From the Manhattan Mercury Ulric Maligi, a three-year associate head coach under Jerome Tang, is leaving K-State for a assistant coaching job at Texas. Maligi was a member of Tang’s initial staff, and will be returning to Austin after coaching there under Chris Beard during the 2021-22 season. Texas fired head coach Rodney Terry in March after three seasons, replacing him with former Xavier and Arizona head coach Sean Miller. To read the rest of the story, subscribe to The Manhattan Mercury!
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A portion of U.S. 24 near Manhattan is scheduled to close next week, as part of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s roundabout projects at the K-113 and K-13 junctions. In a news release, KDOT stated that in this phase of the project, U.S. Highway 24 between the two junctions will be closed to through traffic beginning on or around Monday, April 7, until December, conditions permitting. Local access to properties in the closure area will be made from the west, at the U.S. 24/K-113, or Seth Child Road, junction. KDOT says the access point will switch this summer to the…
Tim Everson teverson@themercury.com A second Kansas State women’s basketball player has hit the transfer portal. Senior Brylee Glenn will play her final season basketball somewhere other than Manhattan after choosing to redshirt during the 2024-25 season. Glenn came to Manhattan as a freshman in 2021 with her twin sister Jaelyn and childhood friend and AAU teammate Serena Sundell, both of which wrapped up their college careers less than a week ago with a loss to USC in the Sweet 16. To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Manhattan Mercury!
Police on Wednedsay arrested two men in custody after an apparent altercation. 23-year-old Cordarius Gowdy and 27-year-old Jacob Thompson, both of Ogden, face charges of aggravated assault and trafficking contraband into the jail. Gowdy was additionally charged with an aggravated weapons violation and criminal threat. Gowdy’s bond was set at $27,000, while Thompson’s bond was set at $18,000. Both men remain in custody. Click here for more local news.
Two people escaped serious injury when a car and pickup collided at a busy Manhattan intersection Wednesday evening. According to the Riley County Police Department, it happened shortly before 5:30 pm at Tuttle Creek Blvd and Kimball Ave. when a passenger car driven by Deanna Nelson, of Riley, struck a pickup driven by Craig Carlson, of Manhattan, causing the pickup to roll onto its side. Police say two people inside the truck became entrapped but didn’t require medical transport from the scene. Further details about the crash weren’t immediately available. Click here for more local news.
WICHITA, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Highlighted by five runs batted in and two home runs by Dee Kennedy, K-State outlasted Wichita State, 13-10, Wednesday night at Eck Stadium. “Big night offensively, you always like to get your bats going heading into conference play,” commented head coach Pete Hughes, following his team’s fifth consecutive win. “Great efforts by Dee Kennedy and Maximus Martin, once again. Obliviously it got a little sloppy late in the game, and we know there is room to improve, but our program is never going to apologize for winning.” The No. 22 Wildcats (20-8) carried a substantial lead heading into the bottom…
Riley County Police have arrested a Manhattan woman on suspicion of forgery. According to Wednesday’s RCPD arrest report, 35-year-old Marijke Torres is additionally charged with unlawfully obtaining a prescription drug and three counts of identify theft. Officers say two women were reported as victims Monday when Torres allegedly used both women’s information to obtain the drugs. Torres was jailed on a $14,000 bond but is no longer in custody. Click here for more local news.
By Rose Gruenbacher A Riley County District Court judge on Tuesday denied an attorney’s request to withdraw from a case that includes nearly 100 counts of sex crimes against a child. Defense attorney Jonathan Phelps in February filed a motion with the court to withdraw as counsel for Thomas Quinn, 39, who faces charges of 96 counts of sex crimes, child abuse and battery. The of charges include 22 counts of rape of a victim under 14 years old; one count of aggravated criminal sodomy of a victim under 14 years old; 20 counts of aggravated indecent libertieswith a child…
By Rose Gruenbacher Dana Chandler is set to be sentenced for the double-homicide of her ex-husband and his fiancee, after being convicted by a Pottawatomie County jury in March. Chandler was tried this year for the third time for the murders of Michael Sisco and Karen Harkness in Topeka on July 7, 2002. This time, she elected to represent herself and excused her defense counsel before opening statements began. Chandler was convicted of the crimes in 2012, but the ruling was overturned in a 2018 appeals case with the Kansas Supreme Court because of prosecutorial misconduct. She was tried again…
Officers filed a report for forgery, attempted unlawful obtaining a prescription drug and identity theft in the 500 block of 3rd Pl in Manhattan on April 1, 2025, at approximately 3:26 p.m. A 30-year-old woman and a 50-year-old woman were listed as the victims when it was reported a 35-year-old woman used the victim’s information to attempt to obtain a prescription drug. Marijke Torres, 35, of Manhattan was arrested for attempted unlawful obtaining a prescription drug, forgery and 3 counts of identity theft. Torres was issued a total bond of $14,000 and is no longer confined at the time of this…