The Kansas Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to slow down as they make their way to K-State football games this fall. According to Trooper Ben Gardner with Troop C, one driver was clocked traveling 112 mph in a 75 mph zone over the weekend on Interstate 70 in Geary County. That’s 37 miles over the [...]
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Heavy rain is blamed for a crash that injured three people Monday afternoon in Geary County. The Highway Patrol says 24-year-old Riley Brungardt of Hoisington lost control of his Jeep on eastbound I-70 near Moritz Road, hitting a Buick parked on the shoulder and pushing it into a Ford pickup. Brungardt and two people in [...]
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City commissioners meet Tuesday night with a full agenda, including finalizing a survey on a potential indoor aquatics facility. Previous studies showed a strong desire from the community for indoor aquatics, which only increased with the shuttering of K-State’s Natatorium. City staff have contracted with ETC Institute to design the statistically-valid survey, which they hope [...]
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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 [...]
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By Rose Gruenbacher The jury in the trial of former Manhattan chiropractor Clark Petersen was not excused Friday morning, despite having reached a verdict in the case the night before. They had the additional task of ruling whether or not a judge could have the possibility of inflicting a more severe punishment than usual. After [...]
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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 [...]
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Two men were hospitalized Thursday morning following a semi crash on Interstate 70 near Todd Ranch Road. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 6:05 a.m. in the westbound lanes at mile marker 343. Troopers say a 2026 Peterbilt semi left the roadway to the right and came to rest in a [...]
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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 [...]
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A California man is jailed in Riley County following his extradition this week. Riley County Police arrested 36-year-old Ivan Krdzic Wednesday morning on two counts of aggravated kidnapping and one count of making a criminal threat. He was booked into the Riley County Jail around 9 a.m. and is being held on a $200,000 bond. Police [...]
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A Manhattan man has been arrested on several felony charges, including attempted murder. Riley County Police say 19-year-old Chase Meinholdt was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon in the 1300 block of Vattier (Vuh-teer) He’s accused of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, burglary, and multiple drug offenses. Police say the charges stem from a report filed [...]
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