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On today’s edition of The Game, K-State football coach Collin Klein joins the show! Also, there continues to be drama between Texas Tech & Texas including the proposition of a duel, we’ll take a look at Big 12 meeting storylines and more! https://www.youtube.com/live/ZBWhP6tIcJg?si=OmrVMQZpQ-_42ZbH Hour 1 Segment 1 – Big 12 signs CSC agreement, interest in more schedule changes Segment 2 – Texas Tech has challenged Texas to a duel Segment 3 – Summer of Coleture Hour 2 Segment 1 – Interview with Collin Klein Segment 2 – More with Coach Klein Segment 3 – Ask Us Anything
By Toby Hammes WICHITA — Less than 24 hours after moving into Manhattan to begin his Kansas State football career, Pratt senior Arley Morrell found himself back on the track for one final high school competition. Morrell, a Kansas State football tight end signee and one of the first commitments secured by new Wildcats head coach Collin Klein, competed Friday at the KSHSAA State Track and Field Championships at Wichita State’s University Stadium, closing out a decorated prep career before returning to Manhattan for summer football workouts. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State sports.
By Tim Everson Kansas State women’s basketball will reunite with an old conference foe as part of the second 28.5 Hoops Women’s Invitational held at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City on Nov. 22. K-State confirmed to the Mercury on Thursday that the Wildcats will face former Big 12 school Missouri in the four-game event. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State sports.
Kansas State will renew its in-state rivalry with Wichita State in the Wildcat Classic on Dec. 11 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. This will mark the second time that the schools have met in the Wildcat Classic with K-State earning a 69-60 win over WSU in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,660 at T-Mobile Center in 2023. Overall, this will be the 14th Wildcat Classic game since 2007 with K-State winning 10 of the last 13 previous Classics. The Wildcats lost to Drake in overtime in the last matchup in 2024. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.…
City commissioners will consider opposing a petition for incorporating the city of Green Valley in Pottawatomie County. On March 26, the Pott County clerk received a petition to incorporate Green Valley. On June 11, the Pottawatomie Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the petition. Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday will vote on a resolution that labels the incorporation as inadvisable under state law. The commission will also vote on an agreement with the state of Kansas for $300,000 in grant funding to develop an operational technology master plan for improving cybersecurity. Other items on the agenda…
A Manhattan man was arrested Thursday morning on multiple child exploitation charges stemming from an investigation that began earlier this year, according to authorities. Kirk Lee Hartgenbush, 64, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 10:30 a.m. May 28 in the 700 block of Allen Road. Hartgenbush was arrested on 24 counts of sexual exploitation of a child for possessing media depicting a child under the age of 18. The arrest stems from a report originally filed in March 2026. Hartgenbush was issued a total bond of $100,000 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this…
One person was transported to the hospital Thursday morning following a two-vehicle crash in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers responded at approximately 9:55 a.m. May 28 to the area of Fort Riley Boulevard and Pillsbury Drive for a reported injury accident. Upon arrival, officers determined that a 2019 Ford Expedition driven by Robert Whelchel, 38, of Manhattan, had collided with a 2016 Toyota Camry driven by David Smale, 67, of Westwood. Smale was transported to Via Christi Hospital for evaluation. Whelchel was issued a citation for inattentive driving.
Police are investigating a vandalism case involving damage to public restrooms at Blue Earth Plaza in downtown Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property at approximately 8:16 a.m. May 28 in the 400 block of Third Street. The City of Manhattan was listed as the victim after it was reported an unknown suspect broke into the Blue Earth Plaza restrooms, damaging the deadbolt and lock. The total estimated loss associated with the case is $3,200. Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to contact RCPD or Manhattan Riley…
Sylvester Terrell Broughton, 48, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 3:50 p.m. on May 28, 2026 in the 2100 block of Fort Riley Blvd. on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. This arrest stems from original charges of domestic battery. Broughton was issued a total bond of $5,000 and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. Kirk Lee Hartgenbush, 64, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 10:30 a.m. on May 28 in the 700 block of Allen Road on 24 counts of sexual exploitation of a child; possess media of a…