WAMEGO — He doesn’t wrestle, but incoming Wamego High senior Jacob DeRouchey can body slam with the best of them. The Red Raider standout’s first game as a safety in fall 2024 couldn’t have started any better. DeRouchey, who played mainly on offense the first two seasons, got introduced quickly how to make tackles in the season opener at Concordia. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more high school sports.
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By Rose Gruenbacher A Hutchinson man pleaded guilty to attempted contribution to child misconduct Monday, after reaching a plea deal with the state. Kobi Scroggin, 24, pleaded guilty to two two counts of attempted contribution to a child’s misconduct by sheltering or concealing a runaway. He was arrested March 18, after aiding two runaway children. Scroggin reportedly knew the children, also of Hutchinson, a boy born in 2007 and girl born in 2009. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.
By Rose Gruenbacher A St. George man on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges including rape, during his arraignment in Riley County District Court. Ricky Dunklin, 30, is charged with rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated domestic battery that he allegedly committed in April 2021. All four charges involve the same victim. The Mercury does not identify victims of sexual crimes. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.
By The Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court reversed the drug-trafficking conviction of an Illinois-tagged motorist linked to evidence seized from a vehicle stopped by Geary County law enforcement merely because the frame around a license plate obstructed part of the state’s name. The unanimous Supreme Court noted Kansas statute didn’t require a state’s name on license plates to be clearly legible. The justices agreed partial obstruction of a word on the out-of-state plate at the center of this case couldn’t provide a Kansas law enforcement officer the opportunity to formulate reasonable suspicion that a crime was or…
By Emma Loura Riley County officials on Monday proposed raises which would increase pay 2.4% overall for county employees — a smaller increase than they pitched at last week’s meeting. This proposed increase is a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) which would total $736,870 for the 2026 budget. At Thursday’s meeting, the proposed total for raises in 2026 was $743,526. The county commission did not vote Monday. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more Riley County news.
Manhattan’s Steel & Pipe Supply serves the community in more ways than one. Operating from the principle that service not only benefits the community, but also their employees, the company has a hand in supporting youth programs, health, education and the arts in Manhattan. CEO Matt Crocker joins Mike on today’s show. Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN. Click here to listen on Apple Podcast. Click here to listen on Spotify.
Robert Green, 36, of Lyndon, KS, was arrested on June 28, 2025, at approximately 10:36 p.m. in Osage County on a Manhattan Municipal Court warrant for probation violation. The warrant stems from the original charges of driving while suspended and expired registration. Green was issued a total bond of $750 and is no longer confined at the time of this report. Anyone with information about a crime can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Click here for past RCPD reports.
On today’s edition of The Game, we’re back after a week break! Today we’ll go over two Wildcats on the Big 12 football preseason football team, Cole will go over his most recent K-State Classic and KSU FB lands their first 2026 4-star! https://www.youtube.com/live/Wia1M-MWAg8?si=mcZtvp_-DCW1bmBv Hour 1 Segment 1 – We are back! Segment 2 – Big 12 football preseason team Segment 3 – One commit and one decommit for the 2026 football class Segment 4 – 67 million-to-one?! Hour 2 Segment 1 – Big 12 Media Days storylines Segment 2 – K-State Classics with Cole: 2006 vs. Texas Segment 3…
Junior linebacker Austin Romaine and senior fullback/h-back Will Swanson were both named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, the league office announced early Monday afternoon. Austin Romaine received recognition as one of three linebackers on the All-Conference Team’s defense. Romaine put together a phenomenal sophomore campaign, registering a team high 96 tackles along with 7.5 TFLs, 2 sacks and three forced fumbles as he was named to the all-Big 12 second team in 2024 by both coaches and the AP. Romaine’s 96 tackles were the most by a Wildcat since 2017. Swanson was selected as a Fullback/H-Back. Swanson recorded three…
By Rose Gruenbacher A Manhattan man’s offender registration violation sentencing was postponed, to give a Riley County District Court judge time to catch up on the case. Travis Layne, 36, was convicted in a bench trial May 2 of one count of aggravated offender registration act violation and one count of offender registration act violation. He appeared Monday for the first time before Judge John Bosch for sentencing, after Judge Kendra Lewison excused herself from the case following a federal lawsuit Layne filed against her. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.