A Manhattan man was arrested Sunday evening on a warrant related to a domestic incident reported earlier this year. Riley County Police say 25-year-old Keonte Concepcion-Summers was taken into custody around 7:01 p.m. Dec. 7 on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery. The warrant stems from a report filed in May 2025. Concepcion-Summers was issued a total bond of $15,000 and remained confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of the report. Click here for more local Manhattan news.
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A La Cygne, Kansas woman was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash in Manhattan. Riley County Police say officers responded around 2:28 p.m. Dec. 6 to the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Griffith Drive. A 2023 Nissan Pathfinder driven by 36-year-old Stevie Allen of Bennington struck a 2016 Jeep Renegade driven by 32-year-old Alani Lanning of La Cygne. Lanning was transported by ambulance to Via Christi Hospital with minor injuries. Allen was cited for failure to yield the right of way, according to police. Click here for more local Manhattan news.
A Kansas City man was taken into custody Friday morning following a domestic disturbance reported in Manhattan. Riley County Police say officers filed the report around 8:23 a.m. Dec. 5, listing a 36-year-old woman as the victim and a 41-year-old man known to her as the suspect. The man was accused of battering her, damaging a door, taking property and trespassing. Officers arrested 41-year-old Lionel Dixon of Kansas City on charges of aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery, criminal damage to property, theft and criminal trespass. Dixon was issued a total bond of $12,000 and is no longer confined in the…
Mary Staufenberg, 55, of Topeka was arrested on a Dickinson County District Court warrant for Probation Violation on December 5, 2025, at approximately 12:23 p.m. Staufenberg was issued a total bond of $10,000 and is no longer confined in the Riley County Jail at this time. Officers filed a report for aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery, criminal damage to property, theft and criminal trespass in Manhattan on December 5, 2025, at approximately 8:23 a.m. A 36-year-old female was listed as the victim and a 41-year-old male was listed as the suspect when it was reported he battered her, damaged a…
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Brandie Harrod made two baskets on Sunday — one to open the game, and the other to deliver Kansas State women’s basketball a 61-60 upset of No. 13 Ole Miss. The freshman missed the five other shots she attempted and acknowledged afterward that most of her 28 minutes were a struggle. Nevertheless, Harrod had the ball in her hands when the Wildcats needed someone to make a play. “I’m not sure she makes that early in the game,” head coach Jeff Mittie said. “I don’t think she was playing that tough. She kind of willed her…
Riley County Police are investigating a homicide reported over the weekend near downtown Manhattan. Officers responded just after midnight Satuday to the 800 block of Colorado Street for a reported welfare check on an injured man. Police identified the man as 36-year-old Mark Rickenbaker, of Manhattan. He was transported to Via Christi Hospital with serious injuries to his body and later died from his injuries. A police investigation determined Rickenbaker was involved in an altercation prior to their arrival. It’s believed to be an isolated incident and additional details will be released as they become available. Police are asking anyone…
By Emma Loura Audiences will be taken back to Great Depression-era New York City to follow the rags-to-riches story of “Annie.” The musical, featuring songs including “Tomorrow” and “Hard Knock Life,” opened on Friday at Manhattan Arts Center. “This is a show about extremes,” the show’s director Kim Riley said. “You have these people in the extreme worst situations — never met parents, live hand-to-mouth, eat mush, they are child laborers within their own territory and by pure dumb extreme luck, here comes one of the richest men in America.” The show opens in a shabby orphanage, where 11-year-old Annie…
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By Tim Everson Kansas State’s potential bowl fate is still up in the air just a couple of days following the sudden retirement of former head coach Chris Klieman. Athletics director Gene Taylor spoke to the media following the introductory press conference of new head coach Collin Klein on Friday and said that, despite some national reports stating the Wildcats have declined their bowl bid, K-State is still in the process of making a decision. “We’re still working through it, to be honest with you,” Taylor said. “I didn’t have a team meeting. I talked to the leadership. We didn’t…