A Manhattan man set to be sentenced Monday for first-degree murder in Riley County District Court may now try to withdraw his guilty plea. He faces sentencing on Wednesday. Hunter Logan Smith, 25, was supposed to receive his sentence Monday afternoon, but the hearing was postponed following a 45-minute recess for Smith to speak with [...]

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A fire destroyed the Big Brothers Big Sisters building Tuesday morning. The Manhattan Fire Department responded to the fire at 519 Pierre St., a house that serves as the organization’s offices, shortly after 8:15 a.m. Flames and heavy smoke were coming out many windows of the building when officials arrived. Deputy fire chief Ryan Almes [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Monday evening in connection with an incident reported last summer. Riley County Police say 20-year-old Taren Lhuillier was taken into custody around 6:55 p.m. Jan. 26 in the 100 block of 6th Street. The arrest stems from a report originally filed in July 2025. Lhuillier faces charges of aggravated robbery [...]

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A Topeka woman was arrested early Tuesday morning following a traffic stop in Manhattan. Riley County Police say officers filed the report around 1:44 a.m. Jan. 27, 2026, in the 2300 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard. The case involved allegations of driving under the influence, driving while suspended and operating a vehicle without a required [...]

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A single-vehicle accident in Geary County Sunday sent a Fort Riley woman to the hospital. According to the Geary County Sheriff’s department, depuites responded to a report of an accident in the 75 hundred block of Old Highway 77 at 4:45 Sunday afternoon. According to reports, Katrena Bowers of Fort Riley was eastbound in her [...]

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Col. Gerald Nunziato said Friday that Fort Riley recorded an increase in the population of military families on base in 2025. That’s good news for the local economy and a positive trend for Fort Riley soldiers. Nunziato was speaking at the Regional Growth Summit, an annual event put on by the Manhattan, Junction City and [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Friday afternoon in connection with a rape reported Thursday night. Riley County Police say officers filed the report around 11:19 a.m. Jan. 23. A 54-year-old woman was listed as the victim, and a 24-year-old man known to her was identified as the suspect. Police arrested Griffin Day, 24, of Manhattan, [...]

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Manhattan city commissioner Andrew Von Lintel told The Mercury Friday he will remain in his position despite a “significant setback” and mental breakdown. “January 12th I had a very hard time going to sleep and I ended up with less than 1 hour of sleep that night,” Von Lintel wrote in a public statement on [...]

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Manhattan city commissioner Andrew Von Lintel told The Mercury Friday he will remain in his position despite a “significant setback” and mental breakdown. “January 12th I had a very hard time going to sleep and I ended up with less than 1 hour of sleep that night,” Von Lintel wrote in a public statement on [...]

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Manhattan Public Works director Brian Johnson told the Mercury a portion of Anderson Avenue will close at 6:00 p.m. Friday. The Mercury was not able to confirm what portion of the road will close, or when it will reopen. A winter storm warning was issu...