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By Emma Laura Among the items on a sweeping new master plan for K-State is making Anderson Hall the “front porch” of campus — in part by adding a front porch. The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday unanimously approved K-State’s Campus Master Plan for the next five years. That plan includes restoring Anderson Hall [...]

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By Nathan Gaddie and Brandon Peoples A long-serving Kansas lawmaker says she’s not yet ready to call it quits. Rep. Sydney Carlin, D-Manhattan, plans to seek re-election in 2026. Carlin, who will turn 81 in November, has served 22 years in the Kansas House, representing District 66. “I’m working on fundraising and I’m planning to [...]

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Riley County Police officers arrested an Ogden man Wednesday, at 2:11 p.m. for over 30 charges, the man is now held in jail on a $100,000 bond. Kyle Patrick Tarpey, 20, is charged with aggravated offender registration act violation, 27 counts of offender registration act violation and five counts of perjury. All registration violations involve person-based offenses. [...]

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By Emma Loura and Megan Moser The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board voted to ask member Katie Allen’s to resign Wednesday night following a social media post she made about the death of conservative political influencer Charlie Kirk. Allen said she would not resign but would step down as board vice president. The other six [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher The head of Riley County Police Department’s corrections division on Monday said much of its overpopulation comes from inmates awaiting court. RCPD Maj. Mark French spoke during Monday’s meeting of the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board meeting, describing some factors contributing to that situation. French said the jail does not hold [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher A Riley County District Court case charging a 20-year-old Olathe man with rape and aggravated sexual battery was dismissed by the court Monday. Kane Harris was set to go through trial last week for charges of rape and aggravated sexual battery that he was alleged to have committed against a woman in [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher A man serving as designated driver at a Halloween party in 2023 said he didn’t realize the sex he heard between two people that night may not have been consensual. Darnell Hall told a jury in Riley County District Court Tuesday that he saw Joshue Sandoval Serrano, now 23, holding a passed-out [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher A special committee formed to address discord between RCPD and the Aggieville Business Association met earlier this month, but at September’s meeting of the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board, tensions ran high as no understanding was reached between the two sides. Board member Craig Beardsley volunteered last month to form a [...]

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Kansas Highway Patrol officers reported a two-vehicle crash Monday, at 6:58 p.m. in Geary County, at the intersection of US highway 77 and KS highway 57. Christian Alonso Hernandez, 28, of McKinney, Texas was driving south on U77 with a green traffic light. At the same time, Sean Anthony Cole, 18, of Chapman was driving [...]

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Officials have confirmed that Katie Allen is no longer employed with the Kansas Department of Education following her comments on the death of political activist Charlie Kirk. Allen had worked for the KSDE as a research analyst. KSDE’s director of communications did not give a reason for Allen’s separation and told The Mercury on Monday [...]

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