KXBZ-FM (Manhattan, KS)

A Manhattan man has been arrested in connection with a Riley County investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of a child. Taylor Michael John Boyle, 33, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 9:32 p.m. Thursday, July 16, on a Riley County District Court warrant charging him with three counts of rape in which the offender is 18 or older and the victim is younger than 14, and three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.

A potential Planet Fitness location is among the rezonings Riley County commissioners will vote on during Tuesday’s meeting. The proposed rezoning is for 4.47 acres north of the intersection of E. Poyntz Avenue and Sarber Lane, from a neighborhood commercial district to a planned unit development for Planet Fitness. On July 6, the Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board held a public hearing to consider the rezoning. The board recommended approval of the rezoning with a unanimous vote.

By Ned Seaton Manhattan ranks seventh-highest among the state’s largest cities in the amount of debt carried by the city government, according to a Manhattan Mercury analysis. The city government had $323 million in all forms of debt, according to the most recent comparative data compiled by the Kansas League of Municipalities, covering 2025. That ranked Manhattan a notch lower than Lawrence and one higher than Overland Park.

A Manhattan man has been arrested in connection with a rape investigation that began last year, according to the Riley County Police Department. Chad Len Mouton Jr., 21, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 2:39 p.m. Thursday, July 16, on one count of rape involving sexual intercourse without consent and the use of force. The charge stems from a report originally filed in November 2025. Police said a 21-year-old woman was listed as the victim and the suspect was known to the victim.

A 19-year-old Chapman man suffered serious injuries Thursday evening after his SUV left the roadway, struck two culverts and crashed into a barn in Dickinson County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at approximately 5:34 p.m. July 16 at the intersection of Old U.S. Highway 40 and Nobel Road. Troopers said a 2018 Ford Escape was traveling westbound on Old U.S. Highway 40 when the driver failed to negotiate a curve.

A Manhattan man was arrested Thursday afternoon on multiple drug-related charges following an investigation by the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report for distribution of marijuana, distribution or possession with intent to distribute drug paraphernalia, a precursor or stimulant, and possession of a substance under KSA 65-41-5(h) just before p.m. July 16 in the 2300 block of Candlewood Drive.

A Fort Riley man has been arrested in connection with an aggravated battery reported earlier this month in Aggieville. Officers originally filed a report just before 2 a.m. July 11 in the 1200 block of Moro Street after a 25-year-old man reported he was battered by an unknown man in an alley during an altercation. On July 16, Riley Michael Williams, 21, of Fort Riley, was arrested at approximately 9:30 a.m. at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on a charge of aggravated battery.

The Riley County Police Department is investigating a fraud case after a woman reportedly lost more than $33,000 in a vendor impersonation scam. Officers filed the report at approximately 10:43 a.m. July 16 in the 8900 block of Fairview Church Road. A 43-year-old woman was listed as the victim after an unknown suspect allegedly posed as a known vendor and convinced the victim to complete a wire transfer. Police estimated the loss at $33,092.88.

A Washington, Kansas, man was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan on a Dickinson County warrant. William Joseph Brown, 44, of Washington, was arrested at approximately 3 p.m. July 15 in the 100 block of Manhattan Town Center. Brown was wanted on a Dickinson County District Court warrant charging him with theft of property or services, burglary of a non-dwelling to commit a felony and burglary of a vehicle to commit a felony.

A Manhattan man charged with 22 counts of child sex crimes made his first court appearance for the case on Wednesday afternoon in Riley County District Court. Kevin Kendre Brown, 43, faces charges including 10 counts of rape of a child, 11 counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and one count of aggravated sexual battery. Court documents state Brown allegedly began committing the crimes in 2016 and continued through 2025. All 22 charges are against the same victim, a girl born in 2009.