Downtown Manhattan generated 10% of the city’s total sales in 2025, according to an update presented Tuesday to the Manhattan City Commission. Downtown Manhattan Inc. executive director Gina Snyder said the area continues to see strong business occupancy and visitor traffic, but faces infrastructure and maintenance needs. “We strive every day to maintain a careful [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on multiple offender registration and perjury charges, according to authorities. Darrell Lee Stevens, 41, of Manhattan, was taken into custody at approximately 12:11 p.m. May 12, 2026, in the 100 block of Courthouse Plaza on a Riley County District Court warrant. The warrant includes eight counts of violating [...]

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A 20-year-old Manhattan man on Monday received a prison sentence of 12 years and 3 months with the Kansas Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to aggravated criminal sodomy against a child. Kelvy Houston Abbott pleaded guilty to the charge March 30 in Riley County District Court after entering a plea deal with the Riley [...]

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A Wichita man whose trial in Riley County District Court was scheduled to begin Tuesday failed to appear in court Tuesday morning. A judge issued a warrant for the man as a result. Judge John Bosch issued a bond revocation and bench warrant for the arrest of Jamal Rhsard Williams, 47, with a new bond [...]

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By The Times of Pott County Data centers are “unfortunately” here to stay, a Pottawatomie County official said this week. Shanna Goodman, Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation executive director, spoke Monday to the Pottawatomie County Commission regarding the ongoing discussions of data centers. She likened the conversation to similar discussions when Jeffrey Energy Center came [...]

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Manhattan is among the cities on a list for planned ICE offices, according to federal purchasing documents. Federal officials are sending hundreds of new Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and staff across the country to increase immigration enforcement in big cities like New York and Houston and smaller towns. The records, released last week, show [...]

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Police are investigating a burglary reported Monday morning in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 11:39 a.m. May 11 in the 2000 block of Hayes Drive. A 46-year-old man reported that an unknown suspect damaged doors and windows to gain entry into multiple properties. The total estimated [...]

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A Texas man was found not guilty by a jury in Riley County District Court on Friday in a trial charging him with sex crimes. Abel Gutierrez Jr., 35, of Laredo, Texas stood trial for four days on two counts of aggravated sexual battery and two counts of sexual battery. The jury in his case [...]

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County clerk Rich Vargo suggested Monday that Riley County commissioners urge lawmakers to provide some state money for an expected increase in voter registration software cost. “We’re one of six states that receive no funding from their state for elections,” he said. “I didn’t realize that.” Vargo said he learned about that stat from fellow [...]

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County clerk Rich Vargo suggested Monday that Riley County commissioners urge lawmakers to provide some state money for an expected increase in voter registration software cost. “We’re one of six states that receive no funding from their state for elections,” he said. “I didn’t realize that.” Vargo said he learned about that stat from fellow [...]

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