Visitors leave their signatures on the stage of Wareham Hall, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in downtown Manhattan. It was an opportunity to visit the historic theater before they break ground in November and subsequently start renovations. The event was part of downtown’s final Third Thursday of …
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Manhattan High football continued its dominance over Topeka High on senior night at Bishop Stadium, rolling to a 50-0 win for its sixth straight win in the series — and ninth in the last 10 meetings.
Manhattan High volleyball gave its seniors a night to remember.
After a two-game road stretch, including a 40-13 loss to No. 2 Wichita Northwest, Manhattan High football returns home this week with renewed focus and the potential for more reinforcements.
The entirety of the 2025-26 Kansas State women’s basketball schedule will be televised by ESPN and FOX platforms, broadcast partners of the Big 12 Conference and Kansas State.
It’s been a remarkable start for Kansas State soccer coach Colleen Corbin in her first season in Manhattan.
For the second straight week, Texas Tech is the unanimous pick for the top spot in the Big 12 power rankings.
Junior guard P.J. Haggerty has been named to the 10-member Preseason All-Big 12 team by the league coaches, as the conference announced its annual preseason poll and all-conference teams on Thursday morning.
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MARION — Former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody probably committed a felony crime when he told a witness to delete text messages they exchanged before, during and after he led raids on a newspaper office and the publisher’s home, a district judge ruled Wednesday.
TOPEKA — Kansas’ health ranking had one of the steepest declines in the nation in the past 30 years, according to a study that sought to identify potential reasons and fixes for the state’s downward slide.
Kansas will not be drawn into a fight over professional sports in Kansas City, Gov. Laura Kelly said Friday on News Radio KMAN’s “Within Reason.”


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