The Riley County Police Department (RCPD) has filed multiple reports and arrests for the period of January 3-4, 2025, including a variety of incidents involving theft, drugs, and domestic disturbances. Incidents Reported: Accidents (Non-Injury) Location: 2925 Claflin, Manhattan (January 3, 2025, 9:04 AM) Location: 2719 Anderson Ave.; Walgreens, Manhattan (January 3, 2025, 4:58 PM) Criminal Damage to Property (CDP) Location: 712 N Manhattan Ave.; Globe, Manhattan (January 3, 2025, 10:45 AM) Disorderly Conduct Location: 1118 Moro St.; Speed Wash, Manhattan (January 4, 2025, 2:35 AM) Drug-Related Incident Location: 1700 BLK Anderson Ave, Manhattan (January 3, 2025, 9:24 AM) Larceny Location:…
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WICHITA, KAN. – Two Wichita residents, Zane Tilcock, 20, and Emily Wise, 18, have been charged in connection with a series of bank robberies that occurred in December 2024. The charges were filed in federal court following an investigation by the FBI, Wichita Police Department, Junction City Police Department, and the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office. Tilcock is accused of robbing three banks at gunpoint: Intrust Bank on South Webb Road in Wichita on December 11, Emprise Bank on East Harry Street in Wichita on December 16, and Sunflower Bank on North Jefferson Street in Junction City on December 27. He…
Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 9:08 Segment 3: 22:56 Segment 4: 35:10 On Friday’s edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson he spoke with representative elect for the 67th district Angel Roeser. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN.
Officers filed a report of burglary and aggravated arson in the 700 block of Humboldt Street on January 2, 2025, at approximately 4:59 PM. Officers list multiple victims and are as follows: 70 year-old female, 44-year-old-female, 26-year-old male, 47-year old female, 28-year-old female, 37-year-old male, 38-year-old male, 25-year-old male, and a 17-year old female. Officers report an unknown subject entered the apartment and lit the carpet on fire. Total estimated loss is unknown at this time. 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…
By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury In the new year, the Riley County Public Works Department will be busy with road and bridge projects, as part of the 2022 Sales Tax Program. The first round of projects includes six bridge projects and three culverts. At Thursday’s meeting, the county commissioners unanimously approved opening the request for quote for the 2022 Sales Tax Program “Just old structures that are scouring out, the abutments are cracking or some of the deck,” Evan McMillan, the assistant county engineer, said. “Their sufficiency rating is low enough that they need to be replaced.” The bridges in need…
By Toby Hammes Manhattan High football’s two-way star JJ Dunnigan announced his college commitment to Kansas University during the Under Armour Next All-America game on Thursday afternoon. “We’re building something special (at Kansas),” Dunnigan said during ESPN’s broadcast. “And I’m going to have the ability to play both ways.” Dunnigan, a 6-foot-2 junior defensive back and wide receiver for the Indians, earned college offers from Kansas State, Nebraska, Stanford, Illinois, Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin and more. To view the full story visit theMercury.com. Click here for more high school sports.
On Thursday evening at approximately 6:15 PM, a two-vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and Kansas Highway 209, about two miles east of Woodbine, Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2011 GMC Acadia driven by Harold F. Hutton, 59, of Henderson, Nevada, was traveling eastbound on K-209 when it failed to stop at a stop sign. Upon entering the intersection, the GMC was struck on the passenger side by a northbound 2013 Ford Fiesta operated by Isaac N. Doolittle, 34, of Manhattan, Kansas. The impact caused both vehicles to veer into the east ditch;…
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Belleville man in connection to the death of his three-month-old daughter. 23-year-old William McLaughlin, of Belleville, was arrested Thursday around 11 a.m. for first-degree murder and felony abuse of a child. The unresponsive infant was initially brought to the Republic County Hospital on Christmas. She had suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at an Omaha hospital on Dec. 29. Following the arrest, McLaughlin was booked into the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Jail in Nebraska. The KBI said in a press release that the investigation is ongoing.
Officers filed a report of theft by deception on December 31, 2024, at approximately 1:43 PM in the 300 block of Main Street. Officers list Meat Works of Kansas as the victim when it was reported the business was deceived by email for the purchase of 15,000 lbs of ground beef by an unknown subject. Total estimated loss associated with this report is $60,000. 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. Allyson Gann, 37, of Manhattan, was arrested on December 31,…
Lewis Marien, Mercury staff photographer, documents the month of December. Happy New Year! GOOD AS NEW — Repairing and resurfacing of Anderson Avenue in Manhattan between Wreath Avenue and Seth Child Road recently finished, as seen Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. Ebert Construction had been working on the road since August. FUNDING — Bridgette Jobe, tourism director for the Kansas Department of Commerce, right, presents a check to Clay and Emily Graber, and their children, Ayda, 4, and Theodore, 2, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at an old schoolhouse located at 38130 Elm St. in rural Wamego. Clay Graber is spearheading…