On the morning of October 27, 2024, Riley County riled a report of aggravated child endangerment in Manhattan, KS. Officers found that a 1-year-old boy had been left unattended at a residence by two women, identified as 19-year-old Madyson Green and 25-year-old Alisia Green. Both were subsequently arrested on charges of aggravated child endangerment. Each [...]

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On October 26, 2024, officers filed a report of arson and interference with law enforcement on Brookglen Circle in Manhattan, KS. The incident occurred around 12:25 p.m., when 50-year-old Joanne Burnett allegedly started a fire, damaging a dumpster belonging to Howie’s Recycling Center. A 23-year-old man was also listed as a victim in the report. [...]

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On October 27, 2024, officers responded to an incident in the 500 block of Rio Hondo Way, Manhattan, KS. The incident reportedly occurred around 3:53 a.m., when a 23-year-old man was allegedly threatened at gunpoint by a 33-year-old suspect, Michael Calvert. According to the report, Calvert forced the victim to change locations and took his [...]

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Two were injured in an accident in Riley County Friday afternoon on US-24 just south of Kimball Avenue. The accident occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m. when Joel Schuerman (Sure-man), 19, of Lenexa struck a 2011 Ford F-150 going southbound on US-24 as he came over the hill in his 2024 Kawasaki motorcycle. Schuerman and his [...]

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Police have identified the man who was attacked and shot his assailant on the evening of Oct. 9 near the Douglass Center. Riley County police said 26-year-old Corandus Sims Jr. shot in self-defense and was not injured following an incident near the Douglass Center. According to police records obtained by The Mercury and KMAN, officers [...]

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A national western outfitter retail chain recently set up shop at the Plaza de Maria in Manhattan. Boot Barn celebrated its grand opening in the Little Apple the last weekend in September. The store’s location is at 407 East Poyntz Avenue next to Academy Sports and Outdoors. In addition to offering premium workwear and western [...]

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Riley County Police Officers are responding to a report of a hit-and-run accident that left one teenaged pedestrian with injuries. Around 7:30 a.m. Friday, RCPD officers investigated the hit-and-run that occurred near Lee St. and Anderson S.t in Manhattan. The 16-year-old male pedestrian is being treated at Via Christi Hospital for his injuries. Anyone with [...]

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A Manhattan man is set to be sentenced in Riley County District Court on Monday for his role in the overdose deaths over several individuals across the county. Nathan Reeves, 39, of Manhattan was arrested in Jun. 2023 on charges of distribution of a controlled substance, conspiracy to distribute opiates and using a communication facility [...]

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A Manhattan man is set to be sentenced in Riley County District Court today for his role in the overdose deaths of several individuals across the county. Nathan Reeves, 39, of Manhattan was arrested in Jun. 2023 on charges of distribution of a controlled substance, conspiracy to distribute opiates and using a communication facility in [...]

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A Geary County man was taken to a local hospital following an injury accident in Jefferson on Thursday morning. Geary County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 1600 block of Cannon View Drive at approximately 7 a.m. after reports came in of a single-vehicle accident. Kieshawn Nolan of Grandview Plaza was traveling northeast on Cannon View [...]

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