Construction continues Thursday on a new grilling area and patio behind the President’s Residence, 100 Wilson Court on the K-State campus in Manhattan. University officials told The Mercury that the entirely donor-funded project was designed as part of a senior project by students in the Arc…
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WAMEGO — In softball, confidence can be a dangerous thing for opposing pitchers.
Wamego and Rock Creek both walked away with multiple all-state honors from the Kansas Softball Coaches Association. The list was released Tuesday evening.
Fresh off a regional championship and a return to the Class 6A state quarterfinals, Manhattan High girls’ soccer placed seven players on the All-Centennial League teams.
Kansas State’s Dee Kennedy earned his third All-America honor following a standout 2026 campaign, as the junior shortstop was tabbed to the ABCA/Rawlings All-America Third Team. The honor marks K-State’s 42nd postseason All-America selection and 11th in the Pete Hughes era.
The Kansas State track and field teams had two Wildcats, seniors Aaliyah Lindsay and Emil Uhlin, earn First Team All-America accolades on Thursday during the second day of the NCAA Championship at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Kansas State men’s basketball’s opponents for the 2026-27 Big 12 season were released Thursday afternoon by the league office, including a matchup with former head coach Jerome Tang at Baylor.
The Big 12 announced the conference scheduling matrix for the 2026-27 women’s basketball season Thursday morning, as Kansas State will face traditional rivals Iowa State and Kansas twice and Baylor twice as part of its league slate.
I’m writing a little while after graduation weekend at Manhattan High, 40 years after ours. This year’s version took place at Bramlage Coliseum, which of course didn’t exist when we walked. Ours happened in the high school gym.
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It’s always dangerous to lead an opinion column with numbers but bear with me. Fifty-two days until the Kansas Primary election. Advance voting begins in 32 days. One of eleven Democrats will win that election and take on incumbent GOP Sen. Roger Marshall in the fall.
As the United States approaches its semiquincentennial celebration, high school history classrooms give students a look back into America’s story.
Young Kane Parsons directed a new feature film based on spooky narrative video he had earlier published on the internet. The movie is oddly successful for more than half of its running time. Then it may explain too much, but what else is new with concept pieces?
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The Kansas Wheat Commission said drier weather at the tail end of this week in south-central Kansas allowed wheat loads to come in more consistently.
Country Stampede is moving to the Wichita area. Starting next year, the outdoor country music and camping event will be at the newly opened Gilley’s Gambling Hall in Park City.
Recent rain has affected the start of Kansas’ wheat harvest.
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