Officers filed a report in the 300 block of N 5th St. in Manhattan on August 14, 2025, at approximately 5:50 p.m for distribute opiate/narcotic/certain stim/heroin; <3.5 grams within 1000 ft of school, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to manufacture/plant/cultivate controlled substance and distribute opiate/narcotic/certain stim/heroin; dose <10 within 1000 ft of school. Cassidy Stockman, 31, of Manhattan was arrested for distribute opiate/narcotic/certain stim/heroin; <3.5 grams within 1000 ft of school, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to manufacture/plant/cultivate controlled substance and distribute opiate/narcotic/certain stim/heroin; dose <10 within 1000 ft of…
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On today’s episode of The Game, Mitch will blindly rank five Big 12 non-conference games for Week 0/1 of the CFB season, we’ll predict who will lead K-State in interceptions for the 2025 season and hear from Dylan Edwards on the upcoming season! https://www.youtube.com/live/OTQrp84Ahkc?si=qDZWLNytUjU5G7TE Hour 1 Segment 1 – Cole has something in common with Taylor Swift Segment 2 – Blindly Rank 5: Week 0/1 Big 12 non-con games Segment 3 – New rule will affect Texas Tech tradition Hour 2 Segment 1 – Who will lead K-State in interceptions? Segment 2 – Dylan Edwards feels like he failed last…
Manhattan Area Technical College has been named the second best community college in the nation by WalletHub. The personal finance website compiled its list of the best and worst community colleges in the U.S. for 2025, sampling from 653 schools from the list of member institutions in the American Association of Community Colleges. Schools were rated on affordability, educational outcomes and career outcomes. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.
By Rose Gruenbacher The second and third of 19 alleged victims of former Manhattan chiropractor Clark Petersen testified in Riley County District Court Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, during the state’s presentation of evidence in a trial against Petersen. The second victim said she saw Petersen for chiropractic adjustment for around 25 years, and told jurors they had at times discussed spirituality and meditation. She said Petersen was passionate about what he called “energy work” and meditation, so much so that she at one point asked him to lead a meditation group that met occasionally. On Aug. 27, 2020, the…
By Emma Loura Riley County’s women, infants and children nutrition services at Fort Riley will find a new home this year. On Thursday, Riley County health director Diane Creek said that by December WIC will move from its current location at the Irwin Army Community Hospital to Building 210. “Months ago, WIC was sent an email that we owed $5,000 for a license to stay at the hospital on the base at Fort Riley,” Creek said. “We did a lot of negotiating. They want us on the base, there’s no doubt about it. They do want us to stay there,…
Today on the Manhattan Wrecker High School Football Preview Show we will begin our journey through our third of five leagues: the Big East League. It’s a league with some of the best football in 1-3A for Kansas, and we’ll start with one a team who has been among the most successful across the state over the past decade in the Rossville Bulldogs. Derick Hammes, who is heading into his 12th season as head coach for Rossville, has led the Bulldogs to five state championships over that time frame, three in 3A and two in 2A. Will his squad head…
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Veron Davis, 25, of Manhattan was arrested on August 13, 2025, at approximately 11:00 a.m. on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. Davis was issued no bond and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. Joshua Griffiths, 34, of Manhattan was arrested on August 13, 2025, at approximately 1:35 p.m. on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. Griffiths was issued no bond and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. Anyone with information about a crime can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers…
By Rose Gruenbacher Chiropractor Clark Petersen’s trial began Wednesday morning in Riley County District Court, with opening statements from both sides and testimony from the state’s first witness. Assistant Riley County attorney Michael Blackburn told the jury Petersen, a former Manhattan chiropractor with his own practice, violated the trust and vulnerability of 19 women who went to him for treatment. He said some of the victims were not just Petersen’s patients, but women with whom he had personal relationships. Blackburn said Petersen used his position of power and control to sexually assault his victims without consent or prior warning and…