A Larned man was arrested Friday on multiple charges related to the alleged sexual abuse of a minor. Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents arrested 36-year-old Alexander M. Jacobs at about 5:50 p.m. in the 300 block of West Fourth Street in Larned. Jacobs was arrested on two counts of criminal sodomy of a child, two counts of electronic solicitation of a child and one count of indecent solicitation of a child. He was booked into the Ford County Jail following his arrest. The investigation began after the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the KBI on April 10. Authorities…
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Two people were injured Friday afternoon in a rollover crash on U.S. 77 in. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at about 3:45 p.m. on northbound U.S. 77, just south of Dogwood Road. A 2015 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling southbound when the driver lost control, drove onto the west shoulder, overcorrected, crossed both lanes of traffic and entered the east ditch. The vehicle overturned, struck an embankment and came to rest facing northeast. The driver, 42-year-old Noe Santillanes-Marquez and the passenger, 40-year-old Leopoldina Santillanes, both of Greenleaf, were taken to Community Memorial Healthcare in Marysville with suspected…
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One person was killed and two others were injured Thursday in a two-vehicle crash on K-156 in Ellsworth County that left one vehicle engulfed in flames. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash occurred shortly after 5 p.m. near the Barton/Ellsworth county line. A 2009 Chevrolet Impala was traveling westbound when it left the roadway, crossed the median and entered the eastbound lanes, where it struck a 2019 Dodge Ram. The Impala came to rest in the westbound lane, while the second vehicle overturned, came to rest on the eastbound shoulder and became engulfed in flames. The driver of…
A 53-year-old Junction City man was arrested Friday on multiple allegations involving the sexual exploitation of a child. Junction City Police arrested Jody Lee Barnes at about 5:45 p.m. in the 200 block of East Ninth Street. Police said Barnes faces 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child involving possession of media depicting a child under 18 and one count of endangering a child. Barnes was being held at the Geary County Detention Center with no bond amount listed as of Saturday morning.
On today’s edition of The Game, Sean Snyder joins the show to discuss his new opportunity in Florida, we go over some more 3rd down song suggestions for The Bill, we allocate receiving TDs for K-State in 2026 and more! https://www.youtube.com/live/9dYbNXt6Fq0?si=nCK1PLdWxMGVg6C0 Hour 1 Segment 1 – Coordinators speak to the KSU media Segment 2 – Picking out new 3rd down songs part 2 Segment 3 – Summer of Coleture Hour 2 Segment 1 – Interview with Sean Snyder Segment 2 – Who will Avery Johnson throw his touchdown passes to? Segment 3 – Ask Us Anything
Today on The Manhattan Wrecker High School Football Preview Show, we kept it in the Twin Valley League, as we previewed the Valley Heights Mustangs with head coach Cody Trimble. The Mustangs, who are coming off of a 4-5 2025 campaign, will look to get to their recent winning ways, including a 2024 trip to the sub-state championship. 2026 schedule (home in BOLD) 9/4 Sacred Heart 9/11 Doniphan West 9/18 Republic County 9/25 Jackson Heights 10/2 Centralia 10/9 Valley Falls 10/16 Onaga 10/23 West Franklin 10/30 Week 9 Bracket game 11/6 Regionals 11/13 Sectionals 11/20 Sub-State 11/28 State
Highlighted by 15 league games at Tointon Family Stadium, K-State baseball announced its 2027 Big 12 Conference schedule Thursday afternoon. Entering the 127th season of K-State baseball and ninth under head coach Pete Hughes, the upcoming conference schedule features five opponents that competed in the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championships (Oklahoma State, Arizona State, UCF, Cincinnati, and Kansas). The Wildcats’ 30-game conference slate also includes three-game series against BYU, TCU, Utah, Arizona, and Baylor. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State sports.
Kansas State overwhelmed Missouri State in the 2026 home opener at Buser Family Park on Thursday, as the Wildcats tallied a 3-0 win over the Bears. K-State has opened the season with three straight wins for the second straight season. Combined with its home draw to end the 2025 season, K-State (3-0-0) in unbeaten in its last four matches which is the second-longest unbeaten streak in program history. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State sports.
By Beth Day – Pott Co. Times There was a commonality among most of the 33 speakers at Thursday’s public hearing on draft regulations for data centers in Pottawatomie County — a moratorium is necessary. The speakers said more information is needed to bolster the regulations, however they also praised the Pott County Planning Commission for the work it had already done. Approximately 125-150 people attended the hearing, which was at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Wamego. The hearing lasted slightly over two hours, just half of what the planning commission had allotted, according to Judd McCormack, commission chair. To…