Manhattan High boys’ basketball delivered the response it was looking for Tuesday night, rolling past Great Bend 78-48 on the road. The Indians led 21-15 after the first quarter and steadily built separation from there, taking a 37-24 lead into halftime before blowing the game open with a dominant third quarter. Manhattan outscored Great Bend 27-18 in the period to carry a 64-42 advantage into the final frame, where the outcome was never in doubt. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more high school sports.
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By Toby Hammes As the calendar turns toward league and postseason competition, Manhattan High wrestling enters its most important stretch of the season with both squads trending in the right direction and plenty still left to unlock. After a series of early-season tournaments designed to test depth and resilience, the focus now shifts to peaking at the right time, beginning Feb. 7 at the Centennial Tournament hosted by Washburn Rural. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more high school sports.
Civilian employees at Fort Riley were briefly furloughed this week when federal funding lapsed. A partial shutdown affecting much of the federal government began Saturday and ended Tuesday when President Donald Trump approved a $1.2 trillion government funding bill. During that time, some operations on Fort Riley were affected, officials said. Normal operations resumed Wednesday. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
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Taleigha Turnage, 26, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 5:12 p.m. on Feb. 3, 2026 in the 100 block of Bluemont Ave. on a Pinellas County (Fla.) District Court warrant under the uniform criminal extradition act. Turnage was issued no bond and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report. Deandra Brown, 36, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 4:03 p.m. on Feb. 3 in the 1300 block of Flint Hills Place on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. This arrest stems from original charges of criminal damage to property. Brown was…
The Kansas State men’s track and field team tops the NCAA after the second week of the indoor season, according to the USTFCCCA national poll released on Tuesday. Track becomes the first K-State team to be ranked No. 1 in 14 years, since the football team in the BCS standings in November 2012, previously No. 1 in the coaches’ poll in 1998. “Obviously, it’s exciting for the program and the K-State community,” head coach Travis Geopfert said in a statement. “I’m proud of everyone within our program. We’re just going to keep focusing on the process and have fun doing…
On today’s edition of The Game, we’ll go over the first #1-ranked athletics team for K-State since football in 2012, take a look at some sad stats of the first nine conference games for men’s basketball, touch on Eric Bieniemy’s return to KC and more! https://www.youtube.com/live/a_ecCixqHu4?si=gILy0MovQk2Zqxfc Hour 1 Segment 1 – There’s a new #1 team in Manhattan Segment 2 – How do we feel about EB’s return to the Chiefs? Segment 3 – Jabroni of the Week Hour 2 Segment 1 – Toby says K-State fans deserve better Segment 2 – New home on television for the Royals Segment…
Matthew Dunaey Klingforth was sentenced Monday in Riley County District Court to register as a sex offender and pay designated fees related to his December trial. Klingforth, 18, was convicted Dec. 19 of sexual battery, but a jury found him not guilty of rape and aggravated sexual battery. Judge John Bosch sentenced Klingforth to the 132 days he’d already served and registration as a sex offender for 25 years. Klingforth is also required to pay $158 in court costs, $600 to the Kansas Bureau of Investigations for DNA and lab fees and $100 for reimbursement to the public defender’s office.
With the second month of 2026 underway, the Flint Hills Discovery Center released statistics recapping its past year of operations, including a 2025 economic impact of over $3 million. FHDC recorded a total of 86,015 served, a record 9,000-plus attendees at the Flint Hills Festival and 5,651 Sunflower Summer tickets redeemed in 28 days. The center’s volunteers — 121 in total — worked a combined 1,742 hours. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local Manhattan news.
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