The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Enterprise man on child exploitation charges. Following tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 38-year-old Ryan Roth was arrested Thursday on a warrant for aggravated internet trading in child pornography and sexual exploitation of a child. Authorities issued a search warrant at a home [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher A Riley County Police Department detective said in court Thursday afternoon that the medical records of several alleged victims of former local chiropractor Clark Petersen could not be found. Detective Daniel Todd was part of the investigation into Petersen, and told the jury and Riley County District Court Judge Grant Bannister that [...]

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The Manhattan Board of Zoning Appeals on Wednesday advanced, on a 2-1 vote, a request from the Manhattan Mennonite Church to reduce the number of off-street parking spaces for a planned new church building at 821 Poyntz Avenue. City code requires places of assembly, such as churches, to have one parking space per five people [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday will consider a new vendor for its utility billing software as well as an incentive package for the Unger housing redevelopment project. City officials are planning to enter a master subscription agreement with SpryPoint Services, Inc. after current vendor Central Square withdrew support from their customer portal in 2021. [...]

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By Cole Bertelsen Gov. Laura Kelly, community leaders and local residents gathered Thursday to celebrate the grand opening of the Flint Hills Community Accelerator and Childcare Business Initiative. The facility, located at 2423 Kimball Ave., was created through collaboration between the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and Ascension Via Christi. The [...]

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Falcon Land LLC, a company planning a feedlot northeast of Riley, said in a letter Thursday they have decided not to move forward with the project. Founders Jacob Hagenmaier and Dan Thomson said in the letter their goal was to unite and give back to the community. “Being good neighbors and community members is core [...]

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A Manhattan woman was arrested Thursday evening on multiple drug-related charges following a police investigation in the 300 block of N. 5th Street. The RCPD responded to the area around 5:50 p.m. on Aug. 14 and arrested 31-year-old Cassidy Stockman. She faces charges including distribution of opiates/narcotics/heroin in quantities less than 3.5 grams within 1,000 [...]

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A Riley man is in custody on more than 140 counts of child sex crimes. The Riley County Police Department says 54-year-old David Sheltrown was arrested Thursday morning on 73 counts of aggravated internet trading in child pornography, involving children under 14. He also was charged with 73 counts of sexual exploitation of a child [...]

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A Riley man is in custody on more than 140 counts of child sex crimes. The Riley County Police Department says 54-year-old David Sheltrown was arrested Thursday morning on 73 counts of aggravated internet trading in child pornography, involving children under 14. He also was charged with 73 counts of sexual exploitation of a child [...]

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