KMAN Staff

Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday will decide whether to give incentives to a project to redevelop the Commerce Bank building at Eighth Street and Poyntz Avenue. Officials from Hartfield LLC are requesting up to $15 million in industrial revenue bonds and a 10-year property tax abatement to turn the downtown building at 727 Poyntz Ave. [...]

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Sunset Zoo officials on Friday said Vlad, a 20-year-old Amur leopard, died of natural causes Nov. 25. Vlad, who had lived had Manhattan’s zoo for more than 11 years, was one of the oldest living Amur leopards on record. The life expectancy of Amur leopards in the wild is about 10-15 years and in human [...]

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The state is suggesting districts ban cell phones at school, and a USD 383 board member says that’s still under discussion. The Kansas Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously voted to accept a task force recommendation that districts not allow student use of cell phones during the school day. The vote doesn’t mandate a specific [...]

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RCPD is investigating an aggravated assault that took place in the 1100 block of Bluemont Avenue on December 12, at approximately 5:02 PM. According to the report, an unknown suspect lifted his shirt to reveal a gun, directing it toward four victims: a 41-year-old Manhattan woman, a 36-year-old Manhattan man, a 22-year-old Junction City woman, [...]

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Authorities in Manhattan are investigating the theft of a 2003 Chevy Silverado reported stolen from the 1200 block of Thurston Street. Police say the victim, a 22-year-old male, discovered his truck missing on December 12 around 1:18 PM. The stolen vehicle, valued at approximately $4,000, is believed to have been taken sometime overnight by an [...]

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By Lewis Marien Here’s a feel-good story you can “paws” and read: the five puppies dumped in a Popeye’s parking lot soon will find their fur-ever homes. As previously reported, a passerby found the then-6-week-old puppies near the restaurant on Bluemont Avenue in Manhattan when the temperatures started to drop on the night of Dec. [...]

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Deshaun Durham, 24, was to spend 92 months in the Hutchinson Correctional Facility for a first-time cannabis defense, but now he walked free Friday morning. Gov. Laura Kelly on Nov. 7 overturned the Kansas Prison Review Board’s rejection of Durham’s clemency application, allowing him to return home for the holidays. “Today is a big victory [...]

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The Riley County Police Department filed a report of theft by deception  on December 10 in the 300 block of Southwind Road. According to officials, the incident occurred around 11:44 PM, involving an employee at a Dollar Tree store who allegedly fell victim to a telephone scam posing as an asset protection measure. Authorities say [...]

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Photos by Lewis Merian – Mercury Staff Photographer An annual tradition in the Little Apple, the 23rd Spirit of the Holidays Lighted Parade took place Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in Manhattan. Heritage Builders takes part in the 23rd annual Spirit of the Holidays Lighted Parade, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in Manhattan. Entries make their way [...]

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For the fourth year in a row, Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan has been named as a 2025 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care by U.S. News & World Report, a global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice. The designation is the highest recognition a hospital can earn in the Best Hospitals for Maternity [...]

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