Both candidates for the Kansas Senate District 22 seat see abortion as a top priority, but they differ greatly in their approaches to the issue. That — as well as their contrasting views on healthcare and the economy — was on full display Wednesday as Democratic incumbent Usha Reddi and Republican challenger Brad Starnes squared [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Local officials are seeking a grant that provides resources to help communities protect against wildfires. Together with the Kansas Forest Service, the Riley County Emergency Management and Fire Department applied for a Community Fire Defense Grant. “That protection plan is a guide for public entities and citizens on practices, techniques, things [...]

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A Manhattan woman finds herself in trouble following an arrest on Wednesday evening in Manhattan. Mandy Torres, 44, was arrested just after 7:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Griffith Drive on a charge of aggravated burglary by dwelling for felony, theft, domestic violence or sex. Torres was booked into Riley County Jail on a [...]

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A fire caused a loss of more than $50,000 to a garage on the east side of Manhattan Wednesday morning. The fire at 2017 Green Ave. started in the 1996 Ford Bronco parked in the detached garage and spread to the rest of the structure. The Manhattan Fire Department dispatched crews a 11:27 a.m., and [...]

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A Manhattan man sustained life-threatening injuries after another man shot him in apparent self-defense in the parking lot of the Douglass Center Wednesday evening. Riley County Police Department spokeswoman Ashley Tokoi said in a written release officers responded to the report of shots fired in the 900 block of Yuma Street around 7:57 p.m. When [...]

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A man was seriously injured on Wednesday in a motorcycle accident that occurred in Manhattan. Kade Schulze, 29, of Manhattan, was riding near the intersection of 12th Street and Fort Riley Boulevard just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday morning when he was struck by an unknown vehicle. Schulze was transported by EMS to Via Christi [...]

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RCPD responded to the scene of a shooting in the 900 block of Yuma Street on Wednesday around 9 p.m. The department posted on Facebook that one person was shot and transported to Via Christi for treatment of their injuries. It was believed to be an isolated incident and there were no additional details available. [...]

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Riley County’s search for a new health director has turned up 16 candidates so far. Officials confirmed last month that Julie Gibbs, the former health director, was no longer employed with the county as of Aug. 29 but would not give details about the circumstances of her departure. County commissioner John Ford on Tuesday said [...]

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Manhattan Parks and Recreation officials are looking to present a new fee resolution and cost recovery policy to bring in more money. Parks and rec director Aaron Stewart on Monday said the possible new policy aims to focus on total cost recovery instead of operational recovery, which is the basis of the current policy. Stewart [...]

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