By Cole Bertelsen, The Mercury K-State released an urgent alert at 4:30 p.m. Monday, stating a potential safety concern was reported on campus. It instructed students to “Please avoid the area of Hale Library.” A second alert was sent eight minutes later giving an all-clear which read, “Hale Library and campus operations are normal.” K-State [...]

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A Junction City woman was seriously injured Sunday in a boating accident at Lake of the Ozarks. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, crews were called out shortly after 7 p.m. for the report of a watercraft collision. First responders located the 58-year-old woman, who had attempted to tie up a 40-foot yacht. Authorities say [...]

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Police are investigating the theft of a vehicle reported Sunday afternoon in Manhattan. Officers filed a report at about 12:17 p.m. on Aug. 24 in the 1200 block of 12th Street, where a 70-year-old man reported that his red 2010 Ford Explorer had been stolen. The estimated loss is approximately $4,000. The Riley County Police [...]

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A Texas man was arrested Sunday morning in Manhattan on a Riley County District Court warrant stemming from earlier charges. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers took Rogelio Juarez Jr., 23, of Amarillo, Texas, into custody on Aug. 24 around 10:07 a.m. in the 1000 block of Seth Child Road. He was wanted [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Saturday after police say he attempted to steal a woman’s purse and later assaulted another woman. According to the RCPD, officers filed a report for attempted aggravated robbery in the 1100 block of Bluemont Avenue at around 5:07 p.m. on Aug. 23. A 21-year-old woman told police that a man [...]

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A Manhattan man was hospitalized Sunday after being struck by a vehicle in the early morning hours. Riley County Police say officers were called to the 200 block of Westwood Road at about 3:43 a.m. on Aug. 24 for an injury crash. When they arrived, they found 44-year-old Clark Trawick had been hit by an [...]

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A 14-year-old girl was injured in a single-vehicle crash Friday morning north of Harveyville. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 7:13 a.m. on Harveyville Road, about four-tenths of a mile north of Headwater Road. Troopers say a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado, left the roadway to the right, overcorrected, reentered the road, and [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher The state’s prosecution of Clark Petersen in Riley County District Court revealed two of his alleged victims were not only patients of Petersen, but also personally knew him and his family well. Petersen, a former Manhattan chiropractor, is on trial for 60 counts of alleged sex crimes against 18 victims. Four counts [...]

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TA portion of Manhattan High School was evacuated Friday morning after concerns over a chemical stored in a chemistry storage area. Members of the Manhattan Fire Department Hazmat team were called out to Manhattan High School shortly after 9 a.m. Friday to investigate. In an alert sent through the high school’s ParentSquare communciation system, principal [...]

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By Emma Loura Riley County officials approved the final plat of University Park Unit 15 on Thursday. This replats two lots, Lots 270 and 271, into one single lot on the subdivision. This passed on a 3-0 vote. “The site is located approximately 100 feet northeast of Hawthorn Lane, on the south side of Redbud [...]

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