loss associated with this report is approximately $1,700.