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A traditionalist sect of the Catholic Church defied Pope Leo XIV Wednesday as it ordained four new bishops, including a St. Marys priest, without papal mandate. The Society of Saint Pius X now faces possible excommunication from the church. The Society of Saint Pius X, or SSPX, was founded in 1970 and opposes the Second [...]

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A Manhattan man charged with rape in Riley County District Court entered a plea deal with the state on Tuesday for lesser charges. Michael Dean Nash, 46, pleaded no contest to charges of aggravated sexual battery, aggravated battery and unlawful request for emergency services. If Nash hadn’t entered the deal, his case was scheduled for [...]

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A man who died in custody of the Riley County Jail last week died by suicide, Kansas Bureau of Investigations officials have told members of the man’s family. Riley County emergency responders pronounced Michael Lee Stanfield, 60, of Manhattan dead at 9:51 p.m. Thursday after corrections officers found him unresponsive less than 30 minutes earlier. [...]

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A Manhattan man’s arraignment was postponed Monday after his new defense attorney said the previous lawyer provided ineffective counsel. Griffin Dean Day, 24, faces charges in Riley County District Court of rape, aggravated sexual battery and aggravated battery alleged to have occurred between Jan. 22 and 23. The victim in all counts is a woman [...]

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The jury in a Riley County District Court trial got an inconsistent recounting of the events that led to charges against a Manhattan man Thursday during opening statements from attorneys on opposing sides. Keonte Concepcion-Summers, now 25, is charged with aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery and domestic battery. Assistant Riley County attorney Michael Blackburn and [...]

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A Manhattan man’s trial began Thursday with jury selection in Riley County District Court. Keonte Raye Concepcion-Summers, 25, is charged with aggravated battery, aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery. The crimes allegedly took place April 28, 2025. One woman was listed as the victim in all counts. Riley County police arrested Concepcion-Summers in December, and [...]

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The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board on Monday approved a 1.76% increase for the 2027 budget in a 6-1 vote. The total budget will be $30.44 million — an increase of $106,074 from the 2026 budget. The Manhattan city government pays 80% of the budget and the Riley County government pays 20%. Both agencies [...]

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A Riley County District Court judge ordered Ivan Krdzic to serve 8 years and 4 months in prison during a sentencing hearing Monday afternoon. Krdzic, 37, of Santa Rosa, California, entered guilty pleas in May to charges of kidnapping and aggravated battery in a plea deal with county prosecutors. Judge Kendra Lewison gave him 346 [...]

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A Manhattan man charged with sexual exploitation of children will go to trial in August after he pleaded not guilty Monday in Riley County District Court. Joshua Glenn Taylor, 48, is charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a child by possessing digital files of children engaging in sexually explicit conduct. He pleaded not [...]

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Manhattan municipal Judge Sarah Smith Barr has resigned but is characterizing an investigation that prompted her to leave as “half-truths and misrepresentations.” Barr told The Mercury on Monday she “felt sick” about resigning and loved the job. She’d been in the position since July 1; her resignation came in an announcement Friday. Before that, she [...]

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