Officials have confirmed that Katie Allen is no longer employed with the Kansas Department of Education following her comments on the death of political activist Charlie Kirk. Allen had worked for the KSDE as a research analyst. KSDE’s director of communications did not give a reason for Allen’s separation and told The Mercury on Monday [...]

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By Emma Loura While renovating the old Emergency Medical Services building, Riley County is updating it to better house the Fire Department’s Information Technology. At Monday’s meeting, the county’s IT director spoke about the process of moving the technology over. This project is estimated to cost $800,000. “To start with, the building doesn’t have a [...]

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K-State on Monday confirmed it had placed employee Derron Borders on leave. Borders, an investigative specialist in the civil rights and Title IX office at K-State, made several posts in support of Palestine that critics say are extremist and anti-Semitic. K-State officials did not say why Borders is on administrative leave or when it began. [...]

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Riley County police officers filed a report of an injury accident in Riley at 12:18 p.m. on Friday. Officers responded to the accident near the intersection of Main Street and Madison Road, where they found a crash involving two vehicles. The report stated Lesa Heiman, 34, of Riley was driving a Chevy Traverse and struck [...]

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Junction City Police say they’ve arrested a suspect in connection with a string of recent tire slashings. Officers on Monday morning spotted 30-year-old William Kenneth Taylor and say he ran when they tried to make contact. After a brief chase, police say Taylor was taken into custody without incident. He’s being held at the Geary [...]

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Police are investigating a string of tire slashings reported over the past week in several west-side neighborhoods. The Junction City Police Department said officers have responded to numerous calls about damaged vehicles in the 200 to 400 blocks of West 5th and West 6th streets, with additional reports coming from nearby areas. Investigators believe the [...]

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After several meetings and public discussion, the Manhattan City Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday to consider exceeding the revenue neutral rate before voting to finalize the 2026 fiscal year budget. The budget includes a 1.35-mill increase, bringing it to 54.459, and increasing property taxes for the average Manhattan homeowner by 7.7% based on [...]

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Two Manhattan men were arrested Thursday and are confined in Riley County Jail. Their arrests are not connected. Thomas Tyrone Epting, 47, was arrested Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at the K-State Student Union. He is charged with rape, sexual battery, criminal restraint and kidnapping. Epting’s charges all involve the same victim. He is held in [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher A trial for a man charged with rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery started Friday in Riley County District Court. Joshue Sandoval Serrano, 23, was arrested in 2024 for his alleged crimes. He has maintained a plea of innocence. The trial started Friday with jury selection and is scheduled to [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Thursday afternoon on a probation violation warrant connected to prior theft and burglary charges. Riley County Police said Christopher Campbell, 62, of Manhattan, was taken into custody at about 2:50 p.m. Sept. 11 in the 1000 block of Seth Child Road. The warrant stems from original charges including three counts [...]

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