By Bryan Richarson

A tornado hit northern Riley County early Thursday evening with wind speeds reaching 120 miles per hour, but the area wasn’t under a tornado watch and some residents reported not hearing sirens.

Why?

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By Toby Hammes

Manhattan High baseball is headed back to state after winning its home regional Wednesday at CiCo Park, knocking off rival Junction City and Wichita West.

“It always feels good,” head coach Don Hess said. “I’ve been doing this a long time, and we’ve had some great teams that haven’t been fortunate enough to make it to state. For us to be able to make it to state, it’s amazing every year.”

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After four years of operation, an Aggieville establishment is shutting down later this spring.

McCool’s Bar and Kitchen, at 701 N. Manhattan Ave., will close May 30, co-owners Jeff Zerr and Casey McCool said in a social media post published Wednesday afternoon.

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An ex-Riley County Police Department officer is scheduled for a September jury trial in Riley County District Court after the parties failed to reach a plea agreement Monday.

Stephen Benjamin Clark, 42, of Manhattan is charged with two counts of breach of privacy disseminating sexual media of a person aged 18 years or older, harassment by telecom device and unlawful computer acts.

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The trial of a Texas man facing a slew of drug distribution charges began Tuesday with jury selection in Riley County District Court.

Jose Miguel Rivera, 33, of Balch Springs, Texas, was arrested on March 23, 2025. Police released him on a $40,000 bond the same day. Rivera is charged with distribution of at least 1 kilogram of cocaine, distribution of between 100 grams and 1 kilogram of cocaine, distribution of between 100 grams and 1 kilogram of psilocybin — also known as mushrooms — and distribution of between 25 and 450 grams of marijuana. He is also charged with using a cell phone to commit, cause or facilitate the commission of distribution of controlled substances.

According to court documents, Rivera’s alleged offenses occurred between April 2023 and February 2024. The trial is scheduled to end Thursday.

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Numbers from the 2026 Fake Patty’s Day festivities were similar to what was seen last year, with overall crime and incidents trending down from the 10-year average. While RCPD representatives said official numbers won’t be released until April, The Mercury obtained a report from the department on Monday.

This year’s celebrations resulted in an increase of six more citations than 2025, but the 296 citations issued between 7 p.m. March 6 and 6 a.m. March 8 still put this year as 19% below the 10-year average.

The Riley County Police Department’s 10-year data did not include the years of 2020 and 2021 because of the effect of COVID-19 on the event.

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A St. George man was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan on a warrant alleging a violation of the Kansas Offender Registration Act.

According to the Riley County Police Department, Tayvon Nash, 26, was arrested at approximately 2:40 p.m. March 4 in the 1100 block of Moro Street on a Riley County District Court warrant. The warrant alleges Nash violated the Kansas Offender Registration Act.

Police said Nash was issued a total bond of $8,000 and is no longer confined in the Riley County Jail.

Nash also has had prior encounters with local law enforcement in recent years

In February, Nash was arrested following an incident in the 3200 block of Kimball Avenue that resulted in several felony charges, including aggravated assault, aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer, criminal discharge of a firearm, interference with a law enforcement officer, possession of stolen property, possession of marijuana and criminal possession of a weapon by a felon. At the time, police said multiple individuals were listed as victims in the case. Nash was jailed on a $40,000 bond.

In 2020, Riley County Police also reported the arrest of Nash, then 20 years old, in connection with an attempted aggravated robbery at the McDonald’s restaurant in the 800 block of North Fourth Street in Manhattan. Police said the suspect allegedly brandished a firearm and demanded money from employees. Officers listed three male victims, ages 25, 26 and 30, in that case. Agnew-Nash was arrested several hours later and remained jailed on a $200,000 bond.

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On today’s episode of Wildcat Insider, we’ll discuss Driscoll out of inspiration after KSU men’s loss to TCU on Saturday, 2-3 week for Bat Cats against Louisiana & Columbia, and speak to “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson.

Hour 1

Segment 1 – Coach Driscoll running out of ways to inspire team

Segment 2 – Was K-State track screwed out of a Big 12 title?

Segment 3 – Last week in the Big 12

Hour 2

Segment 1 – “Voice of the Cats” Wyatt Thompson

Segment 2 – Bat Cats go 2-3 vs. Louisiana & Columbia & K-State women get good drew for Big 12 tourney

Segment 3 – This week in the Big 12

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The Manhattan City Commission opened the door Tuesday for the Kansas State University Foundation to pursue public financing tools to develop a complex at Kimball and College avenues that would include condominiums, a hotel, coffee shop, steakhouse, brewery and food truck plaza, among other things.

Commissioners unanimously adopted a non-binding resolution expressing support for the project.

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A Junction City woman was injured late Sunday night in a crash on the county line between Dickinson and Geary counties.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 70-year-old Colleen Taylor was traveling northbound on Union Road, when her vehicle crossed the roadway, near North Dietrich and Kansas Highway 244. The vehicle then entered a ditch and collided with a line of trees.

Taylor sustained serious injuries. The crash report indicated she was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

The Geary County Sheriff’s Office said Taylor was transported by Life Star helicopter to KU Medical Center.

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