Author: KMAN Staff

The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the report of a stolen bicycle from Manhattan last weekend. Authorities say the bike was reported stolen March 17 from the 4600 block of Sunflower Slope Drive. The bike is a Trek Roscoe 24 inch bicycle valued at approximately $569. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Kidd at 785-457-3353 or leave a tip at ptsheriff.com.

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Amy Roth, 38, of Manhattan, was arrested while in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road on March 20, 2024, around 4:30 PM. Roth was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for making false information. Roth was issued a total bond of $5,000 and was confined at the time of this report. Anyone with information 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.

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Officers filed a report of criminal damage to property in the 500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Manhattan at approximately 8:00 PM on March 19, 2024.  Officers listed a 21-year-old female as the victim when it was reported that a known subject damaged the passenger door and driver’s mirror of her vehicle. Total damages associated with this case are approximately $3,000. Colton Gardiner, 32, of Manhattan, was arrested on March 19, 2024, at approximately 6:26 AM for aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery after it was reported he hit and placed a 26-year-old man known to him…

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Jacob Robb, 26, of Manhattan, was arrested while in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road on March 18, 2024, around 4:35 PM. Robb was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. The original charges were for domestic battery x2. Robb was issued a total bond of $10,000 and was not confined at the time of this report. Anyone with information 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.

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Information from the Manhattan Mercury Phil Howe, a banker, oil executive and philanthropist, has died. He was 92. Howe opened Kansas State Bank in 1969, serving as president and CEO. He later became president of Griffith Oil Company, then founder and president of Master Medical Company. He also founded Baystone Financial Group. It was his charitable contributions that will leave a lasting legacy, says Vern Henricks, President and CEO of the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation. “A great man, a great citizen of Manhattan, a great friend and mentor. I’ve known Phil since 1997 and we’ve done a lot of things…

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Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 12:45 Segment 3: 27:00 Segment 4: 37:03 — Riley County Historical Museum Curator of Education Melanie Highsmith and  Meghan Ward with the Chapman Center discuss Mary Winston, the first female head of the math department at Kansas State University in celebration of Women’s History Month.

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Officers filed a report of an injury motor vehicle collision in the 100 block of Moro St on March 15, 2024, at approximately 7:58 PM. Officers reported a 2019 Volkswagon Jetta, driven by John Cain, 46, of Manhattan struck Catherine Caffera, 28, of Manhattan, who was on a bicycle. Caffera was transported via EMS to Via Christi. Neither party was issued a citation. Officers filed a report of aggravated domestic battery in Manhattan on March 15, 2024, at approximately 9:15 PM. Officers listed the victim as a 29-year-old female as the victim when it was reported a male known to…

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A local convenience store chain is switching hands after being acquired by another company based out of Nebraska. Lincoln-based U-Stop Convenience Shops recently completed the acquisition of 11 company-operated stores from Manhattan-based Shop Quik Convenience Stores, according to CStoreDecisions.com. Owners Greg and Pat Junghans have operated Shop Quik since 1981, eventually building their operation to 20 liquor and convenience stores, before consolidating to 11 stores, located in Manhattan, Ogden and Junction City. U-Stop Convenience Shop began in 1959 as part of Whitehead Oil Co., which has grown to include 40 U-Stop convenience stores in Lincoln and Kansas. American Business Brokers…

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