KMAN Staff

A Junction City man was arrested early Friday after police said he discharged a firearm and damaged property. Nicholas Taylor Salay, 25, of Junction City, was arrested just before 3 a.m. July 10 at 200 S. Jefferson St. According to the Junction City Police Department, Salay was arrested on charges of criminal discharge of a [...]

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The Riley County Commission on Thursday authorized alcohol sales at designated events in CiCo Park. The commission voted to allow beer sales at the Manhattan Brewing Company and Aggieville Brewing Company’s “Little Apple Mayfest” to take place in May, and alcohol sales within two designated areas during the Riley County Fair. “It’s an updated home [...]

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A Louisiana man was arrested Wednesday night following a reported domestic violence incident in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report just after 9 p.m. July 8, 2026, in Manhattan for aggravated domestic battery, criminal damage to property, criminal restraint and domestic battery. A 36-year-old woman was listed as the [...]

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Three people were arrested Tuesday for charges including drug possession and crimes involving alcohol. Two of them are held in custody at the Riley County Jail. Police arrested Rausheed Deshon Green, 14; Madelyn Grace Cook, 21 and Terriundis Merrill Toliver Jr., 19, all of Manhattan, at 11:30 p.m. in the Blue Valley Trailer Court at [...]

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Residents in the Manhattan Housing Authority’s Apartment Towers building had a brief reprieve from its elevator woes Tuesday when technicians got one of the building’s two elevators working for the first time in over two weeks. MHA executive director Aaron Estabrook told The Mercury the building’s large elevator was back in working order just after [...]

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The City of Manhattan is continuing its cured-in-place pipe, or CIPP, sewer rehabilitation projects this week, with crews working in several neighborhoods. Residents may notice trucks accessing sewer lines and steam rising from manhole covers during the process. City officials said the steam is a normal part of the pipe lining operation and is not [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested late Tuesday on multiple charges following a traffic stop, according to the Riley County Police Department. Terriundis Merrill Toliver Jr., 19, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 11:30 p.m. July 8 after officers responded to an incident in the 700 block of Allen Road. Toliver was charged with contributing to [...]

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A Junction City woman was arrested early Tuesday after a reported domestic disturbance, according to the Junction City Police Department. Nasha Serwaa-Bonsu, 23, was arrested just after 12 a.m. July 8 at a residence in the 1800 block of Caroline Avenue. She was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, domestic battery [...]

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By Ned Seaton The property tax rate paid by Manhattan residents tax rate continues to rank in the middle of the pack of comparable Kansas communities. A Manhattan Mercury analysis of data from the Kansas League of Municipalities shows that the total tax rate that property owners have to pay here ranks 14th of the [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a theft by deception after scammers posing as law enforcement officers convinced a Manhattan woman to send thousands of dollars. Officers filed a report of theft of property or services just after 1 p.m. July 6 in Manhattan. A 23-year-old woman was listed as the victim after unknown [...]

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