By Zach DeLoach No matter how it looks, Jeff Mittie is not just mainlining Jolly Ranchers on the sideline. The 11th-year Kansas State women’s basketball coach said he’s seen some fans speculating on social media about what it is he pops into his mouth every few minutes during games, perhaps suggesting he’s a compulsive snacker. According to him, that’s not the case. What he stashes on the scorers’ table behind him are cough drops. He doesn’t suck on them because he loves that sweet, sweet menthol flavor or because they help him manage stress during games. The full article can…
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The RCPD has provided updates on various incidents and arrests that occurred between January 21 and January 22, 2025. Incidents: The RCPD reported 21 incidents on January 21, 2025, including accidents, battery, fraud, and drug-related offenses. The detailed list includes: Accidents: Several non-injury accidents were reported across Manhattan, including incidents at McCall Rd & Kretschmer Dr, S Seth Child Rd, and others. Battery: A battery incident occurred at 1:52 PM, while another occurred at 1:08 PM. Property Crimes: Criminal damage to property (CDP) occurred at the Rock House Bar on Riley Ave, in Ogden Drug-Related Incident: A drug-related incident was…
Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 9:40 Segment 3: 24:44 Segment 4: 37:31 On Wednesday’s edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson he spoke with the President and CEO of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Jason Smith. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN.
A project to replace bridge MCR56, located between Sunflower Road and Trails End Road on Havensville Road in the northeastern part of Pottawatomie County, will begin on Thursday, Jan. 30. The bridge was damaged during a vehicle accident that occurred in Apr. 2023. The road has been open to one lane of traffic since the accident. The road will be completely closed to through traffic, no detour will be marked, and a shoo fly detour will not be constructed. The construction of shoo fly detours at bridge replacement project locations is an additional expensive cost to a project. It has…
Mason Randolph, 35, of Manhattan, was arrested on January 20, 2025, at 6:17 PM in the 2400 block of Brockman Street. Randolph was arrested for the probable cause offenses of criminal damage to property, aggravated assault, and domestic battery. Total bond was set at $13,000. Randolph was confined at the time of this report. William Henson, Jr., 53, of Manhattan, was arrested on January 20, 2025, at approximately 7:58 PM in the 200 block of N. 9th Street. Henson was arrested for the probable cause offenses of failure to appear x 2 and interference with an LEO. Total bond was…
According to the Flint Hills Association of Realtors, there were 103 home sales averaging $284,742 in the Manhattan-Junction City Combined Statistical Area in December after there were 128 sales averaging $282,561 in November. The number of December sales was equal to that of December 2023 in Riley, Pottawatomie and Geary counties. Ninety-three of the units sold in December were existing homes, a 4.1% from the 97 existing homes sold in December 2023. The average price this December was $285,943, a 19.4% increase from the average price of $239,405 in December 2023. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here…
Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 8:30 Segment 3: 24:11 Segment 4: 36:30 On Monday’s edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson he spoke with Michael A. Smith co-author of Reform and Reaction. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN.
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By Zach DeLoach No. 11 Kansas State women’s basketball star center Ayoka Lee left Sunday’s game against Arizona State with an apparent lower leg injury, and it doesn’t sound like she’ll be back soon. Lee, the all-time leading scorer in program history, went off the court midway through the second quarter and appeared to limp on her way to the locker room, where she remained for the rest of the first half. She didn’t return for the second. “It’s not good, guys,” head coach Jeff Mittie said. “It’s not good. I don’t have a definitive update, but it’s not going…