By Emma Loura K-State will demolish the International Student Center after the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday approved the action. The plan is to return the site to green space. K-State’s request to raze the building was on the consent agenda of the Kansas Board of Regents’ meeting Wednesday, so the regents did not comment on the measure before approving it. To view the full story visit theMercury.com.
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WAMEGO, Sept. 21 – A 23-year-old man was injured in a train incident this morning, according to Paul Schliffke, Wamego Police Chief. In a press release, Schliffke said that at approximately 5:10 a.m., the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s dispatch received notification from Union Pacific Railroad that a train had struck a pedestrian on the tracks located on the south side of 4th Street in Wamego. First responders from law enforcement, fire and medical responded to find the man injured, but alive, underneath a train car. He was extricated and transported by EMS to a Topeka hospital. More on this story can…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – The Big 12 Conference and ESPN announced Sunday that Kansas State’s Big 12 home opener against Oklahoma State will kick at 11 a.m., and will be televised by ESPN. Kansas State will be in search of its second-straight home victory over the Cowboys for the first time since 2012 and 2014. Two years ago in Manhattan, K-State earned a 48-0 shutout over ninth-ranked OSU, which was the largest ever shutout win by a lower-ranked team against a team ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25. Tickets for the game against Oklahoma…
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By Time Everson They probably won’t want to, but Kansas State and its fans will certainly remember the 21st night of September after a 38-9 beating at the hands of Brigham Young in Provo, Utah, Saturday. The 13th-ranked Wildcats led 6-3 with 2:10 to play in the first half. Less than five minutes of game time later, K-State trailed 31-6 after an absolute collapse on offense, defense and special teams. From there, the Wildcats failed to find any momentum as K-State saw its final three drives of the game end with a turnover-on-downs. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
By Tim Everson teverson@themercury.com By the time the weekend is over, Kansas State football can say that through four weeks of the 2024 season, they’ve seen both extremes that college football has to offer when it comes to elevation. Two weeks ago, the Wildcats traveled to New Orleans to face Tulane. The Big Easy mostly sits just a few feet above sea level, while some parts dip below sea level. While the low altitude didn’t affect play, the humidity of playing in a school so close the Gulf of Mexico was certainly a challenge. To view the full story visit…
Will Manhattanites soon be able to walk around with a beer during special events? Manhattan city commissioners at Tuesday’s meeting will discuss possible approaches to adopting a common consumption area (CCA) ordinance. A CCA allows a person to consume and possess an alcoholic beverage within the area and can include city property, sidewalks and streets. To view the full story visit theMercury.com.
By Toby Hammes/Manhattan Mercury HAYS — Seven ticks. That’s how much time was left on the clock as Manhattan High football’s star JJ Dunnigan hauled in a 1-yard slant, leading the Indians to a thrilling 34-30 comeback win. “The whole night we were trying to work the numbers, we saw that we had that slant on the backside wide open,” head coach Joe Schartz said. “JJ knew he needed to cross (the defender’s) face to the open space…Carter (Aslin) delivered the ball and the rest is history.” It was an all-time Friday Night Lights contest in Hays. Manhattan (3-0) trailed…