KMAN Staff

By Rose Gruenbacher Chiropractor Clark Petersen’s trial began Wednesday morning in Riley County District Court, with opening statements from both sides and testimony from the state’s first witness. Assistant Riley County attorney Michael Blackburn told the jury Petersen, a former Manhattan chiropractor with his own practice, violated the trust and vulnerability of 19 women who [...]

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K-State has sold 5.17 acres of land, including the Unger Complex building, to the KSU Foundation. At a special meeting on July 30, the Kansas Board of Regents approved this purchase. The 5.17 acres and building cost $2,669,221. The KSU Foundation intends to sell the property to a developer, to convert the building into apartments. [...]

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A Manhattan man and Junction City woman were arrested Tuesday for multiple charges, including interference with law enforcement and unlawful discharge of a firearm. The arrests stem from an investigation into a report of shots fired on Sunday morning. Yabdiel Manuel Fargas Rodriguez, 22, and Jazmine Laureta Smith, 20, were arrested by Riley County Police Officers in [...]

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A Manhattan man is jailed on a host of charges after Riley County Police say he interfered with police trying to execute a felony arrest warrant. 22-year-old Yabdiel Rodriguez faces two counts of interference, for trying to flee from being arrested Wednesday afternoon. He was also charged with two counts of interference with law enforcement [...]

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By Tim Everson After 33 years, it will be happy trails for Kansas State director of bands Dr. Frank Tracz, who announced that he will be retiring at the end of this season, wrapping up more than three decades of leading the Pride of Wildcat Land. The K-State marching band announced the news on social [...]

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By Emma Loura Property owners in Riley County will see an average 5% increase in their county taxes in 2026 after county officials on Monday approved publishing a public hearing notice for its new budget. The mill levy for the 2026 budget is 37.951, a 0.002 mill decrease from 2025, when the mill levy was [...]

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An investigation is underway after shots were fired over the weekend in the 2200 block of College Avenue. According to the Riley County Police Department, a report for criminal discharge of a firearm was filed in the early morning hours Sunday at the apartment complex. Officers listed two men, aged 21 and 22 as the [...]

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Authorities say the inaugural Rock the Plains was an overall safe event for concertgoers. According to statistics provided by Pottawatomie County Sheriff Doug Adams on Sunday, there were just six law enforcement-related calls for service occurring over the weekend at Tuttle Creek State Park, related to the event. Adams said his office arrested one person [...]

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By Emma Loura Manhattan-Ogden focused its hiring efforts on recruiting more bus drivers and para-educators for the upcoming school year. While the need for paras varies year to year based on how many students need their assistance, USD 383’s human resources director said the school district is hopeful about recruiting additional bus drivers. “Those are [...]

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