By Nathan Gaddie Democratic U.S. House of Representatives candidate Lauren Reinhold says she isn’t bought into the “really extreme nonsensical views” and is willing to go against her party line if it means improving the lives of Kansans. Running in Kansas’ 1st District, Reinhold joined Within Reason with Mike Matson Wednesday on News Radio KMAN [...]

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Two people were killed Wednesday afternoon in a head-on crash on I-70 near Junction City after a pickup truck reportedly struck multiple vehicles in Riley County before traveling the wrong way on the interstate. According to the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began just after 4 p.m. when authorities received reports of an erratic [...]

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A 30-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday on multiple allegations, including aggravated burglary, aggravated domestic battery and criminal threat. According to the RCPD, Marc William Reiss was arrested just before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Manhattan on allegations of aggravated burglary, criminal restraint, violation of a protection order, criminal threat, criminal damage to property, domestic battery, [...]

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A Manhattan woman was injured Wednesday morning after being struck by a pickup truck while attempting to cross Anderson Avenue. According to the RCPD, officers responded to an injury accident at Anderson Avenue and Garden Way just before 11:30 a.m. Police said a 2003 Ford F-150 driven by William Wisell, 67, of Manhattan, struck Vanessa [...]

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Two people were killed Wednesday afternoon in a head-on crash on I-70 near Junction City during a pursuit involving the Geary County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash occurred just after 4 p.m. in the westbound lanes of I-70, just east of the Washington Street exit. The crash report states that [...]

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The Riley County Police Department paid Flock Safety $33,000 this year for access to its 11 surveillance cameras around town, according to documents obtained by The Mercury. The police department in 2023 made an agreement with the company, which makes high-speed, computer-controlled cameras that capture license plate and vehicle information for investigations. The Mercury obtained [...]

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A Manhattan man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges against him alleging sex crimes against children and offender registration violation. Phillip Andrew Dews, 32, entered not guilty pleas in Riley County District Court to one count of aggravated internet pornography trading of a child, four counts of aggravated sex offender registration violation and one [...]

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A judge convicted an Ogden man of first-degree murder and attempted murder after the man entered a plea deal Wednesday in Riley County District Court. Cordarius Devonte Maurice Gowdy, 24, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder and criminal discharge of a firearm that stemmed from an early morning shooting in [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners discussed plans to replace a road salt storage facility and build two smaller sites to improve snow removal efficiency during a work session Tuesday. Public works director Brian Johnson said the city’s salt storage facility on Denison Avenue is fully deconstructed after a June storm caused damage to the structure. This has [...]

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By Ned Seaton Richard Linton has been named the next president of Virginia Tech. The Board of Visitors announced him as their pick at a meeting Wednesday at noon. Linton, who obtained undergraduate, master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Virginia Tech, said it was “incredibly meaningful” to take over the top job, saying it was a [...]

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