By Ned Seaton Richard Linton is expected to be named the next president of Virginia Tech, multiple sources told The Manhattan Mercury Tuesday afternoon. Linton is currently the president at K-State, having served in that role since 2022. He’s the 15th president in university history. Neither Virginia Tech nor K-State have announced anything, but the [...]
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A Manhattan man pleaded not guilty to 25 charges of child solicitation and promoting obscenity to minors on Tuesday in Riley County District Court. Kenneth Owen Kelley, 25, entered not guilty pleas to 13 counts of electronic solicitation of someone the offender believed to be a child less than 14 years old and 12 counts [...]
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A 49-year-old Manhattan man barricaded himself in his apartment Monday afternoon at the 400 block of Leavenworth Street while police attempted to arrest him. A Riley County Police Department representative said the man was wanted for aggravated assault on a 49-year-old man working in the 200 block of North 5th Street in an incident at 1:14 [...]
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Severe thunderstorms could bring damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall to northeast and east-central Kansas Tuesday afternoon and evening, with flooding becoming a greater concern overnight and into Thursday. The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Flood Watch for portions of east-central Kansas from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning. Forecasters say multiple [...]
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A 49-year-old man barricaded himself in his apartment Monday afternoon at the 400 block of Leavenworth Street while police attempted to arrest the man. A Riley County Police Department representative said the man is wanted for aggravated assault on a nearby worker from an incident earlier that day. Police were attempting to get the man [...]
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Severe thunderstorms could bring damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall to northeast and east-central Kansas Tuesday, followed by an increased risk of flooding Wednesday and Thursday. The National Weather Service in Topeka says showers and thunderstorms are likely beginning late Tuesday afternoon, with rain chances ranging from 60% to 90% through Thursday. A slight [...]
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Manhattan city commissioners will discuss three public works agenda items during Tuesday’s work session, including lane closure policies and road salt storage. The commission will consider its lane closure permit policy for city streets, sidewalks and parking stalls. In May 2026, public works presented a draft policy to require a permit and fee for temporary [...]
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A 26-year-old Fort Riley man was taken to the hospital Sunday morning following a two-vehicle crash on I-70 in Riley County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at about 7 a.m. near mile marker 319, approximately three miles west of Tallgrass Road. A 2016 Jeep Patriot driven by Elijah Isaiah Daniels, 26, [...]
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A man died Sunday night after suffering an apparent stab wound in Junction City. The Junction City Police Department said officers responded just after 8 p.m. to the 500 block of West Ninth Street for a report of a person suffering from a stab wound. Officers located an adult man with what appeared to be [...]
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A 44-year-old Blaine woman was arrested following a drug investigation that led to the seizure of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in Pottawatomie County. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office said deputies executed a search warrant Oct. 8 at a residence in the 12000 block of Bucksnort Road near Blaine. Authorities seized methamphetamine and numerous items of [...]
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