A Junction City motorcyclist suffered serious injuries Saturday evening in a two-motorcycle crash on K-57 in Geary County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at approximately 7:26 p.m. on K-57 just south of I-70 The highway patrol said a 2026 Yamaha motorcycle traveling north slowed after its rider observed another motorcycle crash ahead. A second motorcycle was traveling behind the Yamaha and struck it from the rear after the lead rider braked. The second motorcycle flipped end over end before coming to rest in the roadway.. The rider of the second motorcycle, Vie K. Velazquez Calderon, 25,…
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Anyone with information, contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward up to $1,000. Click here for past RCPD reports.
A Manhattan man was arrested Friday evening on multiple Riley County District Court warrants alleging child sex crimes and domestic battery. Emilio Soto, 41, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 7:36 p.m. July 17 at Tuttle Terrace Mobile Home Park in the 6000 block of Tuttle Terrace. Soto is charged with one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child in which the offender is 18 or older and the victim is younger than 14, three counts of rape in which the offender is 18 or older and the victim is younger than 14, two counts of rape in which…
Anyone with information, contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward up to $1,000. Click here for past RCPD reports.
On today’s edition of The Game, K-State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie joins the show to talk recent staff changes, the Summer of Coleture continues, we go back in the Bill’s history for the evolution of alcohol at the stadium and what kind of money can K-State really make on alcohol sales? Hour 1 Segment 1 – What kind of money can KSU make on alcohol sales? Segment 2 – K-State WBB Coach Jeff Mittie Segment 3 – Are the Royals doing okay? Hour 2 Segment 1 – The evolution of beer at The Bill Segment 2 – Summer…
Kansas State director of track and field and cross country Travis Geopfert announced on Thursday the addition of Brent Ewing as cross country and track and field assistant coach overseeing the distance and middle-distance runners. Ewing replaces two-year cross country coach Kate Bucknam, who resigned earlier this summer. Bucknam was part of Geopfert’s inaugural staff. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State sports.
By Ned Seaton Manhattan ranks seventh-highest among the state’s largest cities in the amount of debt carried by the city government, according to a Manhattan Mercury analysis. The city government had $323 million in all forms of debt, according to the most recent comparative data compiled by the Kansas League of Municipalities, covering 2025. That ranked Manhattan a notch lower than Lawrence and one higher than Overland Park. The other cities with more debt than Manhattan were Wichita, KCK, Lenexa, Topeka and Olathe. Salina and Junction City ranked 10th and 11th. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
A potential Planet Fitness location is among the rezonings Manhattan city commissioners will vote on during Tuesday’s meeting. The proposed rezoning is for 4.47 acres north of the intersection of E. Poyntz Avenue and Sarber Lane, from a neighborhood commercial district to a planned unit development for Planet Fitness. On July 6, the Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board held a public hearing to consider the rezoning. The board recommended approval of the rezoning with a unanimous vote. The other rezoning commissioners will consider is for the Yuma Street cultural center, rezoning 930 Yuma Street from a low-density residential attached district…
A Manhattan man has been arrested in connection with a rape investigation that began last year, according to the Riley County Police Department. Chad Len Mouton Jr., 21, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 2:39 p.m. Thursday, July 16, on one count of rape involving sexual intercourse without consent and the use of force. The charge stems from a report originally filed in November 2025. Police said a 21-year-old woman was listed as the victim and the suspect was known to the victim. Mouton was issued a total bond of $150,000 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail. Police…
A Manhattan man has been arrested in connection with a Riley County investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of a child. Taylor Michael John Boyle, 33, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 9:32 p.m. Thursday, July 16, on a Riley County District Court warrant charging him with three counts of rape in which the offender is 18 or older and the victim is younger than 14, and three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. According to the Riley County Police Department, the arrest stems from a report originally filed in September 2025. Boyle was issued a total bond…