MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – For the fourth straight week, K-State baseball picked up a Big 12 Conference weekly award, as AJ Evasco was named the Newcomer of the Week on Monday afternoon. The true freshman from Lincoln, Nebraska, becomes the third Wildcat to earn the honor this season, joining left-handed pitcher Lincoln Sheffield and shortstop Maximus Martin. For the week, Evasco recorded a team-high 12 RBI and raised his batting average to .429, the third-best in the league and highest among all freshmen. His slugging percentage climbed to .796, ranking fourth overall in the conference. Evasco drove in a team-leading eight RBI against Utah,…
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Ricky Dunklin, 30, of St George was arrested on a warrant. The charges were Rape, Aggravated Criminal Sodomy, Aggravated Kidnapping and Aggravated Domestic Battery. Total Bond for the warrant was $125,000. Dunklin was also arrested on a Failure to Appear Warrant. The original charge was Aggravated Domestic Battery. This warrant had No Bond. At the time of this report Dunklin was still confined. Jonathan Losey, 35, of Wamego was arrested for Domestic Battery, Criminal Threat, Theft and Aggravated Assault. Total Bond was $13,000. At the time of this report Losey is no longer confined. Destiny Milam, 34, of Manhattan was…
By Emma Loura Riley County renewed its National Flood Insurance program certification Monday. Riley County is classified as a Class 9 community and must fill out the forms to maintain this classification by April 1. “That is due to several activities that we perform,” said Amanda Webb, the county planning and development director. “In order to maintain our Class 9 certification, which does save residents of unincorporated Riley County 5 percent on their flood insurance premiums. We just have to recertify every year.” The activities that qualify Riley County for Class 9 classification are involvement in community outreach, mapping and…
By Rose Gruenbacher A Fort Riley man appeared in court Monday to enter his plea and get the trial scheduled for a case in which he faces charges of sex crimes. Joshue Sandoval Serrano, 23, maintained he plea of innocence through his lawyer, Cole Hawver, for the charges of rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. He was arrested for the crimes in April 2024. The state, represented by assistant Riley County attorney Christina Trocheck, states in their complaint that on Oct. 28, 2023, Sandoval Serrano engaged in sexual intercourse with a woman while she was “incapable of giving…
SURPRISE, Ariz. (Royals) — The pose is as iconic as the player, Alex Gordon rounding first base, right arm raised toward the sky, looking out toward the outfield after his game-tying home run ball in Game 1 of the 2015 World Series had just cleared the fence. It’s a moment that will be forever remembered in Royals history, by a player who will be forever Royal — the organization’s standard for work ethic, dedication, Gold Glove defense and steadiness. And now a Royals Hall of Famer. Kansas City announced Friday that Gordon has been elected to the team’s Hall of…
K-State announced Friday it must cease operation of its two Feed the Future Innovation Labs, following sweeping cuts by the federal government that have suspended a number of research projects and required cutting nine positions at the university. The move comes amid federal budget cuts and stop-work orders issued in late January by the U.S. Agency for International Development and USDA Foreign Agricultural Service for various grant-funded research projects, which included Feed the Future Innovation Labs and other international projects at several land-grant universities across the U.S. In late February, many stop-work orders became grant terminations, pausing or suspending various…
Officers filed a report of aggravated battery on March 13,2025,at approximately 9:37 AM in the 500 block of N. 9th Street. Officers report a male victim, age 22, was reportedly struck in the face with a blunt object by a known subject. Officers filed a report of criminal deprivation of property on March 13, 2025, at approximately 8:48 PM in the 2300 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. Officers listed a 32-year-old female as the victim when it was reported a large vending machine belonging to the victim was taken by a known suspect. Total estimated loss associated with this report…
Former Manhattan High principal Terry McCarty this week resigned from a new superintendent job after the district learned his last employer was suing him for stealing money. McCarty, who left Manhattan in 2013, was hired in January as superintendent at USD 457 Garden City. He was to start July 1. However, district officials became aware of a lawsuit filed Feb. 28 by McCarty’s most recent employer, the Perry, Oklahoma, school district. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.
On March 12th 2025, at approximately 3:18pm officers filed a report of rape in Manhattan. Due to the nature of this report no other details will be reported at this time. Colton Gardiner, 33, of Manhattan was arrested on March 12th 2025, at approximately 9:33am in the 3000 block of Claflin Rd. Gardiner was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. Total Bond was set at $5,000. Gardiner was confined at the time of this report. Eli Smith, 22, of Manhattan was arrested on March 12th 2025, at approximately 11:21am in the 1000 block of Seth…
By Tim Everson There will not be a postseason for the Kansas State men after Wednesday’s 70-56 loss to Baylor in the second round of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City. There was some thought heading into this week that if the Wildcats failed to run the table in Kansas City and earn the Big 12’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, that they’d accept an invitation to one of the more minor postseason opportunities. Odds are they’d be able to return to the NIT, where they lost in the first round to Iowa last season, or they could…