A Wamego man was arrested Tuesday afternoon at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on multiple warrants, according to authorities. Nathaniel Avery Busby, 32, was taken into custody at approximately 3:10 p.m. April 14th in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. He was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear, two counts of violating a protection order and a Manhattan Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear. The warrants stem from original charges that include domestic battery, criminal damage to property and cruelty to animals. Busby was issued a total bond of $13,500…
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A Wichita man involved in a fatal crash in southwest Kansas two years ago was arrested Tuesday by Riley County Police. Nicholas Biddle was taken into custody on a Seward County District Court warrant listing charges of involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving, speeding and failure to yield at a stop or yield sign. The charges stem from a June 2024 crash involving Biddle, resulting in the death of 42-year-old Jamee Perez, of Hugoton. Biddle was released from jail after posting a $50,000 bond. Online court documents show Biddle’s legal case is currently pending in Seward County, with an anticipated jury trial scheduled…
A Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday afternoon following a reported aggravated assault involving a knife, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report at approximately 2:02 p.m. April 14th in the 1500 block of Pillsbury Drive. A 55-year-old man and a 45-year-old man were listed as victims after it was reported a known 31-year-old man attacked them with a knife. Jose Maria Lara, 31, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 3:19 p.m. on a charge of aggravated assault. Lara was issued a total bond of $8,000 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time…
Nicholas Ellis Biddle, 21, of Wichita, was arrested at approximately 4:50 p.m. on April 14, 2026 in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road on a Seward County District Court warrant for involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving, maximum speed limits and failure to yield at a stop or yield sign. Biddle was issued a total bond of $50,000 and is no longer confined in the Riley County Jail. Officers filed a report of aggravated assault at approximately 2:02 p.m. on April 14 in the 1500 block of Pillsbury Drive. A 55-year-old man and a 45-year-old man were listed as victims…
Multiple agencies responded to a grass fire Tuesday near the Konza Prairie research area that burned more than 1,300 acres. The Geary County Rural Fire Department said dispatchers received numerous calls before noon Tuesday regarding spot fires east of Junction City in the area of mile post 313. As crews arrived, they encountered several large smoke columns and found three separate fires spreading to the north. Fire suppression and controlled backburning was used to bring each fire under control. Firefighters from Geary County, Grandview Plaza and Riley County split efforts to contain the blazes, with assistance from Konza Prairie and Fort Riley Fire…
District 7 State Sen. Ethan Corson, of Roeland Park sat down this week to discuss his campaign for Kansas governor. Corson is seeking the Democratic nomination in the Aug. 4 primary against District 8 State Sen. Cindy Holscher, of Overland Park.
On today’s edition of The Game, Casey Alexander adds three more players to the roster, including some significant size with JT Rock and Matt Gilhool, Colorado State writer Kevin Lytle joins the show to talk about Brandon Rechsteiner and more! https://www.youtube.com/live/W9YMLRyvQl0?si=sFNptt0sdL0EZCtu Full Show Segment 1 – Alexander adds three more from the portal Segment 2 – Colorado State writer Kevin Lytle discusses Brandon Rechsteiner Segment 3 – Jabroni of the Week Segment 4 – What does K-State still need in the portal?/Ask Us Anything
Casey Alexander’s sixth portal addition may not have any on-court experience at the college level, but he does have a lot of upside. Redshirt freshman forward Matt Gilhool was a four-star prospect out of high school in Pennsylvania, and chose LSU over offers from Iowa, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Penn State, Washington and Miami among many others. Gilhool announced his transfer to Kansas State on Tuesday in a social media post. The 6-foot-11, 213-pound Elizabethtown, Penn., native averaged 16 points per game as a senior along with nine rebounds and 1.5 blocks. Read the rest and subscribe to The Mercury!
Things are getting back to normal at Tuttle Creek Lake following the completion of the second phase of a water-injection dredging demonstration project earlier this month. On Monday, officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Tuttle Creek Lake said the Tuttle Cove boat ramp is now open for public use. The ramp will remain open until the third phase of dredging begins in June. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
Two people were rescued from an early morning structure fire near downtown Manhattan Tuesday morning. The Manhattan Fire Department says crews responded to 509 Pierre Street just after 6 a.m. and found flames showing from a second floor apartment and found two people on the porch roof. According to officials, a passerby had put up a ladder, climbed onto the porch and helped an occupant out of a second-floor window and onto the porch roof. When crews arrived, a fire department ladder was raised, allowing both to come down safely. A short time later, firefighters entered the home and rescued…