The Wamego Police Department recently announced they recovered a couple of stolen dinosaur statues. Around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, the Wamego Police Department took to social media asking for assistance in finding a couple of Sinclair gas station dinosaurs that were stolen overnight on Aug. 31. Police said a citizen was offering a reward for information that would lead to the recovery. More on this story can be read at the Mercury.
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Frankfort football rides the momentum of a 9-3 season in 2023, including a playoff run that only fell at the hands of powerhouse and eventual eight-man Division II champion Axtell. The reason for the success? The Wildcats’ core of players. “Two years ago, we were very young, we only had one senior,” nine-year head coach Nick Anderson said. “(In 2023), just being a year older and a year stronger, with that much more experience made a world of difference for us and we’re hoping that will continue this year.” The full story can be viewed at theMercury.com
A Manhattan man is being held in the Riley County Jail after being arrested Saturday morning for assaulting police officers. 31-year-old Camron Todd Leupold was arrested in the 2200 block of Buckingham around 2:30 a.m. on two counts of assaulting a law enforcement officer, and one count each of battery and interference with a law enforcement officer. As of Saturday, Leupold was still confined in the RCJ on a total bond of $10,000. Reports show Leupold was arrested last November for violating a protection order, domestic battery and criminal damage to property.
Health officials are seeing COVID-19 cases rising in Manhattan. Ascension Via Christi president Bob Copple told The Mercury that over the last week, the hospital has had one to five outpatients in the emergency department each day and three to five inpatients. Copple said most of those are not there primarily because of COVID. The full story can be viewed at theMercury.com
Law enforcement are investigating a recent case of burglary and identity theft. Just before 10 a.m. Thursday, RCPD officers filed a report of vehicular burglary in the 2800 block of Allison Avenue in Manhattan, where a 45-year-old woman reported her car was broken into and her Chase Bank card was taken by an unknown subject. The card was then used at Walmart in Topeka. Total loss associated with this report is approximately $3,000.
A Manhattan man is behind bars following an early-morning arrest that occurred on Friday. Douglas Michael Holen was arrested around 3:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of Walters Drive for criminal trespassing and violating a protection order. The 58-year-old remained in the riley County jail as of Friday on a total bond of $12,000.
Manhattan city commissioners will finalize the 2025 budget and mill levy rate Tuesday evening. The meeting also will serve as a public hearing for both the budget and revenue-neutral rate. Commissioners will have a second reading of the 2025 budget ordinance Sept. 17, and county clerks will certify the tax rate and 2025 budget on Oct. 1. The full story van be viewed at theMercury.com
Starting tonight, RCPD will restrict traffic in certain areas of Aggieville from 11:00 PM to 2:30 AM, and will be limited to Friday and Saturday nights. The affected streets are 12th Street (North from Laramie and South from the alley between Moro and Bluemont), and Moro Street (Manhattan Ave east through 11th Street.) A designated “Ride Share Only Parking” area will be established in the 600 block of North Manhattan Avenue, in front of Chipotle, in an effort o better accommodate visitors and reduce traffic congestion. RCPD will also utilize marked patrol units at two key intersections: Moro/North Manhattan and…