KMAN Staff

A pedestrian sustained minor injuries after being struck by a motorist in west Manhattan Wednesday evening. According to the Riley County Police Department, a Ford Explorer driven by 19-year-old Vonda Vandwehr, of Manhattan, struck 19-year-old Dimya Brown, also of Manhattan. The incident occurred near Westloop Place and Claflin Road. Brown was treated at the scene by Riley [...]

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One person was killed and several others were injured in a rollover crash Wednesday morning on Interstate 70 in Wabaunsee County. Authorities say the crash happened in the westbound lanes near McFarland. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 13 adults were inside the vehicle. Two people were ejected. One person died at the scene and [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher A local chiropractor testified Wednesday morning in Riley County District Court that the files given to him by Clark Petersen did not contain the records for 15 of the clients that say Petersen sexually abused them. Dr. Mark Hatesohl said he was approached in fall 2024 by Petersen’s attorney at the time, [...]

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Arrow Coffee will soon close its doors at 1800 Claflin Road. In a letter to its customers, shared on social media Wednesday, owners Ben and Rachel Motley said they recently learned their landlord is not renewing the company’s lease and instead moving forward with another coffee shop in the building. “We aren’t giving up and [...]

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Authorities responded to a pair of burglaries in Manhattan on Tuesday. The Riley County Police Department says a suspect broke into the Short Stop convenience store on South Port Drive by climbing through the drive-thru window and stealing cigarettes. A short time later, police arrested 31-year-old Mingo Pasillas, of Manhattan on charges of aggravated burglary. [...]

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An Arizona man is jailed in Riley County on child sex crime charges. The Riley County Police Department says 46-year-old Jeremy Welch was arrested at the jail Tuesday on a warrant for two counts of rape, two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, and one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. His was set at [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher The eighth alleged victim of Clark Petersen testified in Riley County District Court Tuesday morning, saying Petersen “yanked” his hands out of her pants and underwear in 2019 when they heard someone outside the door of Petersen’s treatment room. Petersen, a former Manhattan chiropractor, is charged with 60 counts of sex crimes, ranging [...]

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Authorities say a Manhattan man has been arrested on multiple counts of crimes against children, stemming from an October 2024 report. Twenty-four-year-old Kenneth Kelley turned himself in Monday on 13 counts of electronic solicitation of a child under 14, and 12 counts of promoting obscenity to minors. Kelley reportedly believed he was communicating with two girls [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher Expert witnesses testified Friday and Monday in the trial of Clark Petersen, a chiropractor charged with rape and other sex crimes against his clients. Petersen, a Manhattan man, is now in the second week of his trial in Riley County District Court. He is charged with 64 counts of sex crimes, ranging [...]

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A Manhattan woman was arrested Friday morning on two Riley County District Court warrants for failure to appear. Police say 33-year-old Tiffany Ryals has past warrants stemming from charges including aggravated assault, three counts of battery on a law enforcement officer, interference with law enforcement, criminal trespass and possession of drug paraphernalia. An amended online criminal complaint shows [...]

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