MANHATTAN, KS — The Riley County Police Department reported five arrests over the weekend, according to the department’s latest media arrest summary released Sunday morning. Among those detained was 32-year-old Javontae Dashon Darby of Manhattan, who was arrested shortly after 1 a.m. on May 18. Darby faces charges of shoplifting items valued under $1,500 and possessing tools to remove theft detection devices. He remains confined at the Riley County Jail with a bond set at $3,000. Police also arrested 18-year-old Jaeleon Malachi Jefford on the evening of May 17 on a warrant. Jefford is charged with aggravated battery and aggravated…
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Kansas State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie has added a frontcourt piece to the 2025-26 roster, as Jenessa Cotton has signed with the Wildcats. White, a 6-foot-2 forward from Orange, California, played her first collegiate season in 2024-25 at Duke. She saw action in eight games with 44 minutes played. Cotton carded eight points (1.0 ppg) on a .286 field goal percentage (4-of-14), hauled in six rebounds (0.8 rpg), dished out two assists and blocked two shots. Read the rest of the article at The Manhattan Mercury. Subscribe for more K-State coverage!
Manhattan High track and field came away with two team Centennial League titles Thursday in Junction City. In total, the Indians earned 28 all-league first team honors and 13 second-team results with eight landing honorable mention. The Manhattan High girls swept all three relay races, starting with the state-record holding 4×100 team of Harli Omli, Hanna Pellant, Sarah Oberreuter and Michelle Jeje, who took first with a time of 46.9, .6 seconds slower than their top time. Subscribe to the Manhattan Mercury to read the rest of the article and for more high school sports coverage!
Officers filed 21 reports, including an injury accident in the 700 block of Bluemont Avenue and several non-injury collisions throughout the city. Other notable incidents included battery reports, larcenies at multiple locations including Best Buy and Countryside Parks, criminal damage to property, and a violation of a court order. Trespassing and DUI-related offenses were also documented, along with a battery incident at Tubbys bar in Aggieville. Two arrests were made. Conner Wayne Bruce, 21, of Manhattan, was arrested in the early hours of May 17 for interference with law enforcement, failure to appear, and criminal trespass. He remains confined at…
Residents across the region should prepare for potentially severe weather on Sunday and Monday, with strong storms and a flash flood threat possible both days. Forecasters say the exact location of the most intense storms will depend on the placement of a warm front on Sunday and a dryline on Monday. These shifting boundaries will influence where storms develop and how severe they become. Heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding in some areas, so those with travel or outdoor plans should stay weather aware and be ready to adjust plans if conditions worsen. Stay tuned to News Radio KMAN…
A truck driver has been arrested in connection to a Thursday morning fatality accident involving a pedestrian. Officers were called out just before 6 a.m. Thursday to the 700 block of South 4th Street in Manhattan for a hit-and-run accident, involving a cattle truck. Arriving officers discovered the body of a 32-year-old man at the scene, but have not released his name. Further details regarding his death weren’t provided. Following a subsequent investigation, officers arrested Shane Jungemann, 48, of Jefferson City, South Dakota on a charge of failure to report an accident involving a fatality. He remains jailed on a…
Keith Rea, 29, of Ogden, was arrested on May 15, 2025, at approximately 11:02 p.m. in the 100 block of 9th Street, for domestic battery. Rea was issued a total bond of $5000 and is no longer confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. Kensley Perdue, 23, of Manhattan, was arrested on May 15, 2025, at approximately 4:45 p.m. at 1001 S. Seth Child Road on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated battery, aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery. Perdue was issued a total bond of $10,000 and is no longer confined in the Riley…
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By Emma Loura Riley County police officials say vehicle burglaries have been lower this spring, though there have been more reports of stolen cars. On Thursday, the RCPD director presented county officials with the past month’s crime report. “For vehicle burglaries, we were about 56 percent below the five-year average,” said Brian Peete, the RCPD director. “This was the fourth-consecutive five-year low for vehicle burglaries since December 2024, which had the second-highest reports of the last five years. There were no incidences or signs of forced entry into the vehicles into these burglaries.” In December 2024, RCPD investigated a string…
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