By Nathan Gaddie As colder weather approaches, homeless shelters are anticipating an uptick in the amount of people utilizing their resources. Manhattan Emergency Shelter Inc. director Emily Wagner said the center at 416 S. 4th St. is one place where folks can go to temporarily beat the cold. “We’ll see more people coming into shelter and asking for shelter, so that makes me happy just to know that they’re warm and they’re in a facility or a building,” she said. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local Manhattan news.
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By The Pott County Times Pottawatomie County Emergency Medical Services was awarded the largest grant in its history — $134,729 from the Patterson Family Foundation. The grant will be used to purchase five new Stryker Power Pro 2 power-assisted ambulance cots. EMS Director Andrew Couchman spoke to the Pottawatomie County Commissioners on Monday saying, “This is an item that gets used every day by every crew. If we have a failure on that cot, we have a significant chance of injury to the crew or patient. Short of the truck that we use every day it is the next piece…
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Authorities have arrested a 60-year-old Manhattan man on multiple drug-related offenses. The Riley County Police Department executed a search warrant Monday evening in the 700 block of Colorado Street, charging Joseph Fabre with five total offenses, including distribution of narcotics within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of opiates and possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to manufacture or cultivate a controlled substance. Fabre remains jailed on a $40,000 bond. Click here for more local Manhattan news.
A pedestrian was injured Monday evening after being struck by a motorist in an SUV. According to the Riley County Police Department, it happened around 6:30 p.m. near Manhattan Avenue and Bertrand Street. Arriving officers found 21-year-old Collin Rankin in the crosswalk, with injuries sustained from the incident. He was transported to Ascension Via Christi for treatment. Police cited 78-year-old Larry Limbocker, of Manhattan for failure to stop at a red light. Click here for more local Manhattan news.
Officers executed a search warrant in the 700 block of Colorado Street in Manhattan at approximately 5:20 p.m. on Oct. 27, 2025. As a result, officers filed a report for distribution of opiate/narcotic/certain stim/heroin within 1000 feet of a school; possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant; use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia; possession of a depressant and possession of paraphernalia with intent to manufacture/plant/cultivate controlled substance. Joseph Fabre, 60, of Manhattan, was arrested at approximately 8:32 p.m. for distribution of opiate/narcotic/certain stim/heroin within 1000 feet of a school; possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant; use/possess…
Tim Everson teverson@themercury.com The Kansas State women ended preseason competition on a high note, handling Tarleton State 78-57 in the Wildcats’ second exhibition game. K-State also played at Minnesota earlier this month, falling 73-61. “We were super vanilla tonight,” head coach Jeff Mittie said in a statement. “I mean, we did what we did, but we rebounded better, so we had more of an open floor than we had in the closed scrimmage (versus Minnesota), and that was a big key for us.” It was all Izela Arenas through the start of the game. The Louisville transfer and daughter of…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns, Kareem Hunt found the end zone twice, and the Kansas City Chiefs shook free from a tie game at the half for a 28-7 victory over the Washington Commanders on Monday night. Mahomes was nearly perfect after throwing two early interceptions, one of which was hardly his fault. One of his touchdown passes went to good buddy Travis Kelce, giving him 83 scores to tie Priest Holmes for the Chiefs career record, and another went to Rashee Rice, who caught nine passes for 93 yards in…
Manhattan High star senior JJ Dunnigan, one of the top football prospects in the state and a long-time Kansas football commit, announced Monday evening that he has decommitted from the University of Kansas. Dunnigan shared the news on social media, posting a written statement thanking the Jayhawks’ staff for their role in his recruitment while explaining that his decision came after considerable thought. “After much prayer and thoughtful conversations with my family, I’ve decided to decommit from the University of Kansas,” Dunnigan wrote. “I’m truly grateful for everything the coaches and staff have done for me and for the way…
On today’s episode of Wildcat Insider, we’ll talk about the Cats blowout win against KU 42-17. We’ll also talk to “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson, and talk about MBB exhibition loss at Mizzou. https://www.youtube.com/live/Sih6414s5P8?si=hAosiFHM-HqAAwN- Hour 1 Segment 1 – 17 straight! Cats beat KU 42-17 Segment 2 – Jayce Brown with media after the game Segment 3 – Last week in the Big 12 Hour 2 Segment 1 – “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson Segment 2 – K-State MBB drop exhibition at Missouri Segment 3 – K-State VB upsets #14 KU