By Megan Moser The five puppies dumped in a laundry basket in a Popeye’s parking lot are safely snuggled in some blankets in one of the kennels at the local shelter, officials said Monday. Animal control found the six-week-old puppies abandoned in freezing-cold temperatures Sunday and said they were investigating who was responsible. Prairie Paws [...]

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By Megan Moser The five puppies dumped in a laundry basket in a Popeye’s parking lot are safely snuggled in some blankets in one of the kennels at the local shelter, officials said Monday. Animal control found the six-week-old puppies abandoned in freezing-cold temperatures Sunday and said they were investigating who was responsible. Prairie Paws [...]

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Riley County Police responded to an injury accident on the morning of November 30, 2024, at the intersection of Leavenworth Street and N. Juliette Avenue. According to the report, a 2013 Toyota Tacoma driven by 21-year-old John Mayes collided head-on with a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan operated by 47-year-old Marco Galeano-Casco. Galeano-Casco sustained non-life-threatening injuries [...]

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Officers filed a report of aggravated criminal threat on December 1, 2024, at approximately 4:57 PM in the 600 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. Officers listed both T Mobile and a 47-year-old female as the victim when it was reported the subject threatened ...

Riley County Police Officers filed a report of vehicle burglary in the 1900 block of College Heights Road on Saturday around 10 A.M. Officers listed a 20-year-old male as the victim, who reported that a plate carrier and ceramic plates were stolen from his vehicle by an unknown subject. Total loss associated with this report [...]

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By Lewis Marien – Mercury Staff Photographer ELECTION DAY — Voters arrive and depart Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at Zeandale Community Church. Polling places were open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the 2024 general election, which included several local races. CURTAIN CALL — At left, Leslie Dymond, choreographer of the Manhattan Arts Center’s MACademy Youth [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating two shootings that occurred on Saturday and Sunday that officers believe are linked to one another. The shootings led to four individuals being wounded according to police. The first shooting occurred on Saturday evening just before 8 p.m. in the 2000 block of College Heights Road. Officers responded to [...]

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Nearly 1,300 people — some dressed as turkeys — bundled up and flocked to Aggieville Thursday morning to begin their Thanksgiving Day celebrations with a jaunt about town. The ninth annual MHK Turkey Trot 5K race kicked off shortly after 9 a.m., leading 1,278 runners and walkers from Moro Street in Aggieville through City Park, [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday will consider three applications to finance housing developments using tax incentives. The applications are for reinvestment housing incentive districts, and commissioners also will look at an industrial revenue bond for a seven-unit town home on the vacant lot at 827 Moro St. An RHID is a program to help developers [...]

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