Author: KMAN Staff
Story by Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Soldiers lined up on Fort Riley’s Cavalry Parade Field, and the families of two major generals stood with them Friday as the First Infantry Division changed command. Maj. Gen. Monté Rone took over command after ceremonially receiving the colors from Lt. Gen. Bernabe, who received them from outgoing commander Maj. Gen. John Meyer, symbolizing the transfer of responsibility to a new leader. “The change in command ceremony offers us the opportunity to recognize the outgoing commander and the incoming commander, the accomplishments of the team and the soldiers and leaders,” Bernabe said. “There is no…
A summer update of current and former Wildcats. A total of 17 former Wildcats are competing at the professional level in 2024 that includes players in the MLB (3), Triple-A (2), Double-A (6), High-A (4), Single-A (2) and in the independent leagues (1), while 20 returning or incoming players are playing in summer leagues across the country. MLB (3) Will Brennan – Cleveland Guardians (MLB, Cleveland Guardians) – OF Brennan is slashing .256/.314/.415 for the Guardians this season with seven doubles, a triple and eight home runs. In his last seven games, Brennan is hitting .391 (9-for-23) with two home runs. On…
The departing senior scored nearly 2,500 points in his college career. MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Departing senior guard Tylor Perry has realized his dreams of a professional basketball career with the signing of an Exhibition-10 deal with the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night (June 27). Perry will be apart of the Raptors’ Summer League team, which play in the NBA 2K25 Summer League in Las Vegas from July 12-22. Toronto is scheduled to play 4 games, starting Saturday, July 13 vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder and continuing Sunday, July 14 vs. the Denver Nuggets, Wednesday, July 17 vs. the Utah Jazz…
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Story by Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The COVID-19 pandemic set court districts across the country behind, but Riley County has nearly wiped away its backlog. County attorney Barry Wilkerson on Thursday told county commissioners his office is caught up on cases the pandemic interrupted, though he acknowledged that making those gains caused other delays. “The system itself is behind,” Wilkerson said. “I mean, you don’t lose 18 months and catch up in a couple years, so there is still stuff that was put of. We’re still moving through things in 2024 that we would’ve liked to have done in 2023.” Wilkerson…
AJ is joined for the hour by members of the Boomtown Pyro Crew and the Wamego Chamber of Commerce to preview the events surrounding the 4th of July celebration.
Officers filed a report of criminal destruction of property in the 1300 block of Laramie Street on June 27, 2024, at approximately 4:34 PM. Officers listed the City of Manhattan as the victim when it was discovered footage of an unknown male tampering with the elevator. Total loss associated with this report is $2,600. 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. Officers filed a report of aggravated battery at the corner of Riley Ave and N. Elm Street in Ogden on…
K-State football has added another commitment to it’s Class of 2025 with four-star offensive lineman Brock Heath makng public his pledge to join the Cats. The Blue Valley Northwest senior-to-be is the second offensive lineman to commit to the Cats, picking the squad over a number of Big 12 and Big 10 teams such as in-state rival KU and Iowa. On3 ranks Heath as a four-star prospect as well as ESPN. On3 also rates him as the 8th best prospect in the state of Kansas. He becomes the highest ranked in-state commit to date for K-State, with another four-star–Keiton Jones–and…