By Emma Loura A former Manhattan mayor and a local school nurse are vying for the open District 51 seat in the Kansas House of Representatives. Democrat Linda Morse and Republican Megan Steele aim to fill the seat left behind by Rep. Kenny Titus, R-Manhattan, who is running for the Kansas Senate in the Nov. [...]
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By Lewis Marien Rep. Tracey Mann and Paul Buskirk will go at it for Kansas’ 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Mann, the Republican incumbent from Salina, is a K-State graduate and has represented the “Big First” district since 2021. He was the state’s 50th lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2019. To [...]
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Kansas House of Representatives hopeful Angel Roeser has apologized for lying about being a K-State graduate. The Republican District 67 candidate on Thursday took responsibility for the “mistake” on KMAN-AM 1350’s new talk show, “Within Reason with Mike Matson,” days after The Mercury reported Roeser didn’t have a degree from K-State despite her saying she [...]
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Union Pacific No. 4014, a 132-foot-long and 1.2 million-pound steam locomotive built in 1941, made its way into Manhattan without any stops. This was the third time it has come through town, after previously appearing in 2021 and 2019. The Big Boy has been on what Union Pacific officials call a “Heartland of America Tour,” which [...]
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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury With the rise of artificial intelligence, USD 383’s information technology department has set new guidelines for its use in schools. The Manhattan-Ogden school board discussed AI policies at its meeting Wednesday. The three-page document directs students to keep use of generated content appropriate for school, to check for information accuracy, and [...]
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A Big Boy traveled through the Little Apple Thursday afternoon. Union Pacific No. 4014, a 132-foot-long and 1.2 million-pound steam locomotive built in 1941, made its way into Manhattan without any stops. This was the third time it has come through town, after previously appearing in 2021 and 2019. The Big Boy has been on what Union [...]
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RCPD filed a report for electronic solicitation of a child on Wednesday in Manhattan. The report was filed by officers just before 10 p.m. Due to the nature of the crime, no further information is being released at this time. Anyone with information i...
By Cale Prater The Rock Creek Board of Education Monday night discussed a question that will be placed on the November ballot regarding the creation of a recreation department that would serve the Rock Creek area. The ballot question will read as follows: Shall the following be adopted? USD 323 Rock Creek School District, shall [...]
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Angel Roeser, candidate for Kansas House of Representatives, said Tuesday evening she didn’t intend to withhold information about her degree, even though she now acknowledges that she has not yet graduated from K-State. That followed a report in The Mercury earlier that day that Roeser, a Republican running for the District 67 seat, did not [...]
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A Manhattan man is being held on no bond following his arrest on Tuesday night in Riley County. Donovan Dumas, 31, was arrested on a probable cause charge of rape of a mentally deficient individual. At this time, Dumas is confined on the charge. RCPD Captain Brad Jager says that police are still waiting to [...]
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