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PHOTOS: April Features

Lewis Marien, Mercury staff photographer, documents the month of April. THE ANCHOR — Kansas State senior defensive tackle and Manhattan High graduate Damian Ilalio speaks to reporters Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in the Steel and Pipe Team Theatre. Ilalio is entering his final season as a Wildcat and will once again lead the middle of [...]

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By |2025-05-03T10:48:04-05:00May 3rd, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on PHOTOS: April Features

Kansas State University ag research lab only one to get nod from feds to continue work

By The Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — The Trump administration defunded 16 of 17 Feed the Future labs across the country when it began wiping out U.S. Agency for International Development projects. After months in limbo, Kansas State University found out its lab is the lone survivor. Two K-State labs that are part of the Feed [...]

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By |2025-05-02T12:35:46-05:00May 2nd, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Kansas State University ag research lab only one to get nod from feds to continue work

Two charged with distribution deaths to be tried together

By Rose Gruenbacher Two men facing charges including distribution of a controlled substance causing death appeared via Zoom Wednesday in Riley County District Court to have their cases joined and tried together. Derrick Duncan, 22, of Manhattan is charged with distribution of a controlled substance causing death, distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet [...]

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By |2025-05-01T13:32:51-05:00May 1st, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Two charged with distribution deaths to be tried together

Driver cited in Wednesday morning collision

One person has been cited following a Wednesday morning crash in north Manhattan. According to the Riley County Police Department, two pickups collided at the intersection of Marlatt and College Avenue just after 7 a.m. Investigating officers determined the cause of the crash to be the result of a driver failing to yield right-of-way at [...]

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By |2025-04-30T14:25:24-05:00April 30th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Driver cited in Wednesday morning collision

Pott County moves forward on Hwy 24 cost analysis

By Loryn Clauson – The Times Jared Tremblay, the Planning Director of the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization was back in front of Pottawatomie County Commissioners on Monday. Tremblay first presented the Commission with the Flint Hills MPO’s 2026 Budget Request of $5,226.63. This will be presented in the overall budget request. The second reason [...]

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By |2025-04-30T13:26:28-05:00April 30th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Pott County moves forward on Hwy 24 cost analysis

Two separate sex crime arrests made Tuesday in Riley County

The Riley County Police Department reported that two separate arrests were made Tuesday, for charges of sex crimes. 41-year-old Lamarques Channel, of Topeka, has been charged with criminal sodomy and rape. The arrest stems from the investigation of an incident that occurred in October 2019. Channel remains jailed on a $150,000 bond. 22-year-old Mason Dusseault, [...]

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By |2025-04-30T11:26:05-05:00April 30th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Two separate sex crime arrests made Tuesday in Riley County

Animal control looks into possum incident

Manhattan animal control officers said Tuesday they have made contact with a man who was driving around town with a dead possum tied to his car. In a written statement posted to social media Friday, animal control said someone had reported a driver dragging what appeared to be a dead possum tied to a rope, [...]

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By |2025-04-29T16:21:05-05:00April 29th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Animal control looks into possum incident

Manhattan man arrested after alleged stabbing incident

A Manhattan man was arrested Monday evening following a reported stabbing in the 3000 block of James Avenue. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers filed a report around 8:08 p.m. on April 28, 2025, for aggravated battery, aggravated endangering a child, and criminal damage to property. A 17-year-old female was listed as a [...]

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Hydroplaning crash injures woman and child on I-70

In Dickinson County, a Salina woman and child were injured when their vehicle crashed after hydroplaning on I-70, east of Abilene. The crash happened Monday evening just before 6 p.m. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the driver, 25-year-old Rebecca Pierce was attempting to pass a semi, but hydroplaned, went into a ditch and rolled. Pierce [...]

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By |2025-04-29T10:05:56-05:00April 29th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Hydroplaning crash injures woman and child on I-70

Public is encouraged to give feedback at an upcoming Comprehensive Plan workshop

By Emma Loura Riley County Planning and Development is encouraging the public to attend a community workshop in May. Public engagement is needed to help guide the comprehensive plan, regarding the future of land use between now and 2040. At Monday’s meeting, county officials heard about the work of the planning department with its Comprehensive [...]

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By |2025-04-29T07:54:03-05:00April 29th, 2025|Local News|Comments Off on Public is encouraged to give feedback at an upcoming Comprehensive Plan workshop
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