Police ask for help to locate stolen vehicle
MANHATTAN —Officers filed a report for motor vehicle theft in the 800 block of Pierre St. in Manhattan. According to the Riley County Police Activity Report, just before 9:30a.m. Friday, Officers...
View ArticleCommunity will benefit from sales tax increase
By Ariana De La Garza Manhattan voters approved a quarter-cent sales tax that will bring in $27.5 million for improvements to parks and for recreation projects. The tax will last for 10 years bringing...
View ArticleWomen’s Foundation’s Appointments Project™ expands across Kansas
WICHITA — The Women’s Foundation, League of Kansas Municipalities, Kansas State University Extension and the Kansas Health Foundation have announced a new partnership focused on expanding the...
View ArticleRiley County Arrest Report Sunday December 10
The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. GLENN PATRICK NIESS JR, 23,...
View ArticleMeeting set for task force examining Kan. foster care system, missing children
Gina Meier-Hummel started her job December 1 as secretary of the Kansas Department for Children and Families. photo bySTEPHEN KORANDA / KPR TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas legislative task force on child...
View ArticleRiley County Arrest Report Monday December 11
The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. JONATHAN NORTON KIRBY, 46,...
View ArticleManhattan man jailed for alleged kidnapping, assault of 32-year old woman
MANHATTAN — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged kidnapping and criminal damage to property. Just before 11:30 a.m. Sunday, police arrested Jonathan Norton Kirby, 46, at...
View ArticleAdults who stutter are needed for an eye-tracking study at K-State
MANHATTAN—Adults who stutter are sought for a study examining the eye movements of people who do and do not stutter. Participants who stutter should be 18 or older, a native English speaker, and be...
View ArticleAssociate Dean of KSU Grad School accepts position at Univ. of Nebraska
Herman -photo KSU By KELSEY PETERSON Michael Herman, associate dean and professor in the Division of Biology, has accepted a position at the University of Nebraska as director of the School of...
View ArticleRiley County Arrest Report Tuesday December 12
The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. JONATHAN NORTON KIRBY, 46,...
View ArticleTeen jailed on $100K bond for alleged robbery, theft
MANHATTAN —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for robbery, Just after 11:30 a.m. Monday, police arrested Enrique Munoz, 19, of Topeka, in the 100 block of Courthouse Place in...
View ArticlePolice release sketch in connection with Kan. college rape case
photo Courtesy RCPD MANHATTAN —The Riley County Police Department along with the Lawrence Police Department continue their intensified efforts into solving multiple incidents of rape committed in both...
View ArticleRiley County Arrest Report Wednesday December 13
The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MONTRELL DSHONE VASSAR, 17,...
View ArticleNew DCF Leader Prioritizes Accountability In Kan. Child Welfare System
By MADELINE FOX The new secretary of the Kansas Department for Children and Families has come in promising a thorough review of the agency, staffing changes and more accountability following...
View Article$1.8 million NIH grant to help tiny gene regulator research at KSU
By Stephanie Jacques Bright green fluorescent markers in a microscopic worm and a $1.8 million NIH grant help Anna Zinovyeva, Kansas State University assistant professor of biology, research life’s...
View ArticleRiley County Arrest Report Thursday December 14
The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. DANIEL DAVID SHERRADEN, 22,...
View ArticleKansas State University officials say food supply threatened
KSU President Richard Myers during Thursday’s testimony MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The president of Kansas State University has told Congress that the country is unprepared to deal with its food supply...
View ArticleRiley County Arrest Report Friday December 15
The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. TYLER LAVELL WHITE, 24, Ogden,...
View ArticleRiley County Arrest Report Saturday December 16
The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. DOMINIC LAMAR WILSON, 19, Fort Riley,...
View ArticleKSU grain science professor recognized by National Academy of Inventors
Seib-photo KSU By Sarah Caldwell Hancock MANHATTAN — The National Academy of Inventors is honoring Paul A. Seib, professor emeritus of grain science and industry at Kansas State University, for his...
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