Larger aircraft are coming to Manhattan Regional Airport. Starting in April, American Airlines will use the larger, 65-seat ERJ-170 aircraft for daily flights to and from Chicago. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local...
Authorities are searching for a suspect who fled a traffic stop Monday night in rural Geary County. According to the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, deputies attempted to make a traffic stop on a dirt bike shortly before 10 p.m. on K-57 north of Junction City. The driver fled northbound, and crashed the bike near the [...]
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Franchisee Greg Shelton, CEO of MJC Huts, said construction is expected to begin before the end of March. The new building will be constructed in the parking lot, just east of the current Pizza Hut store, to allow the business to remain open during construction. “It’s going to be a free-standing DELCO, which means delivering [...]
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A St. George man is jailed in Riley County, accused of rape and kidnapping. Riley County Police arrested 30-year-old Ricky Dunklin on Friday on a warrant charging him with single counts of rape and aggravated charges of criminal sodomy, kidnapping and domestic battery as well as failure to appear. Bond was set at $125,000. An [...]
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Doug Russell, Deputy Fire Chief with Riley County Fire District No. 1 joined KMAN’s Morning News Tuesday to discuss the extreme fire weather conditions that continue across the Flint Hills region.
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Officials with the Kansas Highway Patrol helped rescue a woman trapped in her wrecked vehicle early Monday morning on I-70 in Geary County. According to a social media post, a KHP trooper was called out to the scene of the rollover crash at around 8 a.m., though the exact time of the crash is unknown. [...]
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Street and utility improvements will resume next month in Aggieville, as part of the ongoing multi-year redevelopment of the business district. Manhattan city officials in February approved the next phase of a $5.4 million construction project along 12th Street between Moro and Laramie, in addition to alley improvements from North Manhattan Ave. to 12th Street. [...]
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A red flag warning is in place across the area Friday as a strong storm system approaches. K-State meteorologist Chip Redmond says a “bomb cyclone” will elevate the risk for fires developing throughout the region. “That combination of 60 plus mile per hour winds and that low humidity can result in significant fire activity,” he [...]
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High school basketball’s ultimate prize is up for grabs this week as state tournaments get underway across Kansas. After a one year hiatus, due to scheduling conflicts with Kansas State University, the Class 2A tournament has returned to Bramlage Coliseum. Visit Manhattan Executive Director Marcia Rozell said her office is excited to host the tournament [...]
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The Manhattan city government is considering changing its policy to publish legal notices on its own website, taking advantage of a loophole in state law. The change was part of a discussion at Tuesday’s city commission work session about streamlining the ordinance adoption process for developers. City governments are required to notify the public about [...]
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