A Junction City teenager is dead following a head on motorcycle crash in California. The California Highway Patrol says 17-year-old Jayce Alonzo was riding his motorcycle Friday afternoon north of Fresno. As he approached a curve, authorities say the bike crossed into the northbound lane, directly into the path a Ford F-350. Alonzo was pronounced [...]

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A Manhattan man is scheduled for trial in Riley County District Court after pleading not guilty on Monday to charges including rape and blackmail. Henrry Medrano-Tellez’s trial is scheduled for July 27, after the speedy trial window has closed. Kansas law dictates a defendant held in jail for criminal charges must be brought to trial [...]

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A Topeka man charged with three counts of rape and aggravated criminal sodomy pleaded not guilty to his charges Monday in Riley County District Court. LaMarques Atez Channel was arrested last April following a Riley County Police investigation into an incident from Oct. 25, 2019. All four counts are against a woman born in 1992. [...]

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Riley County commissioners on Monday unanimously approved an updated compensation for travel and study time policy for county employees. Human Resources director Elizabeth Ward presented the final draft to commissioners, clarifying how employees may be compensated when study or training time happens during work hours. “This verbiage still allows for a department head to potentially [...]

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A Colorado woman was seriously injured Sunday in a crash on Interstate 70 in Riley County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 61-year-old Ralph Wilson of Euless, Texas, was driving a semi westbound on I-70 and was pulling onto the shoulder just west of Tallgrass Road when his trailer was rear-ended. Troopers say the other vehicle, driven by 26-year-old [...]

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Authorities are investigating after a man was injured in an officer-involved shooting Saturday afternoon in east Manhattan. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, deputies from the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:50 p.m. to a report of shots fired at a residence on Josie Lane, when a man was shot. The man was [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday afternoon following a drug and DUI investigation on the east side of town. Riley County Police say officers filed the report around 3:58 p.m. Dec. 31 at the intersection of East Poyntz Avenue and McCall Road. The case involved possession of an opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant; driving [...]

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With K-State football finding its new head coach, a school board member drawing months’ worth of public ire with a post and 15 inches of snow covering Manhattan, 2025 was an interesting year in news. And every step of the way, The Mercury was there to note down the details. Each year we revisit our [...]

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Manhattan’s city manager and members of the city commission this month received a letter from United States Attorney Ryan Kriegshauser, expressing concern about remarks made by a Manhattan Municipal Court judge and issuing a warning to the city. Manhattan City Manager Danielle Dulin on Monday confirmed she was “in receipt of a letter from the [...]

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“The Fighting Sixth” — a Fort Riley cavalry regiment deactivated earlier this month — can now resume operations after the Army reversed its decision. The Army announced Tuesday it will retain military working equid (MWE) programs, including Fort Riley’s 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment. The Fighting Sixth was initially deactivated Dec. 12 as part of [...]

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