Riley County Police responded to more than 20 incidents over the weekend, including fights, batteries and an unattended death, according to department activity logs. The most serious arrest came early Saturday when officers arrested 24-year-old Enrique Rayshon Morales of Fort Riley on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and making a criminal threat. Morales was booked into the Riley County Jail on a $15,000 bond. In a separate incident, 34-year-old Eduardo Luis Solorzano Torres of Manhattan was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, his second such offense. His bond was set at $1,500. Police also arrested…
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After a rough start to the season, the No. 17 Kansas State Wildcats return return home with hopes to right the ship against North Dakota in front of a friendly crowd at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Saturday. Eric Schmidt is in his first season as the head coach at North Dakota after spending the 2024 season as the defensive coordinator for San Diego State. This is his first time serving as a head coach, and he has previous stints at North Dakota, including as linebackers coach in 2006 and defensive coordinator from 2014 to 2019. He replaces Bubba Schweigert,…
Claire’s, a popular mall boutique for teens and young women, specializing in fashion accessories and ear piercings, will close nearly 300 stores nationwide as part of its ongoing bankruptcy process. That includes the store inside Manhattan Town Center. The company will also close stores in Dodge City, Emporia, Garden City, Leawood, Pittsburg, and Wichita. Claire’s Holdings LLC announced on Aug. 20 it had sold its North American business to private equity firm Ames Watson for $104 million. In a court filing on Monday, the company listed more than 290 stores it planned to close. Claire’s will shutter 235 Claire’s locations…
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Jordan Zimmerman, 27, of Manhattan, was arrested on August 28, 2025, at approximately 1:04 p.m., in the 1100 block of Bluemont Ave., in Manhattan, on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. This warrant stems from an original charge of residential burglary. Zimmerman was issued no bond and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. Rontavius Banks, 29, of Ogden, was arrested on August 28, 2025, at approximately 11:55 a.m., in the 1000 block of Seth Child Road in Manhattan, on a Geary County District Court warrant for failure to appear. Banks…
By Rose Gruenbacher Former Manhattan chiropractor Clark Petersen was convicted Thursday evening of 51 counts of sex crimes against 16 clients, after a jury deliberated for a day and a half in Riley County District Court. The jury found Peterson guilty of four counts of rape, 40 counts of aggravated battery, four counts of sexual battery, one count of lewd and lascivious behavior, one count of attempted rape and one count of attempted aggravated criminal sodomy. The victims, all women, said he sexually assaulted them during appointments. The jury found Petersen not guilty of the remaining charges, which were two…
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On today’s episode of The Game, we’ll talk with North Dakota play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels ahead of K-State’s Saturday matchup, hear from Matt Wells on the Iowa State loss and the running back room and more! https://www.youtube.com/live/rS8hoPYZMjE?si=TBdw5eA5mcE6lG8O Hour 1 Segment 1 – Matt Wells takes blame for 4th down misses Segment 2 – Mitch in Vegas Segment 3 – Manhattan Wrecker High School Football Preview: Manhattan Segment 4 – K-State soccer going for history tonight Hour 2 Segment 1 – Preview of North Dakota with Jack Michaels Segment 2 – KSU or UND for Suite tickets Segment 3 – Ask…
The Kansas Volleyball Association released its preseason rankings this week, as voted on by member coaches, with Manhattan High and Rock Creek both entering 2025 among the top teams in their respective classes. Manhattan After finishing fourth at last year’s Class 6A state tournament, Manhattan High volleyball opens the season ranked No. 7 in the Class 6A poll. The ranking reflects expectations for another strong season under head coach Nicole Jones, who has guided the Indians to back-to-back state tournament appearances. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more high school sports.
By Rose Gruenbacher Attorneys for the prosecution and defense of Clark Petersen made closing statements Wednesday in the Riley County district court trial for charges alleging Petersen sexually abused 19 women who were former patients of his. A former Manhattan chiropractor, Petersen, 66, was arrested in August 2023 for 19 charges, which by the beginning of trial grew to 64 counts, ranging from rape to aggravated sexual battery to aggravated criminal sodomy. Four of the charges have since been dropped by the prosecution. Representing the state, Christina Trocheck told the jury this case is about the violation of trust of…