Kansas 1st District Congressman Tracey Mann called into KMAN’s Morning News Wednesday from Washington, D.C. to discuss activity in Congress including a potential vote on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act and market reaction to President Trump’s newly imposed tariffs on other countries.
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Reegan Murphy, 18, of Manhattan, was arrested for probation violation on April 8, 2025, at approximately 5:22 p.m. Murphy was issued no bond and remains confined at the time of this report. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Click here for past RCPD reports.
Tim Everson (teverson@themercury.com) The Kansas State women lost a couple more players to the transfer portal on Tuesday after four entered the portal last week. Sophomore forward Imani Lester and junior Gisela Sanchez are the two latest portal entrants for the Wildcats, according to reports. Lester is leaving Manhattan behind for her final two years of eligibility after transferring into to K-State from Louisville as a redshirt freshman, while Sanchez, a Spaniard who transferred in from Arizona after her freshman year, will be looking for a place to play her final year of collegiate basketball. Subscribe to The Manhattan Mercury…
By Rose Gruenbacher A Manhattan man received a sentence of almost two years in prison in Riley County District Court on Monday for four cases with similar charges. Ronnie Summerset Jr., 26, was found guilty last month of the charges of multiple counts of criminal threat, multiple violations of protective orders and two counts of stalking after his attorneys Tricia Black and Brenda Jordan reached a plea agreement with the state. The convictions arise from events spanning May-December 2024 and affected several victims, three of which made victim impact statements to Judge Grant Bannister in court Monday morning. Rayne Rekoske,…
By Rose Gruenbacher A Manhattan man appeared in court Monday to plead not guilty to charges filed against him in multiple cases. Luke Johnson, 22, appeared before Judge John Bosch to enter a plea of not guilty to 10 counts against him which spread across three separate cases. He was arrested last May by the Riley County Police Department and Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office and now faces charges including one count of distribution of a controlled substance causing death, three counts of distribution of fentanyl, one count of aggravated battery, two counts of distribution of a controlled substance causing great…
By The Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Republican U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas pushed back against President Donald Trump’s vision of a trade war by joining a dozen cosponsors of federal legislation restricting unilateral tariffs without consent of Congress. Under a Senate bill, a U.S. president would be required to inform Congress within 48 hours of issuing a new or modified tariff. A duty levied by the executive branch would expire unless the House and Senate passed a joint resolution within 60 days endorsing a tariff. Moran said he joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa,…
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Aggieville: a place to eat and drink at a local restaurant, then get some shopping in. And if you’re lucky, the sighting of cattle. The fifth-annual Aggieville Showdown was held Friday and Saturday in Manhattan. It gives exhibitors across the nation an opportunity to show off their cattle in a different environment. Christian Calliham, a K-State graduate who is the event’s founder and executive director, said in a written statement the event is an experience unlike any other by bridging the gap between rural and urban communities in a “vibrant business district.” “This fifth anniversary is a testament to the…
By The Manhattan Mercury The Kansas State men now have two players in the transfer portal following a somewhat surprising entrant, but the Wildcats also got their first portal addition of the offseason. Junior shooting guard Brendan Hausen will only spend a season in Manhattan, jumping in the portal on Monday, roughly a week after K-State lost its first player to the portal in sophomore forward Macaleab Rich. The Wildcats gain Monmouth sophomore Abdi Bashir Jr., a 6-foot-7 sharpshooter from Omaha, Nebraska. Subscribe to The Manhattan Mercury to read the rest of the article and get more K-State coverage!
By Emma Loura At Monday’s county commission meeting, the planning director presented a draft with updated language on licensing requirements and other rules for commissioner feedback. One planned requirement for short-term rentals (also called vacation rentals, commonly rented on sites like Airbnb and VRBO) is a responsible agent. Webb added a rule that the responsible agent must live in Riley County while guests are in the short-term rental. “It can be the property owners themselves, or they can designate a responsible agent to take on that role for them,” Webb said. “Basically, they have to respond within an hour.” To…