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Bryan Painter, 38, of Manhattan, was arrested on August 3, 2025, at approximately 10:15 p.m. on a Geary County District Court warrant for identity theft and criminal use of a financial card. Painter was issued a told bond of $7,500 and is no longer confined in the Riley County Jail. Officers filed a report for theft in the 700 block of Pebblebrook Circle in Manhattan on August 2, 2025, at approximately 1:54 p.m. A 45-year-old woman was listed as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect stole a table. The estimated total loss associated with this case is…
By Tim Everson The group, which had been tutored by the current Wildcat offensive line coach Brian Lepak up to last season, is now being led in his first year in Manhattan by Luke Wells, a former tight ends coach at Tulsa, Texas Tech, Utah State and Iowa State, and the brother of associate head coach and offensive coordinator Matt Wells. “So far, it’s been great,” Luke Wells said. “We’ve had a lot of fun out there. This is a fun group to coach. These guys are excited to play every day. I love the culture of this football program,…
The RCPD responded to a series of incidents over the weekend, including two arrests for driving under the influence, a report of fraud, multiple thefts, and an investigation into an unattended death. Officers arrested 27-year-old Maura Gail O’Brien of Wamego and 25-year-old Jabari Nashon Howard of Manhattan in separate DUI incidents early Sunday morning. Both were arrested for first-time DUI offenses with bond set at $750. A third individual, 46-year-old Randy Eugene Thrasher of Manhattan, was arrested Saturday morning in the 400 block of Fort Riley Boulevard on a warrant for failure to appear. His bond was set at $168.…
Tim Everson (teverson@themercury.com) Kansas State football’s tight ends room has a lot for fans to get excited about heading into the upcoming season. The group, which had been tutored by the current Wildcat offensive line coach Brian Lepak up to last season, is now being led in his first year in Manhattan by Luke Wells, a former tight ends coach at Tulsa, Texas Tech, Utah State and Iowa State, and the brother of associate head coach and offensive coordinator Matt Wells. “So far, it’s been great,” Luke Wells said. “We’ve had a lot of fun out there. This is a…
The RCPD responded to a range of incidents and made two arrests between August 1 and 2. Officers responded to a non-injury accident Friday night near Madison Road and Madison Creek Road in Riley County. Several larceny cases were reported, including a past theft on Moro Street, another on Poyntz Avenue at ESB Financial, and a past vehicle-related theft near University Drive. Additional calls included battery, disorderly conduct, criminal threats at multiple addresses, and an unconscious person near the Asian Market on Stagg Hill Road. Officers also documented reports involving juveniles, found property, and a sex offense. Two individuals were…
By Emma Loura A new music festival, Rock the Plains, is a week away and the event’s co-founder said tickets are limited. The Country Stampede-inspired event will take place Aug. 8 and 9 at Tuttle Creek Park. “Preparations for this started well over a year ago, reaching out to the park and having everything taken care of that they needed, that we’re respectful of the space and that we are able to put together a top-notch event for everyone who is coming out to it,” said Coleman Younger, a Rock the Plains co-founder. Younger said the event is “Manhattan-centric,” with…
By Rose Gruenbacher After less than an hour of deliberation, a Riley County District Court jury found Andrew Trevor Birrell guilty of criminal threat. County attorney Barry Wilkerson said in his final address to the jury that threats made in a letter to Father James Buster were not veiled, but clearly intended to create fear. He went on to say Birrell, 35, had an antagonistic relationship with Buster and would’ve clarified the gun he mentioned having in the letter was a BB gun if he didn’t wish to convey a threat. Wilkerson additionally referenced specific passages of the letter instructing…
Officers filed reports of three separate motorcycle thefts that occurred in Manhattan between July 25 and July 31, 2025. A 32-year-old man was listed as the suspect and arrested on Thursday, at 3:49 p.m. in the 1700 block of Fair Lane. Bradley John Sutton, of Topeka, was arrested for three counts of theft valued $1,500 to $25,000 and one of count of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer by operating a stolen vehicle. Sutton was issued a total bond of $16,000 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at this time. Click here for more local news.
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