Three Manhattan women are speaking publicly for the first time about the abuse they suffered at the hands of local chiropractor Clark Petersen, hoping their stories will help others come forward. Kate Cashman, Hjerda McAllister, and Carson Kober were among the 16 victims in a case that led to Petersen’s conviction on 51 sex crimes [...]

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Kansas Department of Transportation officials announced Friday afternoon the opening of roundabouts on U.S. Highway 24 (Tuttle Creek Boulevard) north of Manhattan at the intersections of Kansas highways 113 and 13 as the project enters its winter shutdown period. The speed limit will still be reduced to 25 mph around US-24 and K-13 as crews [...]

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Riley County employees and elected officials are set to receive pay increases in 2026 after commissioners on Monday unanimously approved the pay scales and annual salary resolution. “The employees of Riley County are grateful to the commissioners for committing to market competitive salaries,” said Elizabeth Ward, Riley County’s human resources director. The action implements merit [...]

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Riley County Police are looking for a man identified as a suspect in a homicide reported Saturday near downtown Manhattan. RCPD is attempting to locate Erick Sanchez-Chavez, 29, of Manhattan after identifying him as a person of interest in the death of Mark Rickenbaker, 36, of Manhattan. Officers responded around 12:17 a.m. Saturday to the [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Sunday evening on a warrant related to a domestic incident reported earlier this year. Riley County Police say 25-year-old Keonte Concepcion-Summers was taken into custody around 7:01 p.m. Dec. 7 on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery. The warrant stems from a report [...]

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A La Cygne, Kansas woman was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash in Manhattan. Riley County Police say officers responded around 2:28 p.m. Dec. 6 to the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Griffith Drive. A 2023 Nissan Pathfinder driven by 36-year-old Stevie Allen of Bennington struck a 2016 Jeep Renegade [...]

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A Kansas City man was taken into custody Friday morning following a domestic disturbance reported in Manhattan. Riley County Police say officers filed the report around 8:23 a.m. Dec. 5, listing a 36-year-old woman as the victim and a 41-year-old man known to her as the suspect. The man was accused of battering her, damaging [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating a homicide reported over the weekend near downtown Manhattan. Officers responded just after midnight Satuday to the 800 block of Colorado Street for a reported welfare check on an injured man. Police identified the man as 36-year-old Mark Rickenbaker, of Manhattan. He was transported to Via Christi Hospital with serious [...]

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By Emma Loura Audiences will be taken back to Great Depression-era New York City to follow the rags-to-riches story of “Annie.” The musical, featuring songs including “Tomorrow” and “Hard Knock Life,” opened on Friday at Manhattan Arts Center. “This is a show about extremes,” the show’s director Kim Riley said. “You have these people in [...]

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Three people have been arrested in connection to an aggravated robbery reported Wednesday evening in Manhattan. The incident was reported by a 23-year-old man in the 700 block of Allen Road who told police he was battered by three suspects who stole a handgun, valued at $150. According to the Riley County Police Department, 18-year-old [...]

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