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With K-State football finding its new head coach, a school board member drawing months’ worth of public ire with a post and 15 inches of snow covering Manhattan, 2025 was an interesting year in news. And every step of the way, The Mercury was there to note down the details. Each year we revisit our [...]

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“The Fighting Sixth” — a Fort Riley cavalry regiment deactivated earlier this month — can now resume operations after the Army reversed its decision. The Army announced Tuesday it will retain military working equid (MWE) programs, including Fort Riley’s 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment. The Fighting Sixth was initially deactivated Dec. 12 as part of [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating two unrelated vehicle thefts reported Tuesday in Manhattan. The first report was filed around 2:04 p.m. Dec. 30 in the 1100 block of Garden Way. A 20-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman were listed as the victims after a gray 2007 Chevy Impala was stolen by an unknown [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested twice Tuesday night on separate warrants and charges, according to the Riley County Police Department. Police say Marcel McGill, 49, was first taken into custody around 10:03 p.m. Dec. 30 in the 700 block of Griffith Drive on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. That warrant [...]

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The Riley County Police Department arrested three individuals Tuesday following the execution of two search warrants connected to an ongoing drug investigation. The first arrest occurred at approximately 12:34 p.m. Dec. 30 in the 3200 block of Fort Riley Boulevard. Police took Scott Marchand, 48, of Manhattan, into custody on multiple felony drug and weapons [...]

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A long term road closure begins next week. K-13 will be closed starting Monday, Jan. 5, from just south of Tuttle Cove Road to the U.S. 24 roundabout. The closure is needed for a culvert replacement as part of the U.S. 24 roundabout project and is expected to last until spring of 2026. KDOT says [...]

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A man’s dog stayed by his side through the end, a Riley County Police Department spokesperson said on Monday, confirming an unattended death at a local dog park on Dec. 19. An unnamed 75-year-old man was found dead in the dog park at Tuttle Creek State Park river pond at 2:50 p.m. Police said the [...]

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A Kansas City, Kansas man was taken into custody Monday afternoon on a Manhattan Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear. Riley County Police say 20-year-old Maxzimas Lightfoot was arrested around 2:30 p.m. Dec. 29 in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. The warrant stems from original charges of battery and resisting arrest [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested late Monday night on a Riley County District Court warrant connected to an October investigation. Riley County Police say 31-year-old Manfred Elocka Ngom was taken into custody around 10:23 p.m. Dec. 29. The warrant includes 10 counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, along with one count of contributing [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a report of rape and sexual battery filed Thursday night in Manhattan. Officers filed the report around 8:15 p.m. Dec. 25. A 19-year-old woman was listed as the victim. A 21-year-old man known to her was identified as the rape suspect, and a 19-year-old man, also known to [...]

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