On today’s edition of The Game, the guys discuss the injuries happening in the QB room, how the MBB team has looked in their two exhibition games, and hear from the “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson! https://www.youtube.com/live/pzxPiP75MxA?si=Dc7pBWZYD0es8vSn Full Show Segment 1 – K-State quarterback situation is a mess Segment 2 – K-State TE/OL Oliver Miller with the media Segment 3 – Jabroni of the Week Segment 4 – “Voice of the Cats” Wyatt Thompson Segment 5 – Optimism rises after KSU men go 0-2 in exhibitions Segment 6 – Ask Us Anything
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By Tim Everson Collin Klein doesn’t know who will be Kansas State’s starting quarterback on Saturday’s when the Wildcats make the trip west to play Colorado. It’s not something that either he or K-State fans are used to. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State sports.
Wamego football closed the regular season with a hard-fought 22-20 victory over Jefferson West on Friday night, finishing 6-1 under coach Weston Moody and earning home-field advantage with the No. 2 seed for the Class 4A playoffs. The Red Raiders bounced back from a heartbreaking 41-40 loss to Mulvane by winning their final three games, including victories over tough opponents in Hesston and Jefferson West. Wamego’s only regular-season loss came against Mulvane. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more high school sports.
Wamego cross country swept the boys and girls team titles at the Class 4A Baldwin sub-state Saturday at Baldwin City Golf Course, with both squads advancing to the state meet. The Wamego boys won with 28 points, placing five runners in the top 10. Senior Logyn Evans captured the individual title in 16:27.35, while fellow senior Braxton Williams finished sixth in 17:05.03. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more high school sports.
A charter bus with K-State branding crashed Tuesday morning in Oklahoma City while carrying a group of seventh grade students from Lawrence. Oklahoma City Police said the crash happened near Southeast 44th and Interstate Highway 35. Emergency responders pulled the bus out of a hotel parking lot after a semi-truck driving north struck it. The passengers of the bus included 24 students from St. John Catholic School and four chaperones. Principal Jeff Harkin said the group was on a trip to see cultural and religious sites in the area. He said the students and chaperones were uninjured and well enough…
A Manhattan native and K-State grad who serves on the board that will pick the next university president says he expects that person to be in place by the start of the fall semester next year. Matt Crocker, a member of the Kansas Board of Regents, also says there’s no need for a turnaround artist, since K-State is in a good position with “some wind at its back,” noting rising enrollment and big state and private investments in agriculture facilities and programs. “It’s on the right track,” Crocker said in a recent interview with The Manhattan Mercury. “I’m confident that…
A Fort Riley soldier will serve 40 years in prison after he exploited children to make child pornography by pretending to be a woman. The U.S. attorney’s office on Monday said Bebak Gurung, 22, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor by producing child pornography. The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation into Gurung in 2025 after it received a report that a child in New York was victimized in online message platforms. The FBI received saved files of communication between the child and Gurung. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
A 32-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Monday in connection with a reported burglary at a Manhattan hotel earlier this month. According to the RCPD, Sydney Mychal Brannon was arrested just before 3 p.m. in the 900 block of South Seth Child Road on allegations of burglary and violating protection orders. The arrest stems from an Oct. 18 incident at the Hilton Garden Inn in the 400 block of South Third Street, where a male suspect reportedly gained unauthorized access to a hotel room. A 55-year-old man, a 52-year-old woman and the hotel were listed as victims. Brannon was issued a…
A 34-year-old Topeka woman was arrested Monday in Manhattan on multiple allegations, including burglary, theft and fleeing law enforcement. According to the RCPD, Kimberlea Jean Becklund was arrested just before noon at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on a Riley County District Court warrant. The warrant includes allegations of vehicle burglary with intent to steal a firearm, theft from a motor vehicle, residential burglary, reckless driving, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement during the commission of a felony, and theft of property or services. The allegations stem from a report originally filed in December 2024. Becklund was issued…
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