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Man arrested in connection to alleged Manhattan kidnapping
WYANDOTTE COUNTY (KSNT) – The Riley County Police Department announced it had arrested a man in connection to an alleged kidnapping in Manhattan. At 4:35 a.m. on April 26, the RCPD responded to a call from a female victim in the northeast part of Manhattan. Dispatchers got a text shortly later from the victim saying […]
Man, 51, reports $10,000 wedding ring stolen from Manhattan hotel room
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Riley County police were investigating a report of a stolen wedding ring from a Manhattan hotel, officials said. The missing ring was reported around 2:32 p.m. Monday from a hotel in the 500 block of S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Officers listed a 51-year-old man...
New principals hired for USD 475
JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) – USD 475 approved the hiring of a new Lincoln Elementary and Spring Valley Elementary principal at the last regular school board meeting. At Lincoln Elementary, Daniel Dinkel was hired to take over the 2024-25 school year following the retirement of long-serving principal Kathi Teeter. Dinkel is currently an instructional coach at […]
County approves final step before EMS HQ construction
Riley County commissioners checked off the final step before construction can begin on a new emergency medical services facility. The county commission on Thursday approved a measure to maintain the drainage system built to accommodate the new Riley County EMS headquarters, which will replace the current EMS building at 2011 Claflin Road in Manhattan.
KDHE rescinds boil water advisory for Fort Riley
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Department of Health and Environment has rescinded the boil water advisory for Fort Riley. According to Fort Riley officials, residents and customers in the affected areas of Historic Main Post, Camp Whitside, Camp Funston and Marshall Army Airfield may resume using water normally. Fort Riley...
RCPD director says police are 'turning up the notch' on crime prevention in Aggieville
Riley County Police director Brian Peete says his officers are “turning it up a notch” on crime prevention in Aggieville. Peete told Riley County commissioners during the board’s meeting Monday at the Ogden Community Center that he’s planning meetings with Aggieville business owners in the coming weeks to determine how RCPD can provide better enforcement within the business district near K-State.
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