The Riley County Police Department’s 2020 budget will be short by nearly $125,000 because of an error in calculating cost-of-living allowances, Director Dennis Butler revealed Monday at a Riley County Law Enforcement Agency meeting.
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Chad Kinsley will succeed Robert Reece as Pottawatomie County administrator, effective Jan. 8.
A new innovation lab will be a part of Hale Library’s restoration work.
The Manhattan-Ogden school board on Wednesday will hear a preliminary enrollment data report and vote on a key step for construction at the Keith Noll Maintenance Center.
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Riley County Police officers on Thursday arrested a teenager for stabbing two adults with scissors at Manhattan High School.
Manhattan city commissioners will set the 2025 budget and mill levy rate at their weekly meeting Tuesday evening.
The K-State Alumni Association is celebrating a milestone birthday.
A furry public servant is retiring after a long career working for humans.
Unemployment rates in Riley and surrounding counties continued to rise in July, the Kansas Department of Labor reported on Friday.
A Fort Leavenworth unit is preparing for a large-scale training exercise with the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, part of a series of trainings meant to improve readiness across the Army.
K-State students will finish moving back to town for the new school year this weekend, and they will kick things off with the new student convocation at Bramlage Coliseum Sunday evening.
The Junction City Commission this week considered establishing the city government’s own website as the “city newspaper” to avoid paying for the publication of legal notices.
The Riley County government will now have more power to go after local nuisances in unincorporated areas, something that has been a long time coming, local officials said.
Property and violent crime have dropped in Riley County so far this year, but police officials want to see it continue to decrease
The city of Manhattan is bringing in an outside hire to serve as its next public utilities director.
Thousands of college students, including freshmen moving out on their own for the first time, packed their things and moved into the K-State dormitories this week.
Manhattan city staff members have changed their approach to the 2025 budget after commissioners last month indicated they would not support the proposed $2 million reductions that primarily would consist of personnel cuts.
Riley County officials on Thursday mailed income and expense questionnaires to multifamily, commercial and industrial properties.
K-State students looking to get around campus can expect a new route this semester if they travel on Flint Hills ATA Bus to Cats’ Cupboard.
The Mercury staff last year produced seven stories that received commendations from the National Newspapers Association’s 2024 Better Newspaper Contest.
Initial field work is set to begin this month for the Keats sewer project.
Habitat for Humanity of the Northern Flint Hills announced on Friday announced it has partnered with 3Rivers to support aging homeowners in Riley and Pottawatomie counties.
WoodFest, hosted by Symphony in the Flint Hills, will return Sept. 28 to Camp Wood YMCA near Elmdale.
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A Manhattan artist is nearing the finish line on a mural in the state capitol.
Put Fido on a leash and take him to celebrate the closing of the City Park Waterpark for the season this Sunday.
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One of the steps in Xatyiswa Maqashalala’s daily routine is calling her family.
The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board on Wednesday set public hearings for its 2024-25 budget before board members can approve it.
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Both Republican primaries for Manhattan-area seats in the Kansas House of Representatives went down to the wire Tuesday.
One person died and two others were seriously injured after a two-vehicle crash Monday on Interstate Highway 70 in Geary County.
A Fort Riley man died Thursday in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate Highway 70 in Geary County.
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Kaleb James and Angel Roeser are vying to represent the Republican Party in District 67, the seat left vacant after Rep. Mike Dodson announced he wouldn’t seek another term.
With District 51 Rep. Kenny Titus making a run at the Kansas Senate this year, there’s a spot open for a new Republican candidate to take over.
U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann is the only incumbent candidate in Riley County facing a primary challenger.
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Manhattan has found its next city manager.
Manhattan’s Chick-fil-A restaurant on Saturday will close for at least two weeks as it undergoes remodeling.
There’s been an increase in musk thistle this year, and Riley County officials want residents to know how to identify and get rid of it.
Everybody Counts will be at the Douglass Recreation Complex this Saturday.
Manhattan Brewing Company is expanding its reach across the state, announcing Wednesday it will open an additional permanent location in Wichita later this month.
Pawnee Mental Health Services on Wednesday announced it had received a $20,000 grant to rebrand and modernize its marketing.
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Tuition is set to increase next year at K-State and most other public universities in Kansas, a step Gov. Laura Kelly said was needed even as the institutions and the government seek ways to keep higher education affordable.
There’s a new sign advertising Manhattan, but it won’t lead many people to the right place.
One of the four candidates for the Manhattan city manager job has pulled his name from contention.
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday requested a budget increase from the city commission for 2025.
The next phase of the Manhattan levee project will get underway in a few months.
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Kansas’ Democratic governor thinks her party’s presumptive presidential nominee can appeal to voters in her state and the region by making sure they know she hears them.
A local woman was arrested for her fourth DUI early Sunday morning after a rollover accident in Manhattan left one person injured.
A man died after he crashed his car into a house on the southeast side of Manhattan early Saturday morning.
The city of Manhattan has found itself in some financial trouble after nearly a decade of spending more than it makes, and city staffers are trying to figure out how to get things under control with budget season around the corner.
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Riley County as temperatures soar above 100 degrees this week, and local officials are urging people to take advantage of cooling stations to stay safe.
Riley County residents who need sewage system repairs but can’t pay for them are about to get some help.
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Riley County got back to its country roots this weekend as the annual county fair, carnival and rodeo brought out the crowds in force to CiCo Park.
A Manhattan man is in jail after his arrest for nearly 100 counts of child sex crimes.
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