Riley County police are investigating a burglary reported Monday morning at a Manhattan business. Officers filed the report at approximately 8:10 a.m. on Nov. 3 in the 100 block of South Seth Child Road. Mead Lumber was listed as the victim after an unknown suspect reportedly broke into the business and stole cash from the [...]

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Advance voting ended at noon on Monday across Kansas. While final tallies on turnout won’t be official until after the polls close on Tuesday, elections officials in both Riley and Pottawatomie County gave some insight Monday afternoon into how strong voter turnout has been so far. During Monday’s Riley County commission meeting, County Clerk Rich [...]

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County commissioners approved a resolution Monday that will permit financing a major renovation at the Riley County Transfer Station. On Oct. 23, commissioners approved a contract with NF Construction of Marion, Kansas for the tipping floor and chute repair project, totaling $592,540. The county learned it didn’t have the funding available in its solid waste [...]

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Riley County officials invited the public to review and comment on the latest draft of the county’s comprehensive plan, officially titled “Riley County Together 2040.” The plan will replace the county’s existing Vision 2025 plan, outlining land-use goals, growth priorities and ways to implement those strategies through 2040. County planner Amanda Webb told commissioners Monday [...]

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Riley County police are investigating a vehicle theft that occurred early Monday morning in Manhattan. Officers filed the report at approximately 3:12 a.m. on Nov. 3, 2025, in the 200 block of Northfield Drive. A 63-year-old woman reported that a 58-year-old man known to her took her 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe without permission. The estimated [...]

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C. Clyde Jones, known to many in the community as Mr. Manhattan, died Friday. He was 102. Jones was the first dean of the College of Business at Kansas State University, and then was instrumental in the development of the athletics department. He also was known for his charitable work and civic involvement. Services will [...]

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C. Clyde Jones, known to many in the community as Mr. Manhattan, died Friday. He was 102. Jones was the first dean of the College of Business at Kansas State University, and then was instrumental in the development of the athletics department. He also was known for his charitable work and civic involvement. Services will [...]

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By Emma Loura Former Manhattan chiropractor Clark Petersen was sentenced to 32 years in prison Friday morning for 51 sex crimes, including rape, against 16 patients. A Riley County District Court jury in August found Petersen, 66, guilty of four counts of rape, 40 counts of aggravated sexual battery, four counts of sexual battery, one [...]

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A Manhattan is behind bars after following a Thursday morning incident that led to multiple felony charges. According to the Riley County Police Department, 30-year-old Nathan Bell is charged with aggravated assault, two counts of domestic battery, two counts of mistreatment of a dependent adult and two counts of criminal damage to property. The victim [...]

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