The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of a civilian Junction City Police Department employee after an incident Tuesday morning in the police department’s parking lot.
After two mistrials, a Manhattan man has pleaded guilty to rape in connection with a July 2018 incident.
A Kansas State University alumna and her son appeared on the Today show Wednesday morning.
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OGDEN — Though Aggieville businesses have officially scheduled Fake Patty’s Day celebrations for March 21, the Riley County Police Department is still preparing to have more officers out the weekend before spring break.
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Residents may soon be asked to participate in a housing market analysis and policy strategy study.
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A K-State student who was accused of having ties to white nationalism in an advocacy group’s report last Tuesday is saying those claims are false.
WAMEGO — Police and emergency medics found a Wamego man dead in a parking lot near Spirits of ’76 Friday.
The Manhattan-Ogden school board on Wednesday will hear a report on the district’s summer programs.
An Ohio teen accused of fabricating a hostage threat at a Manhattan elementary school likely targeted it because of his connection to an online friend who lives in the area.
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After spending more than half a decade in jail for a crime he and four other boys didn’t commit, Kevin Richardson said he holds no anger.
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Justice Jackson, 3, of Manhattan, was just three months old when she underwent her first open heart surgery.
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Editor’s note: The Mercury is writing about love stories in place of the weekly Our Neighbors profiles during February. If you have a suggestion for a love story, please send it to news@themercury.com.
“Indicator. I-N-D-I-C-A-T-O-R.”
The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday will consider starting a housing market analysis and policy strategy study.
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Like a lot of other animals, there’s more than one way to skin a squirrel.
Rep. Tom Phillips, R-Manhattan, said Saturday that he stands by his vote against putting an anti-abortion amendment on primary ballots while advocating for voters to decide during the general election.
An Ohio teen is facing two federal charges, one of which stems from a hoax hostage situation at Lee Elementary School in November.
MHS Forensics competes at tournaments
“That shows a lot of pride.” This statement applies when we see a community that is clean and neat, with active businesses and busy downtown buildings. Today, we will visit a group of community volunteers who are utilizing their pride – and the Kansas PRIDE program – to benefit their rural town.
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All seven of Manhattan High School’s National Merit contestants were named finalists in the organization’s annual competition.
Several drag queens and a drag king will be stars at the 16th annual K-State Drag Show Friday night at McCain Auditorium.
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With Valentine’s Day coming up Friday, several area restaurants will host dinners for couples to celebrate their love.
There have been no cases of the coronavirus in Kansas and the risk remains low, but Riley County Health Department officials are planning ahead in case of a future outbreak.
A multi-vehicle wreck caused by slick roads near the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Kimball Avenue left one woman injured and disrupted traffic for hours on Wednesday evening.
Emergency management director Pat Collins hopes to have all five county radio towers up and running by July.
Residents may see more of the university police force patrolling in new areas in town since an updated policing agreement between the Riley County and K-State police departments went into effect in January.
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K-State officials Wednesday reaffirmed the university’s commitment to free speech in response to a report from an advocacy group that links a new student organization to a white nationalist movement.
In the Kansas First Congressional District’s 145-year history, all but one representative have been Republican, and the district’s mostly rural voters have never elected a woman to the federal role.
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Manhattan mayor Usha Reddi used a personal story while providing testimony Tuesday on a Kansas House bill that aims to extend the time for a person to come forward if they were sexually abused as child.
The Manhattan Fire Department made quick work of two cooking-related fires Tuesday.
Sidewalks with no curb, string lights, outdoor dining, limestone seating, planters and trees are likely coming to 12th Street in Aggieville.
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JUNCTION CITY — Post Malone, the American rapper, singer, songwriter and producer, created quite a buzz with a new tattoo on his face of a bloody buzz saw this past week. It was inked by local artist Ruben Reza from Junction City Tattoo.
With site preparation for a new school underway in Blue Township, Pottawatomie County commissioners are hoping for better communication with the Manhattan-Ogden School District.
A soldier stationed at Fort Riley pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to using social media for distributing instructions for making bombs.
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The Riley County Historical Museum will display a letter written by Susan. B Anthony, a 19th century women’s rights advocate and champion, beginning Tuesday.
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Editor’s note: The Mercury is writing about love stories in place of the weekly Our Neighbors profiles during February. If you have a suggestion for a love story, please send it to news@themercury.com.
The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday will consider whether to make a section of 12th Street in Aggieville look more like a road or more like a pedestrian plaza.
Evergy announced last week 660 MW of new wind energy.
Jazz Brunch, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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BLUE TOWNSHIP — About three years ago, several Manhattan-Ogden school district officials walked into a cornfield, just northeast of Manhattan, with little more than a faint vision for a new school.
The Riley County Police Department arrested a man suspected of burglarizing three Manhattan businesses overnight Friday.
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