By Rose Gruenbacher A Riley County District Court case charging a 20-year-old Olathe man with rape and aggravated sexual battery was dismissed by the court Monday. Kane Harris was set to go through trial last week for charges of rape and aggravated sexual battery that he was alleged to have committed against a woman in September 2022. A jury was selected for the case but had not yet been sworn in when the alleged victim did not arrive for the first day of testimony. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more Riley County news.
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On today’s episode of The Game, we’ll hypothesize the areas that K-State must improve on to prevent the season from failing into a complete tailspin, and hear from Powercat Gameday host and former K-State tight end Zach Nemechek. https://www.youtube.com/live/BRpzr__XqVI?si=QUfB8iFWBgmpRKyF Hour 1 Segment 1 – Cat Attack for the CATS Attack Segment 2 – Where does K-State start trying to run the season around? Segment 3 – Jabroni of the Week Hour 2 Segment 1 – Former tight end & Powercat Gameday host Zach Nemechek Segment 2 – Has to be a nightmare for former players to watch what’s happening Segment…
By Rose Gruenbacher A man serving as designated driver at a Halloween party in 2023 said he didn’t realize the sex he heard between two people that night may not have been consensual. Darnell Hall told a jury in Riley County District Court Tuesday that he saw Joshue Sandoval Serrano, now 23, holding a passed-out woman on the couch after both of them had been drinking heavily that night. Hall, the designated driver for the evening, had just returned from bringing someone else home when he saw the woman in Sandoval Serrano’s arms. Hall said he later heard the two…
By Rose Gruenbacher A special committee formed to address discord between RCPD and the Aggieville Business Association met earlier this month, but at September’s meeting of the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board, tensions ran high as no understanding was reached between the two sides. Board member Craig Beardsley volunteered last month to form a small committee and serve as a representative of the board alongside members of the Riley County Police Department and the Aggieville Business Association. The goal of the committee is to address concerns from district business owners and the public about RCPD road closures in the…
Kansas Highway Patrol officers reported a two-vehicle crash Monday, at 6:58 p.m. in Geary County, at the intersection of US highway 77 and KS highway 57. Christian Alonso Hernandez, 28, of McKinney, Texas was driving south on U77 with a green traffic light. At the same time, Sean Anthony Cole, 18, of Chapman was driving west on K57 with a red light. Hernandez’ Toyota Tacoma and Cole’s Ram 2500 truck collided in the intersection. KHP reported Cole’s vehicle came to rest on K57 in the eastbound lanes, and Hernandez came to rest in the intersection of the roads. Both men were…
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Officials have confirmed that Katie Allen is no longer employed with the Kansas Department of Education following her comments on the death of political activist Charlie Kirk. Allen had worked for the KSDE as a research analyst. KSDE’s director of communications did not give a reason for Allen’s separation and told The Mercury on Monday there would be no further comment. Allen faced backlash after commenting on a Facebook post about the assassination of Kirk on Wednesday “Well-deserved.” Allen deleted the post and apologized Thursday. She also said in an updated post that she was receiving threats from people through…
On today’s episode of Wildcat Insider, we’ll go over another K-State loss on Friday, dropping them to their worst record since 1989, and we’ll talk to “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson and his thoughts on the early season struggles for KSU. https://www.youtube.com/live/aAScEYQL5Zc?si=tPyB50nN8OIOYZVw Hour 1 Segment 1 – Cats fall at Arizona 23-17 Segment 2 – K-State dealing with an identity crisis Segment 3 – Last week in the Big 12 Hour 2 Segment 1 – “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson Segment 2 – K-State with worst start since 1989 Segment 3 – This week in the Big 12
By Emma Loura While renovating the old Emergency Medical Services building, Riley County is updating it to better house the Fire Department’s Information Technology. At Monday’s meeting, the county’s IT director spoke about the process of moving the technology over. This project is estimated to cost $800,000. “To start with, the building doesn’t have a generator, so we have to have a generator installed and put in,” said Corey Meyer, director of IT. “All of our services right now, all our internet, all those things, our entire services room, all those pieces would need to move over into that building.”…