By Emma Loura, The Mercury A new music festival announced this week is bringing “red dirt” and Texas country styles of music to Tuttle Creek State Park this summer, standing on the shoulders of Manhattan’s live music traditions. Rock the Plains’ executive producer Brandyn Steen, a K-State alumnus, hopes it will become an annual event. “My two co-execs and I all went to K-State,” Steen said. “We all got to experience the Stampede days there at Tuttle Creek, so our goal with the event isn’t to replace Stampede by any means. Stampede was a pillar in the community for 20-plus…
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Kansas 67th District Rep. Angel Roeser, Manhattan, was one of only four Republicans who voted Wednesday against a proposed amendment to the state constitution to make Supreme Court judges run for office in partisan elections. Roeser voted no, according to public records, joining 36 Democrats and three other Republicans. Eighty-four Republicans voted in favor, including Megan Steele, who also represents part of Manhattan. Sydney Carlin, a Democrat from Manhattan, voted no. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.
The senior led the Wildcats in both scoring and rebounding in 2024-25. MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Senior David N’Guessan was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-Central Region Second Team on Tuesday morning (March 18) as the organization announced its All-District honors. The honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across Division I. It was the first NABC award for N’Guessan, who was named to the coaches’ All-Big 12 honorable mention team on March 9. He is the first Wildcat to earn all-district accolades since Keyontae Johnson and Markquis Nowell were selected to the first team in 2023. A 6-foot-9, 220-pound wing…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – For the fourth straight week, K-State baseball picked up a Big 12 Conference weekly award, as AJ Evasco was named the Newcomer of the Week on Monday afternoon. The true freshman from Lincoln, Nebraska, becomes the third Wildcat to earn the honor this season, joining left-handed pitcher Lincoln Sheffield and shortstop Maximus Martin. For the week, Evasco recorded a team-high 12 RBI and raised his batting average to .429, the third-best in the league and highest among all freshmen. His slugging percentage climbed to .796, ranking fourth overall in the conference. Evasco drove in a team-leading eight RBI against Utah,…
Ricky Dunklin, 30, of St George was arrested on a warrant. The charges were Rape, Aggravated Criminal Sodomy, Aggravated Kidnapping and Aggravated Domestic Battery. Total Bond for the warrant was $125,000. Dunklin was also arrested on a Failure to Appear Warrant. The original charge was Aggravated Domestic Battery. This warrant had No Bond. At the time of this report Dunklin was still confined. Jonathan Losey, 35, of Wamego was arrested for Domestic Battery, Criminal Threat, Theft and Aggravated Assault. Total Bond was $13,000. At the time of this report Losey is no longer confined. Destiny Milam, 34, of Manhattan was…
By Emma Loura Riley County renewed its National Flood Insurance program certification Monday. Riley County is classified as a Class 9 community and must fill out the forms to maintain this classification by April 1. “That is due to several activities that we perform,” said Amanda Webb, the county planning and development director. “In order to maintain our Class 9 certification, which does save residents of unincorporated Riley County 5 percent on their flood insurance premiums. We just have to recertify every year.” The activities that qualify Riley County for Class 9 classification are involvement in community outreach, mapping and…
By Rose Gruenbacher A Fort Riley man appeared in court Monday to enter his plea and get the trial scheduled for a case in which he faces charges of sex crimes. Joshue Sandoval Serrano, 23, maintained he plea of innocence through his lawyer, Cole Hawver, for the charges of rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. He was arrested for the crimes in April 2024. The state, represented by assistant Riley County attorney Christina Trocheck, states in their complaint that on Oct. 28, 2023, Sandoval Serrano engaged in sexual intercourse with a woman while she was “incapable of giving…
SURPRISE, Ariz. (Royals) — The pose is as iconic as the player, Alex Gordon rounding first base, right arm raised toward the sky, looking out toward the outfield after his game-tying home run ball in Game 1 of the 2015 World Series had just cleared the fence. It’s a moment that will be forever remembered in Royals history, by a player who will be forever Royal — the organization’s standard for work ethic, dedication, Gold Glove defense and steadiness. And now a Royals Hall of Famer. Kansas City announced Friday that Gordon has been elected to the team’s Hall of…
K-State announced Friday it must cease operation of its two Feed the Future Innovation Labs, following sweeping cuts by the federal government that have suspended a number of research projects and required cutting nine positions at the university. The move comes amid federal budget cuts and stop-work orders issued in late January by the U.S. Agency for International Development and USDA Foreign Agricultural Service for various grant-funded research projects, which included Feed the Future Innovation Labs and other international projects at several land-grant universities across the U.S. In late February, many stop-work orders became grant terminations, pausing or suspending various…
Officers filed a report of aggravated battery on March 13,2025,at approximately 9:37 AM in the 500 block of N. 9th Street. Officers report a male victim, age 22, was reportedly struck in the face with a blunt object by a known subject. Officers filed a report of criminal deprivation of property on March 13, 2025, at approximately 8:48 PM in the 2300 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. Officers listed a 32-year-old female as the victim when it was reported a large vending machine belonging to the victim was taken by a known suspect. Total estimated loss associated with this report…