Christopher Larsen, 38, of Covington, Kentucky, was arrested on February 21, 2025, at approximately 1:47 PM in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road. Larsen was taken into custody on a Riley County District Court warrant for three counts of failure to appear and interference with law enforcement officers. His total bond was set [...]
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On February 22, 2025, officers responded to a theft report at approximately 11:40 AM in the 500 block of McCall Road. Pizza Ranch reported that a large store sign was stolen by an unknown suspect, resulting in a loss of approximately $2,000. Authorities are seeking any information regarding the theft. Those with tips can contact [...]
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Matthew Klingforth, 18, of Haysville, was arrested on February 22, 2025, at approximately 5:01 PM in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road. The arrest came after Klingforth was served with a Riley County District Court warrant for several serious charges, including rape, aggravated sexual battery, and sexual battery. His bond was set at [...]
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About a dozen people ultimately lost their jobs this week at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan after federal officials made cuts and then tried to rehire some employees, a USDA spokesperson said in a statement. The Mercury earlier this week reported that according to a source, at least 28 people at NBAF [...]
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By Megan Moser Eleven people have been terminated this week at a USDA agricultural research facility in Manhattan as part of broad cuts to the federal workforce by the Trump administration, a source said Friday. The people fired were employees at the Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, 1515 College Ave. The center is [...]
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By Megan Moser The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday approved issuing industrial revenue bonds to help finance a $32 million senior living community with an assisted living facility and independent-living cottages. The developer, Cedarhurst of Manhattan Real Estate, is proposing a two-phase project with a 90-unit, 75,000-square-foot assisted living and memory care community in the [...]
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday said it accidentally fired several officials working on the response to the avian flu outbreak and is trying to get them back. The statement came after the department cut thousands of employees since Friday, including at least 28 employees at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan. [...]
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By Megan Moser Among those fired this week at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility is a high-level official working on the bird flu response, sources said Monday. As avian fluenza has continued to spread across the United States, sources confirmed that one of the 28 people terminated at NBAF since Friday was an official [...]
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By Emma Loura Chants criticizing President Donald Trumpâs administration and supporting immigrants rang out on the northwest corner of 11th Street and Poyntz Avenue on Monday. Indivisible MHK, a political activism group that says itâs âdefending democracy,â organized the protest of about 80 people who braved the frigid temperatures in Manhattan in response to Trumpâs [...]
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A federal jury on Friday convicted a Kansas woman of killing her husband on Fort Riley last year. The jury found 31-year-old Margaret Shafe guilty of second-degree murder for shooting and killing Greg Shafe, a U.S. Army soldier, in their home on Fort Riley in February 2024. Margaret Shafe faces a maximum of sentence of [...]
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