13+ hour, 8+ min ago  (138+ words) News Radio KMAN Eleven Democrats are vying for a single U. S. Senate seat this August, setting up one of the most competitive primary races in recent years. One of those candidates, Patrick Schmidt " a Kansas senator representing District 19 " joined Within Reason…...

9+ hour, 25+ min ago  (142+ words) News Radio KMAN Four months have come and gone since K-State fired basketball coach Jerome Tang. Still hanging fire is a dispute over a buyout clause in his contract that appeared to mean the Athletics Department would have to pay…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago  (143+ words) News Radio KMAN The Kansas Board of Regents this week approved tuition rate increases at five of the state's six universities, including an increase of 4% at Kansas State University. For the average full-time student, that would be an increase of…...

13+ hour, 35+ min ago  (177+ words) The National Weather Service has upgraded Saturday's severe weather outlook to an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) and issued a Flash Flood Watch for much of northeast Kansas. Forecast confidence is increasing, particularly for heavy rainfall. Forecasters expect the primary threat…...

13+ hour, 11+ min ago  (133+ words) News Radio KMAN Three people including the director have resigned from the Riley County Health Department after a months-long investigation. Riley County Board of Health chairwoman Kathryn Focke said Thursday that the department director; Women, Infants and Children (WIC) supervisor;…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (296+ words) Riley County Police Department director Brian Peete confirmed to The Mercury Thursday morning that he is resigning, effective Dec. 31. Peete, 50, didn't give a specific reason for his decision. But the confirmation came despite the Riley County law enforcement agency board…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (133+ words) News Radio KMAN Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas offer disaster relief for storm victims As area communities across northern Kansas move from immediate storm response into longer-term recovery, a Catholic charity group pledged its help to Kansas households facing hardship…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (157+ words) News Radio KMAN The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board on Monday approved a 1. 76% increase for the 2027 budget in a 6-1 vote. The total budget will be $30. 44 million " an increase of $106, 074 from the 2026 budget. The Manhattan city government pays 80% of the…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (212+ words) A Topeka man will spend 18 years in prison after a Riley County District Court sentenced him Monday for multiple crimes, including two counts of attempted murder. Dontreveon Stephon Temple-Mc Glory, 22, was sentenced to 18 years in custody of the Kansas Department…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (155+ words) News Radio KMAN If you see a 13, 000-pound bison around Manhattan, don't panic " it's the Flint Hills Discovery Center's newly installed sculpture outside the main entrance. "Vigilance" by Kansas artist Alan Tollakson features a bison cow and calf pairing carved…...