Today on the Manhattan Wrecker High School Football Preview Show, we’ll begin our journey previewing high school teams in the Manhattan area with local head coaches, beginning with the Abilene Cowboys with coach Brad Nicks. Coach Nicks, entering his seventh season in Abilene, will look to make a second consecutive winning season following a 5-4 record in 2025. 2026 schedule (home in BOLD) 9/4 Concordia 9/11 Wamego 9/18 Chapman 9/25 Rock Creek 10/2 Clay Center 10/9 Augusta 10/16 Circle 10/23 Marysville 10/30 Week 9 Bracket game 11/6 Regionals 11/13 Sectionals 11/20 Sub-State 11/28 State
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On today’s edition of The Game, 20 questions in 20 shows continues, as we guess how many sacks K-State defensive end Wendell Gregory will accumulate in the 2026 season. Also, immediate reactions to the 2026 preseason AP Top 25 poll, which was released today. https://www.youtube.com/live/Jl4GoF2h68w?si=qFnN2ql8ZRXcQ5t7 Hour 1 Segment 1 – Cats don’t receive votes in first AP Top 25 Poll Segment 2 – Some positives from the Chiefs’ first preseason game Segment 3 – Gus Hawkins and Logan Bartley with K-State media Hour 2 Segment 1 – How many sacks will Wendell Gregory have? Segment 2 – Three overrated, three…
The Riley County Police Department is investigating the theft of a vehicle reported Saturday evening in Manhattan. According to police, officers took the report around 5:40 p.m. in the 1300 block of Marlatt Avenue at the Country Meadow Residences. A 50-year-old woman told police a known 28-year-old man took her 2019 Kia Optima and never returned it. The vehicle is valued at approximately $18,000. The investigation remains ongoing.
Officers filed a report for theft of property or services at approximately 5:38 p.m. on Aug. 15, 2026 in the 1300 block of Marlatt Avenue. A 50-year-old woman was listed as the victim when it was reported a known 28-year-old male suspect took her 2019 Kia Optima and never returned it. The total estimated loss associated with this case is $18,000. Anyone with information, contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward up to $1,000. Click here for past RCPD…
Geary County sheriff’s deputies responded to three separate vehicle-deer crashes over the weekend, with no injuries reported. The first happened Saturday afternoon in the 7400 block of Humboldt Creek Road. Deputies say Clark Carroll of Dwight was driving north in a 2020 Ford F-150 when he struck a deer that entered the roadway. Two more crashes were reported Sunday night. Stacey and Laura Cooke of Junction City were traveling south on U.S. 77 near Lakeview Terrace around 8:35 p.m. when their 2025 Subaru struck a deer. Less than an hour later, deputies responded to the 2300 block of Skiddy Road…
A Junction City woman was arrested Sunday evening on multiple allegations, including felony criminal damage to property and violating a protection order. According to the Junction City Police Department, Tanya Marie Sutton, 30, was arrested around 7:10 p.m. in the 400 block of West Eighth Street on suspicion of felony criminal damage to property, misdemeanor criminal damage to property involving domestic violence, violating a protection order and criminal littering. Sutton was booked into the Geary County Detention Center. Jail records show she was being held without bond as of Monday morning. The arrest is Sutton’s third booking into the Geary…
Anyone with information, contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward up to $1,000. Click here for past RCPD reports.
The Riley County Police Department will receive almost $20,000 from a federal program, to be spent on body-worn cameras for jail staff. The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced RCPD is among nine jurisdictions in Kansas to receive money from the Edward Byrne memorial justice assistance grant (JAG) program. The program provides funding to support criminal justice and civil proceedings. The DoJ said RCPD will receive $19,908 to pay for body worn cameras to be worn by jail employees. The cameras are intended to document interactions with inmates which will be reviewed later in the case of any alleged…
A minimum-security resident who escaped from the Wichita Work Release Facility was found dead Friday following a law enforcement search in southwest Wichita. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, 36-year-old Jauwon Allen walked away from the facility Thursday night. Investigators later received a tip that Allen may have been at a residence in southwest Wichita. KDOC agents approached the home Friday and announced their presence before hearing a single gunshot from inside. Agents backed away, established a perimeter and requested assistance from Wichita police and the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office. Law enforcement later entered the residence and found Allen…
Anyone with information, contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward up to $1,000. Click here for past RCPD reports.