By Rose Gruenbacher The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board in their July meeting unanimously approved RCPD involvement in a regional federal task force and upcoming local music festival. Rock the Plains music festival comes to Tuttle Creek State Park in August, and have approached the Riley County Police Department for traffic assistance. RCPD Major Scott Hajek presented the proposed contract for service on the eighth and ninth of August, after the concerts both days. The board approved the contract in a 7 — 0 vote. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more Riley County news.
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By Rose Gruenbacher The Riley County Police Department on Monday confirmed former officer Stephen Benjamin Clark was fired from the department. Maj. Daryl Ascher said Clark was terminated after the completion of an internal review process. Clark, 42, of Manhattan was arrested at 4:56 p.m. on June 4 at 1024 Lobdell Drive following an RCPD investigation into a domestic incident. He was charged with one felony count of unlawful computer acts and given a $4,000 bond. He was no longer held in jail the next morning. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more Riley County news.
By The Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — The Kansas attorney general wants U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate a Chinese energy organization he accuses of waging “environmental lawfare.” In a letter sent to Bondi on Monday, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach urged the Justice Department to open an investigation into The Energy Foundation’s actions in the United States, “including its ties to climate lawfare in the courts,” he said. He linked The Energy Foundation, commonly called Energy Foundation China, to the Chinese Communist Party. He offered no evidence of such connections. “Lawfare” refers to the use of lawsuits or legal…
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Douglas Carson, 42, of Manhattan, was arrested on July 28, 2025, at approximately 11:26 a.m. on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. This warrant stems from the original charge of residential burglary. Carson was issued a total bond of $10,000 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. Robert Gibbons, 35, of Manhattan, was arrested on July 28, 2025, at approximately 5:54 p.m. on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. This warrant stems from the original charge of criminal threat. Gibbons was issued a total bond…
By Emma Loura Riley County Community Corrections reported an increase in juvenile intakes from past months. Fiscal year 2025 saw a total of 201 juvenile intakes. Megan Lewis, the community corrections director, said 96 of these were for juvenile offenses, and most were new arrests. In fiscal year 2024, there was a total of 162 juvenile intakes. This is an increase of 39. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.
By Libby Zuck The 1st Infantry Museum, the Cavalry Museum and General Custer’s House remain open — for now. In March President Trump signed an executive order to close military museums across the country, potentially including three Fort Riley museums. The three museums are projected to close before September 2027 but do not have specific dates. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.
Manhattan’s Furniture Amnesty Day is set to proceed as planned, after a postponement of the initial July 25 date. The event will take place Friday, August first in City Park. The event was postponed last Friday due to anticipated flooding in the area. Furniture Amnesty Day is a free community event that gives people the opportunity to donate or pick up used furniture at no cost. Anyone can participate. There are no income requirements or forms to fill out to choose from the donated items. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.
By Rose Gruenbacher A Pittsburg man on Monday maintained his innocence in Riley County District Court, for a case in which he faces three counts of rape of a minor under 14 years old. Jeffery Scott Bailey, 44, appeared before judge John Bosch for his arraignment. Bailey was arrested April 16 for five counts of rape against a girl he knows. Two of the counts have since been dropped, when a judge found there was insufficient evidence to support the claims. Bailey has remained held in Riley County Jail since his arrest on a $75,000 bond. He has an additional…
Kansas State ranks near the top among Big 12 schools in the Shrine Bowl 1000, a list spotlighting college players eligible for the 2026 East-West Shrine Bowl and NFL Draft. The Wildcats have 13 players included, tied with Arizona and trailing only Texas Tech’s 24 and Baylor’s 17. Other Big 12 schools range from as few as three players, like Oklahoma State, to double-digit totals across the conference. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local sports.