The nearly 8,300-square-foot retail space at 1218 Moro St. is listed for $1.5 million and has been on the market since last week. A sale page at 1218Moro.com says the property includes a fully equipped kitchen and bar, modern infrastructure, updated interiors, prime visibility with strong foot traffic and furniture, fixtures and equipment included in the sale price. The price tag includes the Johnny’s Kaw’s House Bar on the north side of Moro. The Yard Bar and Shot Stop locations are not included for sale. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.
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As local elections draw closer, Manhattan City Commissioner Jayme Minton is preparing herself to vie for re-election. Appointed to the Commission in 2024 after Wynn Butler resigned, Minton carved a voice for herself through service in the community. On today’s show, Mike and Jayme talk private sector job growth, common consumption areas, and the growing pains of local construction. Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN. Click here to listen on Apple Podcast. Click here to listen on Spotify.
Rostyn Rothwell, 17, of Hallsville, TX was arrested on June 16, 2025 at approximately 8:00 a.m. for aggravated robbery. Rothwell was issued no bond and remains confined at the North Central Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center at the time of this report. This arrest is in connection to a report filed for aggravated robbery in the 1500 block of Pipher Ln. in Manhattan on April 11, 2025. Christopher Troy, 36, of Leonardville was arrested on June 16, 2025, at approximately 2:44 p.m. on a Marion County District Court warrant for probation violation. Troy was issued a total bond of $5,000…
Forecasters are urging residents to prepare for a potentially dangerous day of severe weather across the region on Tuesday, with threats that include large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes and flash flooding. Scattered light showers and non-severe storms will linger into early afternoon, with gusty winds up to 50 mph possible. A boundary setting up south of I-70 is expected to become the focus for storm development later this afternoon. If storms form along this boundary, they could bring very large hail, damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes. A more widespread severe threat arrives this evening as a line of storms…
The Manhattan Walmart reopened at 12:30 p.m. Monday, after closing Friday when someone reportedly started a fire in the store. An employee said in a phone interview Monday morning that the store had passed the required inspection and was preparing to open again after being closed for the entirety of Father’s Day weekend. The employee said all other information would come from Walmart’s corporate media relations team. That team did not respond to requests for comment. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.
The Riley County Police Department says three business thefts from last Monday are believed to be connected and the case is under investigation. Energy Center Pool Manhattan, the Flint Hills Breadbasket and Prairiestone Inc. all were victims of theft, as previously reported by News Radio KMAN and The Mercury. A dump trailer taken from Energy Center Manhattan Pool was recovered at 8:05 p.m. Monday. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.
After capturing the North Central Kansas League title and earning the No. 1 seed in Class 4A West, Wamego football’s 2024 season ended in heartbreak with a 28-14 sectional loss to Buhler. The 9-2 Red Raiders, who defeated Buhler earlier in the season, will aim for another league championship and a deeper playoff run in 2025. 2025 Wamego football schedule Sept. 5 — vs. Concordia, 7 p.m. Sept. 12 — at Rock Creek, 7 p.m. Sept. 19 — vs. Marysville, 7 p.m. Sept. 26 — at Hayden, 7 p.m. Oct. 3 — vs. Buhler, 7 p.m. Oct. 10 — vs.…
The Manhattan Area Resettlement Team welcomes and helps integrates refugees from all over the world. Executive director Virginia Rodriguez joins Mike on today’s show to discuss community building, misconceptions, and their mission of unity and understanding. Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN. Click here to listen on Apple Podcast. Click here to listen on Spotify.
Officers filed a report for criminal possession of a weapon in the 1400 block of Colorado St. in Manhattan on June 13, 2025, at approximately 9:59 a.m. Donte Long, 24, of Manhattan was arrested for criminal possession of a weapon. Long was issued a total bond of $5,000 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery, domestic battery, criminal restraint, and abuse of a child in Manhattan on June 13, 2025, at approximately 12:00 p.m. A 33-year-old woman and a 11-year-old boy were listed…
FRANKFORT — Playing four sports at an extremely high level is something few can do. Playing two at the same time at an all-state level, that’s a near-impossible feat. But somehow, Frankfort’s Carter Olson makes it look effortless. For that reason, in addition to winning an individual state championship in track and field, and helping revitalize a baseball program that’s laid dormant for six decades, Olson is The Mercury’s Spring All-Flint Hills Male Athlete of the Year. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more high school sports.