Manhattan Fire Department’s newest employee is unlike the rest.
Pawnee Mental Health Services therapist receives clinical licensure
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Manhattan Fire Department officials reported no injuries after a fire in a duplex at 928 Thurston St. Friday afternoon.
The Manhattan High School student body selected its homecoming king and queen.
Tracy Britt Cool, a Manhattan native and one of Warren Buffett’s key lieutenants in recent years, is leaving Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to create a mini Berkshire of her own.
K-State provost Charles Taber on Thursday told the Manhattan Rotary Club that university enrollment has dropped this fall.
Enrollment in the Manhattan-Ogden school district is up 83 students this year, although K-6 enrollment has decreased.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said elevated bacteria in Wamego’s wastewater is the cause of a stream advisory for the Kansas River.
Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday will discuss a proposed process for notifying people about the noise from activities at Fort Riley.
Think big! That can be a challenge, but today we’ll meet a woman whose thoughts turned into a big community project which is encouraging tourism in southwest Kansas. Thanks to Connie Larson of Manhattan for this story idea.
Powercat Financial celebrating 10th anniversary
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The external and internal damage observed during the autopsy of a 12-week-old boy was caused by at least three separate blunt-force impacts, a forensic pathologist said Friday at the Riley County Courthouse.
Q: What happened to the new concept for CiCo Park’s playground? What about the tennis courts across from Manhattan Area Technical College?
The VFW named Manhattan as the fist city in Kansas to be a POW/MIA city, Mayor Mike Dodson and the Manhattan City Commission announced during a special presentation earlier this week.
Manhattan Parks and Recreation is seeking feedback from the public after finishing the second phase of the Parks 4 People Road Demonstration on Wednesday at City Park.
The Kansas Board of Regents will ask Gov. Laura Kelly for $95.3 million in new state support for higher education as part of its 2021 budget request.
A longtime Manhattan Fire Department official is set to retire Monday.
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A Thursday article on A8 listed the incorrect time for the Art & Architecture Open House on Sunday. The event is 3-5 p.m.
Some of the children were about as red as the tomatoes, but despite the hot Wednesday afternoon, they listened intently and excitedly as David Atchison led them through the Ogden Elementary School’s community garden.
Riley County police believe a mother was taking advantage of safe haven laws after a baby was found abandoned in northern Manhattan Wednesday evening.
K-State and other state higher education institutions will see more simplified admissions criteria following a Kansas Board of Regents decision.
Her 12-week-old son was healthy just hours before she left him in the care of a friend, a mother testified at the Riley County Courthouse Thursday. But upon her return, she made a 911 call saying he appeared to have bruises and trouble breathing.
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Changes to construction plans for Manhattan High School’s west campus will add 25 classrooms, but current cost estimates exceed the construction budget by about $2.8 million, the design team said Wednesday.
K-State police are investigating a pedestrian hit-and-run accident that occurred at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday in the university’s parking garage.
The Riley County fair’s 4-H entries were down 5.5% this year compared to 2018, Extension director Gary Fike said Tuesday at the Riley County Commission meeting, and open-class entries were down 17%.
When you’ve got a 25-foot statue dedicated in City Park, you’re a pretty big deal.
The Manhattan High School Alumni Association will induct alumni Jim Balderson and Dave Fiser to its Wall of Fame.
Editor’s note: This is the full RCPD drone policy that The Mercury wrote about in Tuesday’s paper.
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The Pottawatomie County Commission Monday reviewed capital improvement projects and adopted a resolution enacting building codes within the Blue Township Sewer District.
People won’t be allowed to ride electric scooters on sidewalks in Aggieville and downtown, according to an ordinance passed Tuesday by Manhattan city commissioners.
The Kansas Court of Appeals heard cases on a drug arrest and teacher pay dispute Tuesday afternoon as part of its Constitution Day celebration at K-State’s Forum Hall.
Manhattan fashionistas rejoice: H&M is opening its doors Oct. 3 at Manhattan Town Center.
The Sunflower Bank branch at 130 Sarber Lane is permanently closing in December.
When Adrianne Meyer and her boyfriend, Frederick Ustoltseff, were stranded at Manhattan Regional Airport last December, they found themselves with a dilemma.
Troopers arrested a Manhattan man on driving under the influence and other charges after he fled the scene of a three-vehicle crash on Kansas Highway 18 near Ogden on Sunday.
A national development company has announced it will invest $325 million to upgrade and modernize housing at Fort Riley, as well as five other military installations across the country.
In response to a nurse shortage in Kansas, Wichita State University and K-State are partnering to bring a satellite nursing program to Manhattan.
Students and locals heard debates regarding constitutional law Tuesday when a Kansas Court of Appeals Court panel listened to arguments in four cases at the K-State Student Union.
The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board on Monday approved a policy that outlines when and how police officers can use drones in investigations.
The Manhattan-Ogden school board will get a look at the changes to the construction plans for Manhattan High West Campus at its meeting Wednesday.
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Assistant Riley County Attorney Kendra Lewison is the 21st Judicial District’s next district judge, Gov. Laura Kelly’s office confirmed Monday.
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Inside the lobby area adjoining the sanctuary at St. Isidore’s Catholic Student Center, the K-State students were singing the “everybody let’s go” snippet from the Dora the Explorer song.
Police reported no injuries after someone fired shots at a house party early Sunday morning.
Riley County commissioners on Monday extended a local disaster declaration for 30 days.
A planned osteopathic medical school in Wichita is looking to address the need for more doctors in Kansas, Dr. Robert Hasty said during a visit to The Mercury last week.
A story in Sunday’s edition about Dennis Cook’s idea for putting a “roof” over parts of Aggieville contained a mistake.
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