Manhattan City Commissioners did not select a new city manager at Tuesday’s special meeting. The group spent an extra 30 minutes ahead of the their regularly scheduled meeting in executive session to discuss the finalists, who interviewed early last week. Springfield, Missouri, TV station KY3 reported last night that Jason Gage had pulled himself from [...]

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UPDATE:  Rosalie is safe after being found about an hour after the notice was issued.   The Junction City Police Department is searching for a 6-year-old missing juvenile named Rosalie. She is 3’5″, 75lb, White Female with brown hair. She was last seen in around 11:00 am July 30th in the 1400 block of North [...]

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A Fort Riley man was arrested after turning himself into police on Monday on domestic battery charges. 25-year-old Noah Parmigiani was arrested just after 9:45 am on probable cause charges of aggravated domestic battery by choking a family member or significant other in a rude manner, one count of knowingly cause great bodily harm by [...]

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The search continues this morning for a man who allegedly stole a trailer in Pottawatomie County. Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a male who used a 1997-2004 Ford F-150 extended cab truck that was used to steal a trailer back on Jul. 18 in Wamego. The trailer has since been recovered but a Stihl (Stil) [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Riley County residents who need sewage system repairs but can’t pay for them are about to get some help. Planning director Amanda Webb on Monday told county commissioners the Kansas Department of Health and Environment had granted the county a $50,000 grant to help fix faulty sewage systems for people with [...]

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A man was injured on Saturday after a crash into a home in Manhattan. Officers responded just after 1 a.m. to the 1100 block of Yuma after a car lost control and ran through a home before entering another residence ultimately running into a 23-year-old male who was stuck under the vehicle. The victim was [...]

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A local repeat-offender was arrested Sunday morning on her 4th DUI charge. Gretchen Leigh Roark, 50, was arrested around 2:30 a.m. in the 1700 block of Rockhill road for Dui 4th or subsequent offense and aggravated battery for the DUI causing bodily harm. She is being held on a $15,000 bond inside the Riley County [...]

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Riley County saw its rural roots come out in full force this weekend as the fair, carnival, and rodeo highlighted the week’s events. County Extension Director Gary Fike said this was the most people he’s ever seen for the event since he’s been involved. “The turnout has been amazing, ” he said “This is my [...]

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The Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a house fire before 1 a.m. Sunday. Upon arrival, crews found heavy fire showing in the rear of the home at 931 Connecticut Avenue. As fire companies extinguished the deck fire, other companies entered the residence for an interior attack and to search for victims. [...]

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A Manhattan man is being held on a $250,000 bond at the Riley County Jail after being arrested on almost 100 counts of child sex crimes. 39-year-old Thomas Michael Quinn was arrested Friday night around 8:48 p.m. at “The Pointe on College” apartments. His full list of charges include: – Aggravated criminal sodomy of a [...]

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