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,…
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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…
K-State has sold 5.17 acres of land, including the Unger Complex building, to the KSU Foundation. At a special meeting on July 30, the Kansas Board of Regents approved this purchase. The 5.17 acres and building cost $2,669,221. The KSU Foundation intends to sell the property to a developer, to convert the building into apartments. In April, the Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board rezoned the Unger Complex from a business commercial property to a residential one. The City of Manhattan approved this rezoning in May. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more Kansas State University news.
A Manhattan man and Junction City woman were arrested Tuesday for multiple charges, including interference with law enforcement and unlawful discharge of a firearm. The arrests stem from an investigation into a report of shots fired on Sunday morning. Yabdiel Manuel Fargas Rodriguez, 22, and Jazmine Laureta Smith, 20, were arrested by Riley County Police Officers in connection with the incident. Smith was also arrested in connection with a report filed Sunday for theft. She is charged with interference with a law enforcement officer; concealing/altering/destroying evidence in felony case and theft of property or services valued less than $1,500. She was released on…
A Manhattan man is jailed on a host of charges after Riley County Police say he interfered with police trying to execute a felony arrest warrant. 22-year-old Yabdiel Rodriguez faces two counts of interference, for trying to flee from being arrested Wednesday afternoon. He was also charged with two counts of interference with law enforcement and possession of an opiate, stemming from an incident reported on Sunday. Additionally, Rodriguez was arrested on a Riley County District Court Warrant, from an April 5 complaint alleging aggravated assault, unlawful discharge of a firearm within city limits and disorderly conduct. He remains jailed…
Officers filed a report for violation of a protection order and stalking in the 1300 block of Marlatt Ave in Manhattan on August 12, 2025, at approximately 7:08 a.m. A 38-year-old woman was listed as the victim when it was reported a 36-year-old man violated a protection order. Mashawnda Dotson, 36, of Manhattan was arrested for violation of a protection order and stalking. Dotson was issued a total bond of $6,000 and is no longer confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. TJ Grant, 36, of Manhattan was arrested on August 12, 2025, at approximately…
Within Reason with Mike Matson: Joshua Gering, Riley County EMS Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN. Click here to listen on Apple Podcast. Click here to listen on Spotify.