MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – The Big 12 Conference and ESPN announced Sunday that Kansas State’s Big 12 home opener against Oklahoma State will kick at 11 a.m., and will be televised by ESPN. Kansas State will be in search of its second-straight home victory over the Cowboys for the first time since 2012 and 2014. Two years ago in Manhattan, K-State earned a 48-0 shutout over ninth-ranked OSU, which was the largest ever shutout win by a lower-ranked team against a team ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25. Tickets for the game against Oklahoma…
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By Time Everson They probably won’t want to, but Kansas State and its fans will certainly remember the 21st night of September after a 38-9 beating at the hands of Brigham Young in Provo, Utah, Saturday. The 13th-ranked Wildcats led 6-3 with 2:10 to play in the first half. Less than five minutes of game time later, K-State trailed 31-6 after an absolute collapse on offense, defense and special teams. From there, the Wildcats failed to find any momentum as K-State saw its final three drives of the game end with a turnover-on-downs. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
By Tim Everson teverson@themercury.com By the time the weekend is over, Kansas State football can say that through four weeks of the 2024 season, they’ve seen both extremes that college football has to offer when it comes to elevation. Two weeks ago, the Wildcats traveled to New Orleans to face Tulane. The Big Easy mostly sits just a few feet above sea level, while some parts dip below sea level. While the low altitude didn’t affect play, the humidity of playing in a school so close the Gulf of Mexico was certainly a challenge. To view the full story visit…
Will Manhattanites soon be able to walk around with a beer during special events? Manhattan city commissioners at Tuesday’s meeting will discuss possible approaches to adopting a common consumption area (CCA) ordinance. A CCA allows a person to consume and possess an alcoholic beverage within the area and can include city property, sidewalks and streets. To view the full story visit theMercury.com.
By Toby Hammes/Manhattan Mercury HAYS — Seven ticks. That’s how much time was left on the clock as Manhattan High football’s star JJ Dunnigan hauled in a 1-yard slant, leading the Indians to a thrilling 34-30 comeback win. “The whole night we were trying to work the numbers, we saw that we had that slant on the backside wide open,” head coach Joe Schartz said. “JJ knew he needed to cross (the defender’s) face to the open space…Carter (Aslin) delivered the ball and the rest is history.” It was an all-time Friday Night Lights contest in Hays. Manhattan (3-0) trailed…
An Ogden man is behind bars after a registered Kansas offender was arrested Thursday on new allegations. Just before 3:30p.m. Thursday, police arrested 41-year-old Marcus Grant for failure to appear. The original charge in this matter is for violation of the offender registration act. Grant has been listed in Kansas as a registered offender since 2013 after conviction in Saline County for aggravated robbery and for aggravated battery in 2023, according to the KBI offender registry. Grant is being held on a $50,000 total bond.
USD 383 school district offices are moving to the Lincoln Education Center starting Monday, September 30. The district offices will be closed on Thursday, September 26 and Friday, September 27, to facilitate the move. They will be unable to answer the phones or emails on those days and the Robinson Education Center will be closed to visitors. This move will not affect schools and they still follow the academic calendar. Students are in session on the 26th but do not have school on the 27th.