The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as it continues to investigate the 2015 death of a woman whose case remains unsolved nearly 11 years later. According to investigators, deputies and emergency responders were dispatched at approximately 4 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2015, after receiving a report that a woman had [...]
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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as it continues to investigate the 2015 death of a woman whose case remains unsolved nearly 11 years later.
According to investigators, deputies and emergency responders were dispatched at approximately 4 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2015, after receiving a report that a woman had fallen from a moving pickup truck.
Responding personnel found 45-year-old Shannon Chebultz with serious injuries in the roadway near Macy Place Drive and Elm Slough Road. Investigators determined Chebultz had been riding in a truck driven by her boyfriend, Travis Quigley, when, for reasons that remain unknown, she either fell or was ejected from the moving vehicle.
Chebultz later died from her injuries.
The sheriff’s office said Quigley was interviewed by investigators and the scene was thoroughly processed. Despite years of investigative work and numerous leads, the circumstances surrounding Chebultz’s death remain undetermined, and the case remains open.
Investigators are now renewing their appeal for information, saying someone may have details that could help provide answers for Chebultz’s family.
Anyone with information related to Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office case No. 2015-2423 is asked to contact Detective Martinez at 785-457-3353. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through the sheriff’s office Crime Stoppers page at ptsheriff.com or by emailing coldcase@ptsheriff.com
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]]>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, [...]
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]]>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.
He was issued a total bond of $10,000 and is no longer confined in the Riley County Jail.
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]]>Riley County commissioners on Thursday reviewed an updated budget that calls for a property tax increase of 6.7% for the average homeowner. County administrators presented the commission with an updated version of the 2027 budget that sets the mill levy at 38.012 mills. A mill is $1 for every $1,000 of assessed, taxable property value. [...]
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Riley County commissioners on Thursday reviewed an updated budget that calls for a property tax increase of 6.7% for the average homeowner.
County administrators presented the commission with an updated version of the 2027 budget that sets the mill levy at 38.012 mills. A mill is $1 for every $1,000 of assessed, taxable property value.
That means a homeowner paying $436.84 in 2026 county property taxes for a $100,000 home would have to pay $466.43 on a home now worth $106,700 home in 2027 (given the average increase in existing single-family homes). That’s an increase of $29 or 6.7%.
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]]>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 [...]
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]]>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. Due to the girl’s age at the time of the offenses, 14 of the counts are classified as Jessica’s Law cases, which would result in lifetime sentences if Brown is convicted.
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]]>The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board moved toward a 2027 fiscal year budget that would mean an 8% property tax increase for the average homeowner. The board also approved nearly $1 million in funding to keep after-school programs affordable following the loss of a federal grant. The board unanimously approved certifying its intent to exceed [...]
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]]>The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board moved toward a 2027 fiscal year budget that would mean an 8% property tax increase for the average homeowner.
The board also approved nearly $1 million in funding to keep after-school programs affordable following the loss of a federal grant.
The board unanimously approved certifying its intent to exceed what’s called the “revenue-neutral rate,” a required procedural step before adopting a budget that would generate more property tax revenue than the previous year.
The proposed property tax rate for FY 2027 is 58.803 mills, a decrease of 0.382 mills compared to the mill levy of 59.185 in FY26.
To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
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]]>The Riley County Police Department is investigating a fraud case involving the sale of a vehicle to a Manhattan dealership. Officers filed a report of fraud at approximately 11:32 a.m. July 15 in the 2500 block of Stagg Hill Road. Briggs Auto Group was listed as the victim after it was reported a known 61-year-old [...]
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]]>The Riley County Police Department is investigating a fraud case involving the sale of a vehicle to a Manhattan dealership.
Officers filed a report of fraud at approximately 11:32 a.m. July 15 in the 2500 block of Stagg Hill Road.
Briggs Auto Group was listed as the victim after it was reported a known 61-year-old man sold a vehicle to the dealership using a title that allegedly failed to disclose a bank lien.
The estimated loss associated with the case is $30,000.
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]]>A Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday on a Riley County District Court warrant alleging child abuse. Andrew Joseph Webb, 29, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 5:34 p.m. July 15 in the 1500 block of Highland Drive. The warrant stems from a report originally filed in June 2026. Webb was issued a total bond of [...]
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]]>A Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday on a Riley County District Court warrant alleging child abuse.
Andrew Joseph Webb, 29, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 5:34 p.m. July 15 in the 1500 block of Highland Drive.
The warrant stems from a report originally filed in June 2026.
Webb was issued a total bond of $50,000 and is no longer confined in the Riley County Jail.
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]]>A Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday night on multiple municipal court warrants and now faces additional charges after allegedly interfering with officers during his arrest. Kurtis Andrew Foster, 33, of Manhattan, was arrested just before 11 p.m. July 15 in the 100 block of Blue Earth Plaza. Foster was wanted on eight Manhattan Municipal Court [...]
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]]>A Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday night on multiple municipal court warrants and now faces additional charges after allegedly interfering with officers during his arrest.
Kurtis Andrew Foster, 33, of Manhattan, was arrested just before 11 p.m. July 15 in the 100 block of Blue Earth Plaza.
Foster was wanted on eight Manhattan Municipal Court warrants for probation violations and two additional warrants for theft of property or services and criminal trespass. The original probation violation cases stemmed from charges that included four counts of criminal trespass, two counts of resisting arrest and one count each of theft and unlawful burning within the city.
During the arrest, officers filed a report charging Foster with two counts of interference with a law enforcement officer.
Foster was issued a total bond of $6,500 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail.
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]]>A Manhattan man was arrested early Thursday following a reported domestic disturbance in Aggieville. Officers filed a report for domestic battery, criminal restraint and criminal deprivation of property just after 1 a.m. July 16 in the 1100 block of Moro Street. An 18-year-old woman was listed as the victim. A known 24-year-old man was identified [...]
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]]>A Manhattan man was arrested early Thursday following a reported domestic disturbance in Aggieville.
Officers filed a report for domestic battery, criminal restraint and criminal deprivation of property just after 1 a.m. July 16 in the 1100 block of Moro Street.
An 18-year-old woman was listed as the victim. A known 24-year-old man was identified as the suspect.
Jayleen Jackson, 24, of Manhattan, was arrested just before 2 a.m. on charges of domestic battery, criminal restraint and criminal deprivation of property.
Jackson was issued a total bond of $6,000 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report.
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