By Emma Loura/The Mercury Manhattan’s only available refuge for people needing warm shelter during last week’s severe winter storm was a volunteer-run shelter, and one local pastor is urging county officials to be more prepared in the future. During last week’s snow storm, the only refuge in town available for those without a place to stay was a volunteer-run shelter. The warming center, run by Center of Hope Ministries, is located at First Congregational United Church of Christ. Rev. Caela Simmons Wood, pastor at First Congregational, said this isn’t just to help people who are homeless but also those who…
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President Joe Biden has awarded former U.S. Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum the Presidential Citizens Medal. “The first woman to represent Kansas, Nancy Kassebaum was a force in the United States Senate,” the White House said in a statement. “From supporting a woman’s right to choose to reforming health care, she stood up for what she believed in even if it meant standing alone, and she reached across the aisle to do what she believed was right.” Kassebaum was one of 20 recipients of the medal, which was presented in a ceremony at the White House earlier this month. The full…
K-State on Friday unveiled a collaborative office space meant to facilitate cooperation between the university and the private sector. The facility is in the Kansas State University Foundation’s Edge District and brings together three entities: the Kansas State University Research Foundation, the Office of Corporate Engagement and K-State 105. Kansas Lt. Gov. and Secretary of Commerce David Toland joined K-State President Richard Linton and other university leaders on Friday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The full story can be read at The Mercury. For more K-State news, click here.
The first Republican to hold the 22nd District seat in the Kansas Senate in more than a decade said he wants to prioritize trust, local control and fiscal responsibility. Brad Starnes officially took office in the state legislature Monday after defeating incumbent Usha Reddi, a Democrat Senator and former Manhattan mayor, in a November upset. Describing himself as a “moderate conservative,” Starnes is the first Republican to represent Manhattan in the State Senate since Roger Reitz left office in 2013. The full story can be read at The Mercury. For more local news, click here.
Manhattan Fire Department deputy fire chief Ryan Almes on Monday confirmed to the The Mercury the cause of the fire that rendered the house at 1217 Wyndham Heights uninhabitable on Dec. 25. MFD crews responded to the fire at 7:40 a.m. on Christmas and found heavy fire and smoke coming from the back of the one-story house with a walk-out basement. MFD officials said firefighters “aggressively attacked the fire” and found neither of the two people who lived there were at home. The fire reached second-alarm status, but the 17 firefighters who arrived on six trucks contained it within 30…
Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 8:14 Segment 26:34 Segment 4: 37:22 On Monday’s edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson he spoke with Emily Wagner from the Manhattan Emergency Shelter. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN.
A Manhattan man remains behind bars following a Saturday morning arrest for robbery. 42-year-old Douglas Carson was arrested near 10:45 a.m. in the 1400 block of Wreath Avenue on one count of burglary; dwelling to commit felony, theft, domestic violence or sexually motivated crime. He remains confined within the Riley County Jail on a total bond of $8,000. Court records show that Carson was arrested at the same location on the same charge back on October 8th, and he was issued a $4,000 total bond for that offense. Click here for more local news.
Ronnie Summerset, Jr., 26, was arrested on January 10, 2025, at approximately 8:11 PM in the 1100 block of Moro Street. Summerset was arrested on the probable cause offenses of violation of a protection order, criminal threat, and stalking. Total bond was set at $26,000. Summerset was confined at the time of this report. Douglas Carson, 42, of Manhattan, was arrested on January 11, 2025, at approximately 10:40 AM in the 1400 block of Wreath Ave. Carson was arrested on the probable cause offense of burglary. Total bond was set at $8,000. Carson was confined at the time of this…
RCPD responded to several incidents on January 11-12, 2025, leading to multiple arrests and investigations. Below is a summary of key incidents and arrests during this period: Key Incidents: Accidents: Location: 6241 Zeandale Rd, Manhattan, Jan. 11, 2025 Time: 4:46 PM Description: Non-injury traffic accident reported. Location: Fort Riley Blvd & S Seth Child Rd, Manhattan, Jan. 11, 2025 Time: 5:15 PM Description: Non-injury traffic accident reported. Battery Incident: Location: 3011 Anderson Ave, Manhattan, Jan. 11, 2025 Time: 7:29 PM Description: Battery reported. Found Property: Location: 629 Poyntz Ave (Manhattan Public Library), Jan. 11, 2025 Time: 3:34 PM Location: 1100…
Photos by Lewis Merien – Mercury Staff Photographer Another lackluster first-half performance by the Kansas State men led to another double-digit loss Saturday as the Wildcats fell at home, 87-57, to No. 12 Houston. The loss is the largest by margin of defeat in the Jerome Tang era. It’s the biggest margin of defeat for the Wildcats since a 48-point loss to Baylor in January 2021. The loss is the fifth-largest in school history. The loss is the sixth in the last seven games for the Wildcats and the third straight. To view the full article visit theMercury.com Click here…