Kansas State women’s basketball will play for a national audience four times this season, according to the Big 12’s conference television schedule released on Monday. The Wildcats will play their first nationally broadcast conference game of the season on Jan. 25, when K-State travels to Lawrence to face rival Kansas in the first edition of the Sunflower Showdown that season on FS1 at 1 p.m. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State sports.
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No injuries were reported after a brief electrical fire was reported Tuesday morning at the Boys & Girls Club of Manhattan, located at 5th and Pierre Street. The Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to the facility around 10:30 a.m. for a structure fire. Staff reportedly used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire in a bathroom. No children were in the facility at the time and all staff had evacuated prior to firefighters arriving on scene. The fire department said the incident was a good reminder during fire prevention week to ensure fire extinguishers are accessible, but to only…
The annual Fall Apple Day Festival, set for this weekend at Fort Riley, was canceled amid the federal government shutdown. Apple Day is a longstanding tradition for the soldiers and families of the Big Red One, or the 1st Infantry Division. This would have been the 39th year for the event, which featured family activities, historical re-enactors, food, music and apple pie. “Due to a lapse in federal funding, employees are on furlough,” event organizers said in a statement. “Thus, we are unable to monitor or respond to comments or messages until the furlough has ended.” To view the full…
A Topeka man was arrested Saturday night after deputies responded to a burglary in progress at a rural residence west of Alma, according to the Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched late in the evening on October 11 to the 34000 block of Old K-10 Road following a report of an unknown individual inside a home removing items. When deputies arrived, they found and detained the suspect, identified as 63-year-old Gary Purvis of Topeka. Authorities said multiple items belonging to the homeowner were recovered from Purvis’ vehicle, which was parked in the driveway of the residence. Investigators confirmed that…
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On today’s episode of Wildcat Insider, we’ll talk about K-State’s huge win against TCU 41-28. We’ll also talk to “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson about the win, and KSU soccer coach Colleen Corbin. https://www.youtube.com/live/s2ROzzInFck?si=XgdMHDMReZt3DS27 Hour 1 Segment 1 – K-State beats TCU 41-28 Segment 2 – Avery Johnson with K-State media Segment 3 – K-State soccer coach Colleen Corbin Segment 4 – Last week in the Big 12 Hour 2 Segment 1 – “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson Segment 2 – Chris Klieman felt Saturday’s win was an all-around performance Segment 3 – This week in the Big…
Kansas State basketball fans were in for a bit of surprise Monday afternoon when they looked at the preseason AP top 25 and saw the Wildcat listed. K-State won’t be ranked to open the year, but they did receive 13 votes, which would be good 31st. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State sports.
Five people were injured Monday morning in a four-car crash west of Lasita Road on U.S. Highway 24 in northern Riley County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 8:30 a.m. when a Nissan Sentra driven by 20-year-old Ella Thalmann of Palmer rear-ended a Ford Focus stopped to turn left, driven by 61-year-old Brian Shane of Alta Vista. The impact pushed Thalmann’s car into a westbound Dodge Ram driven by 33-year-old Trevor Clark of Manhattan. Thalmann, along with Brian and Jacque (Jackie) Shane, were all seriously injured in the crash. All three were transported to hospitals in Manhattan and…
Wabaunsee girls’ tennis dominated the field over the weekend, winning their first regional in school history, finished first and second in doubles and third and sixth in singles on Saturday at Cair Paravel Latin School in Topeka. The Chargers finished with 20 team points, 11 more than second place Cair Paravel. Marantha Christian Academy took third. It’s also the first time the Chargers have qualified all six players for the state tournament. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more high school sports.