A Linn man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a burglary warrant stemming from a 2023 case, according to authorities. Brian Odell LaCamera, 39, of Linn, was taken into custody at approximately 12:12 p.m. May 20th at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center. LaCamera was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for burglary. The [...]
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Police are investigating a reported financial crime in Ogden involving alleged unauthorized withdrawals from a bank account, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 12:14 p.m. May 20th in the 200 block of Ninth Street in Ogden for unlawful computer acts, criminal use of a financial card and theft [...]
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Two Manhattan residents were arrested Wednesday in connection with a reported robbery and battery involving a juvenile victim, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 9:16 p.m. May 19th in the 1000 block of Colorado Street for aggravated robbery, aggravated battery and contributing to child misconduct. A 14-year-old boy [...]
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A Leonardville man was arrested Tuesday night in connection with a case involving alleged assaults on law enforcement officers, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers originally filed a report at approximately 9:57 p.m. May 16th in Leonardville for aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer and fleeing or attempting to elude a law [...]
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The Manhattan City Commission voted 5-0 Tuesday to execute a design-build contract to consolidate trash services in Aggieville. The contract involves Olsson Inc. and BHS Construction Inc., and approves a pre-construction services agreement with Howie’s Trash and Recycling for the Aggieville Business District. In August 2025, the city issued a request for proposals from solid [...]
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The driver of a motorcycle in a crash involving Manhattan mayor Susan Adamchak was cited for speeding, according to police records obtained by The Mercury on Wednesday. Those records also make clear that the motorcyclist hit Adamchak, rather than the other way around. The crash occurred Sunday afternoon on Zeandale Road. The initial police report, [...]
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By Lewis Marien “Be the difference.” That was the topic Geary County Schools USD 475’s superintendent, Reginald Eggleston, spoke from during the K-State College of Education commencement ceremony on Saturday in Bramlage Coliseum. He reassured the students that artificial intelligence cannot do their jobs. “The history books will capture this one fact, and that is [...]
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Four hundred eighty Manhattan High School seniors received their diplomas Sunday at the school’s commencement ceremony. This year marked the high school’s 112th graduation ceremony. The seniors, families, friends, faculty and staff heard speeches from principal Michael Dorst, and seniors Kelbey Larchick and Jibran Mahanan Kamus. “Today symbolizes not just a milestone at the end [...]
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The 151st graduation ceremony for Junction City High School was held on Sunday. The ceremony took place inside the Junction City High School gymnasium. The 2026 senior class was the second class to attend all four years at the current high school building located at 1100 Blue Jay Way. Students, staff, families, Fort Riley personnel, [...]
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By Bryan Richardson Riley County’s six-month moratorium on data centers and battery energy storage centers has a scheduled end date. The Riley County Commission agreed last month to adopt a moratorium, but the implementation process didn’t start until commissioners signed a resolution Monday. The resolution will go into effect from the time it’s published in [...]
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