A Manhattan man was killed Monday when his semi truck veered off the road and crashed into a cornfield. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 54-year-old Donnell Martin was westbound on US Highway 36 in rural Doniphan County just before 6:30 p.m. when the truck exited the roadway to the north, struck a culvert and fence and continued into a cornfield. Martin died at the scene. Authorities say it’s unknown if he was wearing a seat belt at the time of the cra
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By Rose Gruenbacher Riley County commissioners on Monday considered a 2026 budget which would create a 10% increase in property taxes for the average homeowner. The proposed county mill rate is 39.981, an increase of almost 2 mills from 2025. A mill is $1 in taxes for every $1,000 in assessed, taxable property value. A homeowner who paid $436.34 in property tax on a $100,000 home in 2025 would pay $481.68 on a home now worth $105,000 in 2026, using the county’s 5% average property tax increase for existing single-family homes. That’s an increase of $45.34, or 10.4%. To view…
By Meredith McCalmon Bridget Everett, star of the Manhattan-based HBO series “Somebody Somewhere,” brought CBS to the Little Apple last week to film a segment for CBS News Sunday Morning. The series was inspired by her own life as a Manhattan native. “CBS Sunday Morning really liked ‘Somebody Somewhere,’ and they are familiar with a lot of my stage work, so they wanted to do a profile on me and see where I’m from and get their boots on the ground and see Manhattan, Kansas, for themselves.” To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.
Authorities have arrested a Junction City man after he apparently brandished a firearm during an argument. According to the Riley County Police Department, 27-year-old Brian McCallum was charged with aggravated assault and disorderly conduct after an incident Sunday afternoon near the intersection of Fort Riley Blvd. and Poyntz Ave. A 39-year-old man was listed as the victim in the case. McCallum was issued a total bond of $6,000 but was no longer confined as of Monday’s arrest report. Click here for more local news.
A Manhattan man was cited over the weekend after striking a pedestrian with her truck Friday afternoon. The Riley County Police Department says 26-year-old Jason Bryant was driving in the 800 block of North 3rd Place when the incident occurred. The pedestrian, 24-year-old Samantha Taylor, also of Manhattan, was transported to Via Christ for treatment of her injuries. Bryant was cited for failing to yield to pedestrian in a crosswalk. Click here for more local news.
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Officers responded to a report of an injury crash in the 800 block of N 3rd Pl. in Manhattan on July 11, 2025, at approximately 12:13 p.m. Upon arrival, officers found a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by, Jason Bryant, 26, of Manhattan had struck a pedestrian, Samantha Taylor, 24, of Manhattan. Taylor was transported to Via Christi for treatment of her injuries. Bryant was issued a citation for failure to yield to pedestrian in crosswalk. Melissa Carson, 38, of Manhattan was arrested on July 12, 2025, at approximately 10:26 a.m. for a Riley County District Court warrant and a Manhattan…
The RCPD released its latest reports, detailing a range of criminal activity in Manhattan over the weekend of July 12–13. Among the most serious incidents were multiple arrests related to domestic violence. On July 12, officers responded to a domestic battery and aggravated domestic battery case at The Links Apartments on Augusta Way. Eighteen-year-old Malachi Kahssay was arrested for allegedly choking a family member, while 19-year-old Alexander Anderson was also arrested in connection to the same case. Additionally, 46-year-old Jose Mendes Montes was arrested later that evening for domestic battery and criminal restraint following a separate incident on Gatlinburg Way.…
The Riley County Police Department responded to a series of incidents in Manhattan over the past few days, including injury accidents, drug-related offenses, and domestic disturbances. Among the notable cases, officers arrested 26-year-old Nathan Eugene Miller Ayalla of Manhattan twice on July 11. His first arrest occurred early in the morning for aggravated burglary, domestic battery, and criminal damage to property, resulting in a $15,000 bond. Later that same day, he was arrested again for possession of marijuana. In separate arrests, 39-year-old David Louis Rojas of Neodesha was taken into custody on a shoplifting warrant, and 38-year-old Brian Odell LaCamera…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office Friday morning issued a press release in an attempt to find witnesses to a fight in rural Wamego on July 3. One person was taken to an area hospital for their injuries when the sheriff’s office responded to a report from an injury from a fight at a party in the area of Elm Slough (Slew) Rd and Traytons Lane. Law enforcement has reportedly spoken with several people at the party, but are now asking the public for help identifying two vehicles and possible occupants who may have been witnessed the events. One vehicle is…