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By Tim Everson Kansas State snuck in a final incoming transfer before hitting the road for Thursday’s Rate Bowl, and he may have been the best of the bunch so far. Former Arizona safety Gunner Maldonado signed with the Wildcats on Monday after visiting Manhattan early last week. Maldonado, who will be playing for the third Wildcat team of his career, started his college career at Northwestern in 2020 before transferring to Arizona after playing in three games in his true freshman season under Pat Fitzgerald in Evanston. To view the full article visit theMercury.com Click here for more K-State…
By Tim Everson After a bit of a slow start on the incoming side of the transfer portal, the Wildcats have had four quick signings in the span of around 24 hours. West Georgia safety Mar’quavious Moss, Boston College wide receiver Jerand Bradley, Ohio State linebacker Gabe Powers and USC offensive tackle Amos Talalele all signed with K-State on Friday and Saturday, bringing the Wildcats’ incoming transfer total to six. All fill major needs for the Wildcats, who are losing multiple key players from all four positions to the transfer port and graduation. Starting with Moss, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound defensive…
A Manhattan man spent the weekend in jail after being arrested Friday night on three counts of violating a protection order. 31-year-old Malcolm Theodore Wooten was arrested at RCPD headquarters around 5 p.m. for three counts of violating an extended abuse order. Wooten was still confined at the time of Sunday’s report on a total bond of $12,000.
A long-time Washburn University professor and his wife were killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning in Brown County. The Kansas Highway Patrol crash log says that a 2016 Freightliner was traveling Westbound on K-20, and a 2019 Ford F-150 was traveling Southbound on US-75 around 8:00 a.m. when the semi-truck failed to stop at the stop sign at the K-20/US-75 junction and struck the Ford F150. The semi-truck rolled onto its side in the ditch West of US-75, and the driver and passenger in the semi were taken to Sabetha Community Hospital for minor injuries. The driver of the…
The Riley County Police Department is looking for clues related to an aggravated burglary that occurred Sunday in the 200 block of Seventh Street in Ogden. RCPD officers filed the report around 4:20 p.m. and listed a 71-year-old man as the victim who said unknown suspects broke into his apartment to steal various items such as amps, speakers, and even a guitar. The total loss associated with the theft is around $2,000, and anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers. No arrests had been reported as of Monday.
Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 8:56 Segment 3: 23:45 Segment 4: 35:39 On Monday’s edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson he spoke with Representative Sydney Carlin from the 66th District. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN.
In our ongoing commitment to transparency and accessibility, we provide a summary of calls for service and reports filed by our agency. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to protect community members from being victimized further and to follow local, state, and federal law. Manhattan, Kan. – Malcolm Wooten, 31, of Manhattan, was arrested on December 20, 2024, at approximately 4:46 PM in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road. Wooten was arrested for the probable cause offense of violation of a protection order. Total bond was set at $12,000. Wooten was confined at the time of…
The Kansas Department of Labor recently announced that the jobless rate for Riley County is down slightly from last month. The unemployment rate in Riley County is down from 3.4 percent in October to 3.1 percent in November. Over the last three months Kansas has averaged 2,100 jobs added per month. Seasonally adjusted job estimates for Kansas indicate total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 7,900 from October. Total nonfarm includes private sector and government employers. Private sector jobs increased by 7,100 over the month, while government jobs increased by 800. Since November 2023 Kansas’ seasonally adjusted total nonfarm jobs have…