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Amid a contentious tech infrastructure debate, Judd McCormack said he’s sounding the alarm on AI data centers ahead of his likely term as Pottawatomie County commissioner. McCormack defeated incumbent Gary Yenzer in the primary election. As no Democratic candidate filed for office, McCormack will be elected unless a write-in candidate mounts a winning challenge. To [...]

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Representatives of Kansas Authors Club this month invited state writers to attend the club’s writing convention Oct. 2-4 at Rock Springs Ranch near Junction City. The three-day event will feature workshops and speakers for writers of all experience levels and genres. The convention’s theme, “Writing Our History and Creating Our Future: Building Community Right,” recognizes [...]

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The Western Star Global Center for Grain and Food is set to open Sept. 18 at Kansas State University. The $125 million building had its groundbreaking ceremony in May of 2024 and is a key aspect of the university’s $210 million agriculture innovation i...

Two men were arrested Tuesday in separate, unrelated cases involving alleged sex crimes against minors. Christian Lee King, 18, of Bel Aire, was arrested at about 2 p.m. at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center on a Riley County District Court warrant for one count of rape and one count of aggravated criminal sodomy. The [...]

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A 47-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. Andrew Coleman Jones was arrested at about 4:03 p.m. in the 1700 block of Fair Lane. The warrant stems from an original charge of possession of a controlled substance. Jones was issued no bond and remained confined [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating after two men reported an unknown man threw something at them from a truck and then brandished a firearm Tuesday night in Manhattan. The incident was reported at about 10:07 p.m. in the 800 block of Fourth Street. The RCPD listed a 20-year-old man and an 18-year-old man as victims. [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating after two men reported an unknown man threw something at them from a truck and then brandished a firearm Tuesday night in Manhattan. The incident was reported at about 10:07 p.m. in the 800 block of Fourth Street. The RCPD listed a 20-year-old man and an 18-year-old man as victims. [...]

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By Ned Seaton Barry Wilkerson, the top criminal prosecutor in Riley County for more than two decades, is going to step away. He won’t seek re-election for county attorney in 2028, he told The Mercury in an interview Monday. He still gets satisfaction from the job, he said, but at age 62, “it’s just time [...]

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1880 Beef is opening a second location on the west side of Manhattan. Andy and Sara Larson, a seventh-generation ranching family, are owners of 1880 Beef and the Wild & Blooming Floral Shop in Manhattan. The family’s business evolved from selling bulk beef directly to customers in an alley by Sara’s shop into a retail [...]

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A 49-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Monday afternoon after police said he allegedly threatened to harm others. Marcus Edward Dobson was arrested at about 3:53 p.m. in the 400 block of Leavenworth Street on an allegation of criminal threat. Riley County Police listed a 27-year-old woman, known to Dobson, as the victim. Dobson was issued [...]

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