The Pottawatomie County sheriff’s office is looking for information involving a vehicle theft believed to have happened Tuesday evening. Officers received a report Wednesday of a theft believed to have happened on Tuesday between 9 and 10:15 p.m. in the 4500 block of Salzer Road. Deputies on the scene determined an unknown person gained entry [...]

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A Manhattan woman was injured Thursday evening in a two-vehicle crash on North Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, according to the RCPD. Officers responded to the crash at approximately 5:33 p.m. July 9 in the 400 block of N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Police said a Ford van driven by William Joseph Eichem, 46, [...]

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A Junction City man was arrested early Friday after police said he discharged a firearm and damaged property. Nicholas Taylor Salay, 25, of Junction City, was arrested just before 3 a.m. July 10 at 200 S. Jefferson St. According to the Junction City Police Department, Salay was arrested on charges of criminal discharge of a [...]

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A Junction City man was arrested early Friday after police said he discharged a firearm and damaged property. Nicholas Taylor Salay, 25, of Junction City, was arrested just before 3 a.m. July 10 at 200 S. Jefferson St. According to the Junction City Police Department, Salay was arrested on charges of criminal discharge of a [...]

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Otis Elevator service technicians repaired the larger of two elevators in Manhattan Housing Authority’s Apartment Towers building Wednesday afternoon, almost 24 hours after it was thought to have been fixed on Tuesday. MHA executive director Aaron Estabrook said service was restored to the elevator at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday. He said MHA is “cautiously optimistic” the [...]

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The Riley County Commission on Thursday authorized alcohol sales at designated events in CiCo Park. The commission voted to allow beer sales at the Manhattan Brewing Company and Aggieville Brewing Company’s “Little Apple Mayfest” to take place in May, and alcohol sales within two designated areas during the Riley County Fair. “It’s an updated home [...]

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Riley County commissioners on Thursday signaled preliminary support for a proposal to relocate the Riley County Fairgrounds from CiCo Park to county-owned property west of Manhattan. They did not yet give any official approval for the plan but expressed support for seeking more public feedback. Dave Lewis and Lance Sharp, speaking on behalf of a [...]

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A Louisiana man was arrested Wednesday night following a reported domestic violence incident in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report just after 9 p.m. July 8, 2026, in Manhattan for aggravated domestic battery, criminal damage to property, criminal restraint and domestic battery. A 36-year-old woman was listed as the [...]

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Three people were arrested Tuesday for charges including drug possession and crimes involving alcohol. Two of them are held in custody at the Riley County Jail. Police arrested Rausheed Deshon Green, 14; Madelyn Grace Cook, 21 and Terriundis Merrill Toliver Jr., 19, all of Manhattan, at 11:30 p.m. in the Blue Valley Trailer Court at [...]

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Residents in the Manhattan Housing Authority’s Apartment Towers building had a brief reprieve from its elevator woes Tuesday when technicians got one of the building’s two elevators working for the first time in over two weeks. MHA executive director Aaron Estabrook told The Mercury the building’s large elevator was back in working order just after [...]

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