Prosecutors have dropped the case against a former K-State men’s basketball assistant in Riley County District Court.

Mark Randall Vital Jr., 29, was charged with one count of disorderly conduct. He previously pleaded not guilty to the charge, which originally included domestic battery. Riley County attorney Barry Wilkerson filed an order with the court on Monday, dismissing the case against Vital without prejudice.

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Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach on Aug. 4 announced victory in a case where he argued firearms suppressors should not be required to be registered with the federal government.

Kobach, who characterized suppressors as protective hearing accessories, represented Kansas alongside 14 other states and a group of private plaintiffs to challenge the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Specifically, the group commanded the ATF to stop enforcing registration, reporting and record keeping requirements that applied to suppressors and short-barreled rifles and shotguns.

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A co-defendant in a case connected to two related shootings in 2024 took the witness stand in Riley County District Court Thursday morning and testified against 18-year-old Dontaivious Temple.

Temple, of Manhattan is charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder, criminal discharge of a firearm, aggravated robbery, three counts of criminal damage to property and criminal use of weapons.

To view the full article visit theMercury.com.

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The first witnesses in a Riley County District Court trial charging a Manhattan teen with attempted murder took the stand to testify Tuesday morning and described the events that ultimately led to two shootings in November and December 2024.

Dontaivious Amaru Temple, 18, is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, criminal discharge of a firearm, aggravated robbery, three counts of criminal damage to property and criminal use of weapons.

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A Manhattan man’s arraignment in Riley County District Court got pushed back Monday after his defense attorney requested a continuance to attempt negotiating a plea deal for the man’s drug cases in two counties.

David Alan Labombarbe, 39, faces a litany of drug charges in four cases between Riley and Marion Counties. All of the alleged offenses took place during a 16-day period.

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The trial of a Manhattan teenager charged with attempted murder began Monday with jury selection.

Dontaivious Amaru Temple, 18, is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder of Sierre Serr and Clayson Joyce. Temple also faces charges of criminal discharge of a firearm, aggravated robbery, three counts of criminal damage to property and criminal use of weapons.

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The trial of a Manhattan teenager charged with attempted murder began Monday with jury selection.

Dontaivious Amaru Temple, 18, is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder of Sierre Serr and Clayson Joyce. Temple also faces charges of criminal discharge of a firearm, aggravated robbery, three counts of criminal damage to property and criminal use of weapons.

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A former Riley County Police Department officer dismissed from the department in July 2025 has now been convicted of phone harassment and unlawful computer acts after entering a plea agreement with county prosecutors on July 23.

Stephen Benjamin Clark, 43, of Manhattan, was found guilty of harassment by a telecommunication device and unlawful computer acts by Riley County District Court Judge Grant Bannister, after Clark entered “no contest” pleas. In return for the plea, the Riley County attorney’s office dropped two felony charges of breach of privacy.

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Otis Elevator service technicians repaired the larger of two elevators in Manhattan Housing Authority’s Apartment Towers building Wednesday afternoon, almost 24 hours after it was thought to have been fixed on Tuesday.

MHA executive director Aaron Estabrook said service was restored to the elevator at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday. He said MHA is “cautiously optimistic” the repair will last.

“A few residents will stay in hotels tonight on our expense to ensure the elevator remains working longer than it did yesterday before moving folks back,” Estabrook said.

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A Manhattan man who was scheduled to have the first day of his attempted murder trial begin on Monday instead now looks to his sentencing next month. Clayson Joyce entered a plea deal with the state on June 22 during a pretrial conference two weeks before his scheduled trial.

Joyce, 23, faced charges in Riley County District Court connected to a shooting on December 1, 2024.

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