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Two New Jersey residents arrested after stolen vehicle recovered on I-70 in Wabaunsee County
Two New Jersey residents were arrested early Tuesday after Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s deputies recovered a stolen vehicle along I-70. According to the Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office, deputies stopped a westbound 2025 Nissan Altima near mile marker 328, in the vicinity of the Plaza of the Flint Hills, just after 2 a.m. The vehicle had been [...]
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Breaking: Linton to leave KSU for Virginia Tech
By Ned Seaton Richard Linton is expected to be named the next president of Virginia Tech, multiple sources told The Manhattan Mercury Tuesday afternoon. Linton is currently the president at K-State, having served in that role since 2022. He’s the 15th president in university history. Neither Virginia Tech nor K-State have announced anything, but the [...]
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Manhattan man pleads not guilty to child solicitation
A Manhattan man pleaded not guilty to 25 charges of child solicitation and promoting obscenity to minors on Tuesday in Riley County District Court. Kenneth Owen Kelley, 25, entered not guilty pleas to 13 counts of electronic solicitation of someone the offender believed to be a child less than 14 years old and 12 counts [...]
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Police arrest man wanted for assault after standoff
A 49-year-old Manhattan man barricaded himself in his apartment Monday afternoon at the 400 block of Leavenworth Street while police attempted to arrest him. A Riley County Police Department representative said the man was wanted for aggravated assault on a 49-year-old man working in the 200 block of North 5th Street in an incident at 1:14 [...]
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