Officers filed a report of an injury accident on October 10, 2024, at approximately 4:43 PM at the intersection of McCall Road and Tuttle Creek Blvd. Officers reported Jordan Zimmerman, 26, of Manhattan, improperly crossed five lanes of traffic on his bicycle resulting in a collision with Barrett Stokes, 29, also of Manhattan, who was driving a 2016 Chevy Sonic. Zimmerman was transported by EMS to Via Christi for treatment of non life-threatening injuries. Joseph Macias, 35, of Manhattan, was arrested on October 10, 2024, at approximately 1:10 PM in Manhattan. Macias was arrested on the probable cause offense of…
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (K-State Athletics) – Behind 66 kills and double-doubles by seniors Liz Gregorski and Izzi Szulczewski, K-State recovered from a 2-0 hole by taking the final three sets from Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena for its first Big 12 road victory of the season, 19-25, 19-25, 25-22, 25-18, 19-17. A quartet of players reached double-figure kills for a K-State (5-9, 3-2 Big 12) offense that hit .201 in its second consecutive reverse sweep, while the Wildcat defense forced Cincinnati (11-4, 2-2 Big 12) into 15 attacking errors in the final three sets. Senior outside hitter Aliyah Carter led all players with 20 kills on 56…
Former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody returned earlier this week to the town where he raided a newspaper to face a dozen journalists along with a felony charge for his actions after the raid. Cody led police in the Aug. 11, 2023, raid on the Marion County Record, the editor’s home and a councilwoman’s home under the false pretense that a newspaper reporter had committed identity theft by looking up restaurateur Kari Newell’s driving record. Special prosecutors charged Cody with one count of interference with the judicial process, a low-level felony, for asking Newell after the raid to delete text…
By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Local officials are seeking a grant that provides resources to help communities protect against wildfires. Together with the Kansas Forest Service, the Riley County Emergency Management and Fire Department applied for a Community Fire Defense Grant. “That protection plan is a guide for public entities and citizens on practices, techniques, things to keep in mind on how to prepare for or protect your property for a wildfire,” said Russel Stukey, Riley County emergency management director. The full story can be read at The Mercury.
The senior transfer is the first Wildcat to earn the preseason honor. MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Kansas State senior transfer Coleman Hawkins has been named the Preseason Big 12 co-Newcomer of the Year by the league coaches, as the Big 12 announced its annual preseason poll and all-conference teams on Thursday (Oct. 10). Hawkins, who earned All-Big Ten honors at Illinois in 2023-24, was selected for the preseason honor alongside Baylor’s Jeremy Roach. Hawkins was also named to the preseason All-Big 12 Second Team by the league coaches, joining Baylor’s Norchad Omier and Roach, Iowa State’s Keshon Gilbert and Kansas’ Dajuan Harris. Hunter Dickinson of preseason favorite Kansas…
A Manhattan woman finds herself in trouble following an arrest on Wednesday evening in Manhattan. Mandy Torres, 44, was arrested just after 7:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Griffith Drive on a charge of aggravated burglary by dwelling for felony, theft, domestic violence or sex. Torres was booked into Riley County Jail on a bond of $15,000. She remains confined at the time of this report.
A fire caused a loss of more than $50,000 to a garage on the east side of Manhattan Wednesday morning. The fire at 2017 Green Ave. started in the 1996 Ford Bronco parked in the detached garage and spread to the rest of the structure. The Manhattan Fire Department dispatched crews a 11:27 a.m., and on arrival they found heavy smoke showing from the garage. Twelve firefighters on three trucks contained the fire within 10 minutes, and the last units cleared out around 1:30 p.m. To view the full story visit theMercury.com.
A Manhattan man sustained life-threatening injuries after another man shot him in apparent self-defense in the parking lot of the Douglass Center Wednesday evening. Riley County Police Department spokeswoman Ashley Tokoi said in a written release officers responded to the report of shots fired in the 900 block of Yuma Street around 7:57 p.m. When they arrived, they found a 23-year-old man shot in the parking lot. Tokoi said RCPD’s early investigation points to the shooter being a 26-year-old man who acted in self-defense. Police think there is little to no relationship between the two men, and the shooting appears…
Segments 1 and 2 Lt. Col. Matthew Burton, Battalion Commander of 2-34 Armor, Rob Hart for Fort Riley Education Services and Deb Shelkey from the Transition Assistance Program Segments 3 and 4 Manhattan Housing Authority executive director Aaron Estabrook and executive director for Habitat for Humanity of the Northern Flint Hills Josh Brewer