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A 30-year-old Manhattan woman was arrested Monday on multiple warrants stemming from allegations including child endangerment, assault and resisting arrest. According to the RCPD, Adrianna Fay Pratt was arrested just after 6:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on six Manhattan Municipal Court warrants for failure to appear. The warrants [...]

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Evergy’s growing number of data center customers could help reduce pressure on electricity rates by covering a larger share of the utility’s fixed costs, a company executive told Riley County commissioners Thursday. Jason Klindt, Evergy’s senior director of external affairs, discussed the growth of data centers, their potential economic benefits and how the utility seeks [...]

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The RCPD is investigating a burglary and theft case in Manhattan involving a stolen vehicle and personal property, with an estimated loss of more than $10,000. According to the RCPD, officers filed a report just before 7 a.m. Wednesday in the 1000 block of Conley Circle. A 50-year-old man was listed as the victim after [...]

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Severe thunderstorms could bring damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall to northeast and east-central Kansas Tuesday, followed by an increased risk of flooding Wednesday and Thursday. The National Weather Service in Topeka says showers and thunderstorms are likely beginning late Tuesday afternoon, with rain chances ranging from 60% to 90% through Thursday. A slight [...]

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K-State Foundation officials on Tuesday announced preliminary numbers for its planned Edge 3.0 development, which they said is projected to bring in $28 million in annual visitor spending. Manhattan city commissioners pressed foundation president and CEO Greg Willems Tuesday for more details, such as the city’s share of tax-increment financing and how the project would [...]

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Strong to severe thunderstorms could develop across northeast and east-central Kansas Saturday evening, bringing a threat of damaging winds, hail and heavy rainfall. The National Weather Service in Topeka says areas along and southeast of a line from Salina to Marysville are under a slight, or Level 2 of 5, risk for severe thunderstorms. That [...]

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A mediator will join negotiations between the Junction City Education Association and USD 475 after the Geary County school district declared an impasse regarding 2026-27 teacher contracts. JCEA officials said Friday in a release to The Mercury that mediation sessions are scheduled for Sept. 28 and Sept. 30. They said USD 475 chose to file [...]

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Nearly two dozen students were moved to safety Tuesday afternoon after their school bus became disabled on Interstate 70 in Wabaunsee County during extreme heat. The Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office said it was notified at about 3:31 p.m. of an occupied school bus that had broken down near mile marker 332 in the westbound lanes [...]

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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a forgery case after a Manhattan man reported losing $3,000. According to police, officers took the report around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at teh Dillons on Sarber Lane. A 51-year-old man told investigators an unknown suspect altered a check by washing it and changing the information before cashing it. [...]

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Four people have been arrested after authorities say they broke into Oliver Brown Elementary School in Pottawatomie County and caused thousands of dollars in damage. According to the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were notified Saturday around noon of a previously reported break-in at the school. Investigators determined four individuals unlawfully entered the school and [...]

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