Drivers should prepare for upcoming traffic delays and detours as the city prepares for two asphalt maintenance projects later this month. Bayer Construction will begin a one-week mill and overlay project on Westwood Road from Fort Riley Boulevard to Oak Street on Monday. The city expects work to wrap up around June 22 depending on weather. Crews will allow through traffic on Westwood Road. Mobile operations will control traffic using advance warning signs and flaggers. The special street maintenance fund, powered by the local 0.2% sales tax, funds the $987,555 budget for all five sites of the 2026 asphalt maintenance…
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A Newton man suffered serious injuries Saturday afternoon in a motorcycle crash in rural Wabaunsee County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at approximately 1:35 p.m. June 13 on Old K-4, about 0.8 miles west of Chalk Road. Troopers said Michael Ray Rohr, 65, of Newton, was traveling westbound on a 2024 KTM 500 EXC-F motorcycle when, for an unknown reason, he lost control of the vehicle. Investigators reported the motorcycle and rider became separated as they entered the north ditch before both came to rest there. Rohr sustained suspected serious injuries and was transported to Stormont…
Anyone with information about a crime can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Click here for past RCPD reports.
Anyone with information about a crime can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Click here for past RCPD reports.
By Nathan Gaddie Sinkers Lounge in Downtown Manhattan has officially closed its doors. Anna Amsden Stevens, former Sinkers general manager, took to FaceBook June 5 to announce the news. “Please do not do online bookings as the site has not been closed down,” Stevens said. “If you have booked online and are needing a refund please reach out to Sinkers’s headquarters. That is all the information I have for you. I am no longer associated with the company.” To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
City commissioners will vote next week on establishing funding districts for Kansas State University Foundation’s Edge District. As previously reported by The Mercury, the commission last month agreed to vote on establishing a sales tax and revenue (STAR) bond district for the Edge District and a tax increment financing (TIF) district for Champion’s Gate. Andrew Von Lintel was the sole commissioner against considering the TIF district in May. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
The Riley County Police Department is investigating a fraud case after a Manhattan woman reportedly lost money and had her personal information compromised through an online job scam. Officers filed a report of fraud at approximately 9 a.m. June 11 in Manhattan. A 47-year-old woman was listed as the victim after it was reported an unknown suspect used information obtained through a job application posted on Facebook to open multiple accounts in her name. Police said the victim also provided the alleged scammers with gift cards as part of the scheme. The total estimated loss associated with the case is…
Cassandra Potter, 53, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 1:16 p.m. on June 11, 2026 in the 100 block of 4th Street on a pair of Riley County District Court warrants for probation violation. This arrest stems from original charges of criminal trespass and theft. Potter was issued a total bond of $10,000 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. Gregory Hayes, 35, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 9:13 a.m. on June 11 in the 100 block of Courthouse Plaza on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. This arrest…
The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board held a special meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, less than a week before its monthly meeting coming up Monday. The board’s only agenda item was an executive session for a non-elected personnel matter. The discussion spread over three back-to-back sessions that ended at 6:20 p.m. Representatives of the Riley County Police Department would not disclose the topic of the executive session. The board will reconvene Monday at noon for its June meeting.
Wamego and Rock Creek both walked away with multiple all-state honors from the Kansas Softball Coaches Association. The list was released Tuesday evening. For Wamego, who was the 4A state runners up this season, four Red Raiders got an all-state nod, led by junior pitcher Landri Adams. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more high school sports.