Kansas State volleyball opened their home schedule with a win Thursday, topping Lipscomb 3-1 (20-25, 27-25, 25-22, 25-22) in the first game of The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Classic at Morgan Family Arena. The Bison (3-4) held the Wildcats (2-4) a .051 hitting percentage in Set 1 to grab an early 1-0 advantage, but K-State rallied back, winning the final three sets for its second win of the season. Senior Pepperdine transfer Meg Brown led the Wildcats with 20 kills on a .471 clip and four blocks, followed by senior Aliyah Carter who had 17 kills and…
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By Toby Hammes Playing under the unusual circumstance of Thursday Night Lights, Manhattan High football fended off Lawrence Free State, taking a 38-28 home victory. It was a regional playoff rematch between the two as Manhattan ended Free State’s season in a defensive slugfest last season, winning 21-7. Manhattan head coach Joe Schartz said before the game the Firebirds would come out motivated to right their wrongs — and they did. To view the full story visit theMercury.com.
40-year-old Daniel Francis Lee was arrested Wednesday at the Riley County Jail for battering a law enforcement officer at 4 p.m. inside the facility. Lee was arrested last month for battering four different correction officers who were on duty inside the jail. Lee was also arrested in september of 2023 for hitting a man with a kitchen pan causing lacerations, and starting a fire that threatened structures in a neighborhood south of Ft. Riley Blvd. Lee was ordered to be evaluated and treated at Larned State Hospital, however the most recent court documents on April 23rd say that Lee was…
A pickup truck hit what Wabaunsee County sheriff’s officials called a “wild, non-farm raised bull elk” on I-70 at mile marker 335, which is near the Paxico exit. No injuries to the pickup truck’s occupants were reported, according to a message on the Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page that was posted at 1 a.m. Thursday. The elk didn’t survive the collision. The Facebook post, which was accompanied by photos of the elk and truck after the collision, explained that the elk was legally transferred to a local Wabaunsee County Kansas family who was enrolled on the Salvage Tag program.…
Riley County Police Officers are searching for a suspect who burglarized several vehicles in the Northview area of Manhattan on Wednesday night. RCPD filed multiple reports of vehicle burglary in the 2500 block of Blueline Circle, Buttonwood, Brockman, and Ewing Streets, on September 11th around 11:30 PM. Officers report multiple vehicles had items stolen and were gone through, in addition to one vehicle being driven into a structure causing approximately $10,000 worth of damage to the structure. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers.
Junction City Police Department officials on Wednesday said they’d found a shooting threat against Junction City Middle School unfounded. The threat circulated on TikTok and referred to a list of schools identified as potential targets for shootings, but a JCPD spokesperson in a release said, “there is no credible evidence to suggest any immediate danger to our students.” School resource officers and USD 475 officials conducted a “thorough investigation” and found that the TikTok list “appears to include Title 1 schools from across the state, which are schools receiving federal funding to support educational programs. The full article can viewed…
Riley County Police Officers are searching for suspects who stole golf clubs from a Manhattan store. RCPD filed a report of theft at Dick’s Sporting Goods on Wednesday around 11:30 a.m after it was reported two unknown male subjects stole over $3,000 worth of golf club heads. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers.
Fort Riley officials on Wednesday commemorated the military service members who died in recent wars on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The event featured speakers, the laying of a wreath, a three-volley salute and the 1st Infantry Division Band performing renditions of “America the Beautiful” and “Amazing Grace.” Fort Riley garrison commander Col. Gerald Nunziato said he was a young lieutenant at the beginning of his U.S. Army career on Sept. 11, 2001, and was a tank platoon leader at Camp Garry Owen in Korea. The full story can be viewed at theMercury.com.
Segments 1 and 2 Col. Gerald Nunziato Jr., Garrison Command Sgt. Major on Fort Riley Segments 3 and 4 Manhattan Housing Authority executive director Aaron Brewer, Youth/Outreach director Dr. Elizabeth Minchala and executive director for Habitat for Humanity of the Northern Flint Hills Josh Brewer
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