Woodrow Wilson Elementary is celebrating a century of educating Manhattan students. The Manhattan Mercury reports that the school will host an open house Thursday evening commemorating 100 years of teaching and learning. The open house will include a public viewing of the school’s new gymnasium and storm shelter and will also include food trucks, old [...]

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A Manhattan woman is facing new charges of aggravated assault and criminal possesson of a weapon. The Riley County Police Department says 20-year-old Ladaisha Ransom was arrested at the jail Tuesday morning on the aformentioned charges. An online criminal complaint also alleges an attempted aggravated robbery charge, stemming from April 22. Ransom also was arrested [...]

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Two motorcyclists sustained injuries Tuesday evening after a crash on US-77 in Geary County. The Sheriff’s Office says Austin Davis, of Manhattan, was northbound on the highway near mile marker 157. While he was turning into a convenience store, his bike was struck by Tristan Baca, of Fort Riley. Both riders were transported to Stormont [...]

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Pottawatomie County officials provided an update at Monday’s county commission meeting regarding the cleanup and recovery from the April 30 tornado in Westmoreland. Public Works Director Tim Eisenbarth spoke to the county commissioners, who met in Wamego, regarding the work done so far and what to expect moving ahead. Noxious Weed Director and Westmoreland Mayor [...]

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By Megan Moser, The Mercury Riley County commissioners on Monday heard 2025 budget and appropriation requests from several agencies. Riley County Historical Museum Director Katharine Hensler requested just under $492,000, down from last year’s ask of over $497,000. According to a memo, the capital outlay request is the same as it was for the 2024 [...]

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Videos courtesy of Scott Harshbarger and Jim Johnston. A tornado touched down in Westmoreland on Tuesday afternoon about fifteen miles north of Manhattan damaging homes and buildings, displacing many and also leading to the fatality of one individual and several injuries. The tornado touched touched down around 4:40pm following the issuance of a tornado warning [...]

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Two people were injured Monday after their motorcycle struck a deer in northern Riley County. RCPD says the accident occurred shortly before 9 p.m. in the 7000 block of Stockdale Park Road. Both the male driver and a female passenger were transported t...

Riley County Police are investigating after someone walked off with thousands of dollars in merchandise from a Manhattan retailer. A felony theft report was filed Saturday afternoon at Walmart. Store officials say a man and woman shoplifted approximately $2,700 worth of items, via distraction. As of Monday, no arrests had been made. Anyone with information [...]

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A Fort Riley man was injured Friday in a Dickinson County crash. The Kansas Highway Patrol says Junction City and Chapman police were in pursuit of 28-year-old Jordan Rhynes, just after 11:30 a.m. in a rural area south of K-18 near Chapman. The bike struck a Chapman Police Department vehicle, driven by 45-year-old James Reynolds, [...]

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