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By Toby Hammes On any given fall night, Mike Marsh usually could be found somewhere between the press box and the sideline at Bishop Stadium. Not seeking the spotlight of Friday night lights, rather just making sure everything worked. He wasn’t the one calling plays or pacing the sideline. He wasn’t searching for a camera. [...]

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A jury in Riley County District Court found Matthew Dunaey Klingforth guilty of sexual battery Thursday afternoon, but not guilty of rape and aggravated sexual battery. The verdict came after several hours of deliberation in Klingforth’s trial that started Tuesday. The victim in the matter was a woman he knows who was born in 2003. [...]

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The Kansas State University Police Department announced on Thursday the retirement of its long-standing chief of police, Ronnie Grice. After over four decades of service dedicated to public safety and higher education, Grice, assistant vice president for university police and public safety and chief of police, will retire from K-State on April 1. Grice’s career spans nearly [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating after three suspects fled a traffic stop shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday in the 1600 block of Fair Lane. According to police, three suspects, two 41 year-old men and a 42-year-old woman attempted to strike two officers with their Chevy Silverado, then reversed into an occupied patrol vehicle before fleeing the scene. [...]

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By Nathan Gaddie TubaChristmas is tuning up for its 37th annual holiday performance in Manhattan. The annual Christmas tradition, which started in 1989 and takes place in communities across the country, has become part of Manhattan’s holiday festivities. Kansas State University music professor Steven Maxwell has led the annual free performance at Manhattan Town Center [...]

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Riley County Police have arrested a Manhattan man in connection to a weekend homicide investigation Officers have charged 29-year-old Erick Sanchez with second-degree murder, aggravated assault and criminal threat in connection to the death of 36-year-old Mark Rickenbaker. Sanchez was brought into custody just after 8 p.m. Monday and remains jailed in Riley County on [...]

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One person was transported to the hospital Monday morning following a three-vehicle crash in Manhattan. Riley County Police say officers responded around 11:28 a.m. Dec. 8 to the intersection of 11th Street and Bertrand Street. A 1999 Ford F-350 driven by 65-year-old Russell Thompson collided with a 2003 Chevrolet truck driven by 64-year-old James Posch [...]

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Debris in the roadway is being blamed for causing a crash that injured one person Monday afternoon on Interstate 70 in Geary County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 53-year-old Neal Wheatley of Chapman was driving eastbound in his 2019 Dodge Caravan near mile post 292 when he braked suddenly to avoid a ladder spotted [...]

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Riley County Police are looking for a man identified as a suspect in a homicide reported Saturday near downtown Manhattan. RCPD is attempting to locate Erick Sanchez-Chavez, 29, of Manhattan after identifying him as a person of interest in the death of Mark Rickenbaker, 36, of Manhattan. Officers responded around 12:17 a.m. Saturday to the [...]

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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 [...]

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