A Missouri man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle rollover accident at 1:15 a.m. Friday. John Ray, 21, of Lake Winnebago, was driving a Chevrolet 2500 truck going south on US Highway 24 when he went off the right side of the road and lost control of the vehicle. The truck crossed back over US-24, overturned and came to rest on the driver’s side in the east side ditch facing north. Ray was taken to Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan for treatment of his injuries.
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A Manhattan man has been arrested in connection with an investigation involving sexual exploitation of a child, according to the Riley County Police Department. Phillip Andrew Dews, 32, was taken into custody at approximately 1:30 p.m. April 2nd, 2026, in Manhattan. He is charged with five counts of violating the offender registration act, five counts of perjury, four counts of aggravated violation of the offender registration act, one count of sexual exploitation of a child involving possession of media of a person under the age of 18, and one count of aggravated internet trading in child pornography. Dews was issued…
A Manhattan man was arrested Thursday morning in connection with a January investigation involving multiple financial crimes, according to the Riley County Police Department. Jacob Theodore Disberger, 27, was taken into custody at approximately 10:41 a.m. April 2nd in the 2700 block of Buttonwood Drive. He was arrested on nine counts of identity theft, six counts of criminal use of a financial card without the owner’s consent involving amounts between $1,000 and $25,000, four counts of criminal use of a financial card without consent involving amounts less than $1,000, and one count of mistreatment of a dependent adult. The arrest…
A Topeka man was arrested Thursday evening at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on a failure-to-appear warrant, according to authorities. Bryan Stephen Painter, 38, was taken into custody at approximately 8:04 p.m. April 2nd in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. The Riley County District Court warrant stems from original charges that include four counts of unlawful acts concerning computers, four counts of identity theft, two counts of criminal use of a financial card and one count of attempted theft. Painter was issued a total bond of $30,000 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at…
Pastor Tim Patrick from Manhattan Baptist Church was a guest Friday morning ahead of Easter. The church at 510 Tuttle Street hosts Sunday School at 10 am and morning worship at 11 am. Evening worship is at 6 p.m. Wednesday Bible study and prayer is held at 7 p.m.
A Wichita woman was arrested late Thursday night at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on multiple felony charges tied to a 2025 case, according to authorities. Kelli Ruth Gill, 37, was taken into custody at approximately 11:51 p.m. April 2nd, 2026, in the 1000 block of South Seth Child Road. The Riley County District Court warrant stems from a report originally filed in September 2025. Gill was arrested on charges including distribution or possession with intent to distribute heroin, certain stimulants or fentanyl in an amount between 3.5 and 100 grams; distribution of heroin, certain stimulants or fentanyl in…
Kelli Ruth Gill, 37, of Wichita, was arrested at approximately 11:51 p.m. on April 2, 2026 in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road on a Riley County District Court warrant for distribution/possess with intent to distribute heroin/certain stimulants/fentanyl (3.5-100 grams), distribution of heroin/certain stimulants/fentanyl (less than 1 gram), distribution of a controlled substance, battery on law enforcement officer, two counts of trafficking contraband into a correctional facility, two counts of trafficking contraband into a correctional facility; unauthorized possession of an item at facility, and attempted interference with law enforcement officer. This arrest stems from a report originally filed…
Kansas U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann (R-01) sat down this week to discuss ongoing pressures facing farmers, the conflict in Iran and the continuing partial government shutdown impacting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
On today’s edition of The Game, David Castillo becomes the 2nd player for KSU MBB to enter the portal, Brett Yormark and Cody Campbell disagree over Friday CFB games & Devin Hutcherson’s high school coach Mario Mays joins the show. https://www.youtube.com/live/m3yQ2rIMwJc?si=pY86sc0D1tIzjRHO Full Show Segment 1 – David Castillo will enter the portal Segment 2 – Audi Crooks to portal, KSU will be fine not getting Weeter Segment 3 – Brett Yormark and Cody Campbell bicker over scheduling Segment 4 – Devin Hutcherson’s high school coach Mario Mays Segment 5 – Ask Us Anything
A GoFundMe campaign launched on behalf of Parkside Station’s owners seeks to reopen the business after it closed in March because of “unexpected costs.” The campaign seeks $75,000 and sits at over $17,000 raised. According to the campaign page, “With a successful campaign, Parkside Station could reopen on May 1 under new management.” In a statement announcing Parkside Station’s closure, Hannah Pease said they’d “been fighting since day one to keep our heads above the water.” To view the full article visit theMercury.com.