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Rev. Michael Goldade, who was raised in St. Marys, was one of the four Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) priests elevated to bishop in Wednesday’s Episcopal Consecration service in Écône, Switzerland. But by Thursday, he and the other priests were excommunicated by the Vatican, which also warned that people who “formally adhere” to the [...]

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Both elevators in the Manhattan Housing Authority’s Apartment Towers building are still out of service after an act of vandalism nearly two weeks ago rendered them inoperable to staff and residents. MHA executive director Aaron Estabrook said Thursday the outage was in its 13th day. A vandal on the evening of June 19 pushed the [...]

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A 23-year-old man suffered serious injuries after being struck by an SUV Wednesday morning near the intersection of K-113 and Anderson Avenue in Manhattan, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at approximately 8:39 a.m. July 1 on the southbound K-113 entrance ramp from Anderson Avenue. Troopers said a 2016 Ford Flex, driven [...]

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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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Officials from the Riley County Police Department appeared at Tuesday’s city commission meeting to address common questions about their automated license plate readers, but were met with security concerns from commissioners and the public. These plate readers (ALPRs) are high-speed, computer-controlled camera systems mounted on squad cars, poles or overpasses, and include Flock cameras. RCPD [...]

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City staff on Tuesday proposed a 2027 budget that maintains the city’s current mill levy, setting the stage for continued debate over property taxes and a proposed sales tax renewal. A mill represents $1 in taxes for every $1,000 in assessed, taxable property value. Keeping the mill levy at 54.46 would mean a homeowner who [...]

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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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The Riley County Police Department is investigating after someone fired gunshots into a parked vehicle Monday morning in Manhattan. Officers filed a report of criminal damage to property and criminal discharge of a firearm just after 10 a.m. June 29 in the 1300 block of Marlatt Avenue. A 33-year-old woman was listed as the victim [...]

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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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