By Ned Seaton Barry Wilkerson, the top criminal prosecutor in Riley County for more than two decades, is going to step away. He won’t seek re-election for county attorney in 2028, he told The Mercury in an interview Monday. He still gets satisfaction from the job, he said, but at age 62, “it’s just time [...]
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1880 Beef is opening a second location on the west side of Manhattan. Andy and Sara Larson, a seventh-generation ranching family, are owners of 1880 Beef and the Wild & Blooming Floral Shop in Manhattan. The family’s business evolved from selling bulk beef directly to customers in an alley by Sara’s shop into a retail [...]
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A 49-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Monday afternoon after police said he allegedly threatened to harm others. Marcus Edward Dobson was arrested at about 3:53 p.m. in the 400 block of Leavenworth Street on an allegation of criminal threat. Riley County Police listed a 27-year-old woman, known to Dobson, as the victim. Dobson was issued [...]
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A 35-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Monday on multiple allegations of battery of law enforcement officers, just days after he was arrested on similar allegations. Nicolus Allen Weiss was first arrested Monday at about 1:40 p.m. at the Riley County Courthouse on four counts of battery of a law enforcement officer. The RCPD listed four [...]
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U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) said he will continue to push for a timeline and resources to make NBAF fully operational. Moran released a statement Saturday following the release of a report that found the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan was not properly configured and is not ready to conduct high-level research. [...]
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Serve it, smash it, win it, love it. Officials will celebrate the opening of the new CiCo Park tennis courts on Saturday. The space will open to the public at 9 a.m., giving people an opportunity to explore the newly completed courts. Opening remarks will be at 9:15 a.m., followed by the official opening of [...]
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A 44-year-old Manhattan woman was arrested Friday on multiple forgery and theft allegations stemming from a report filed more than two years ago. Riley County Police arrested Sarah Beth Fischer Swan at about 6:21 p.m. in the 1000 block of Limey Place on 11 counts of forgery and one count of theft of property or [...]
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A 42-year-old Manhattan woman was arrested Friday night on an allegation of aggravated battery. Sarah Ann Gutierrez was arrested at about 11:22 p.m. on an allegation of aggravated battery. Riley County Police listed a 48-year-old man as the victim. Gutierrez was issued a $50,000 bond and remained confined in the Riley County Jail at the [...]
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A 21-year-old Manhattan woman was arrested early Saturday on allegations of aggravated assault, battery and criminal damage to property. Josephine Latifah King was arrested at about 2:38 a.m. on allegations of aggravated assault, battery and criminal damage to property. Riley County Police listed a 20-year-old woman and a 19-year-old woman as victims. King was issued [...]
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A 27-year-old St. Louis woman was arrested Saturday night after police said two men were threatened with a knife in Aggieville. Alexis Nichole Williams, 27, was arrested at about 10:16 p.m. in the 1200 block of Moro Street on two counts of aggravated assault and possession of an opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant. Riley [...]
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