A Manhattan is behind bars after following a Thursday morning incident that led to multiple felony charges. According to the Riley County Police Department, 30-year-old Nathan Bell is charged with aggravated assault, two counts of domestic battery, two counts of mistreatment of a dependent adult and two counts of criminal damage to property. The victim [...]

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Design work for the next major infrastructure project at Manhattan Regional Airport is about to take off. Airport Director Brandon Keazer shared details of the upcoming Taxiway Alpha upgrade on Monday’s edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson on News Radio KMAN. “Taxiway Alpha is our piece of pavement that runs parallel to the primary [...]

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Incumbent city commission candidate Jayme Minton led election fundraising according to campaign finance records released this week. The second and final round of finance records for city commission candidates was due Monday. Amber Starling and Martha Sweeney’s records were both filed Wednesday afternoon. As of noon Thursday, Abena Taylor has not yet filed her records. [...]

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By Emma Loura Family members testified Thursday that two women who say they were raped  showed emotional changes after their attacks. The trial for Gavin Haberman, a Manhattan man charged for the rape and aggravated sexual battery of two women in 2024, entered its third day Thursday in Riley County District Court. Haberman denies both [...]

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By Emma Loura Family members testified Thursday that two women who say they were raped  showed emotional changes after their attacks. The trial for Gavin Haberman, a Manhattan man charged for the rape and aggravated sexual battery of two women in 2024, entered its third day Thursday in Riley County District Court. Haberman denies both [...]

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By Emma Loura Family members testified Thursday that two women who say they were raped  showed emotional changes after their attacks. The trial for Gavin Haberman, a Manhattan man charged for the rape and aggravated sexual battery of two women in 2024, entered its third day Thursday in Riley County District Court. Haberman denies both [...]

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A local business reported a burglary early Tuesday morning in central Manhattan, prompting an investigation by the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed the report at approximately 6:18 a.m. on Oct. 29 in the 1100 block of Third Street. Antojitos El Sol was listed as the victim after it was reported that an unknown suspect [...]

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Mandy Torres, 45, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 10:12 p.m. on Oct. 29, 2025 in the 700 block of Griffith Drive in Manhattan on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. This arrest stems from original charges of burglary, theft and criminal trespass. Torres was issued no bond and remains confined [...]

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By Emma Loura A 22-year-old woman who took the stand in Riley County District Court Wednesday said she couldn’t believe a man she’d known since middle school had sexually assaulted her and her friend. Gavin Haberman, 21, of Manhattan is charged with the rape and aggravated sexual battery of two women who were guests at [...]

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One of the oldest chimpanzees in the world died Wednesday at Sunset Zoo. Susie, 71, a Western chimpanzee had been a resident of Manhattan’s zoo since 1974. “Sunset Zoo is deeply saddened to share the passing of Susie the Western chimpanzee,” officials wrote in a statement. Officials said Susie had been under close veterinary and caretaker [...]

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