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By Peter Rice The race for Kansas House of Representatives District 67 has grabbed headlines in recent weeks. Democrat Kim Zito and Republican Angel Roeser are seeking to take over for GOP Rep. Mike Dodson, who chose not to run for reelection. Roeser has garnered attention for lying about having a K-State degree and being [...]

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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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A large pedestrian and bicycle bridge is part of a plan for economic development around the Kansas River in Manhattan. Representatives of Anderson Knight Architects and the RiverFrontMHK committee on Thursday unveiled a development plan to officials from the Manhattan city, Riley County and Pottawatomie County commissions. The proposed RiverFrontMHK plan would connect downtown Manhattan [...]

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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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Kansas Republicans are saying that a post made by House Democratic candidate Kim Zito in 2020 contains “racist language.” The Kansas Republican House Campaign Committee put out a statement Wednesday after the Kansas Black Republican Council brought attention to the post. In a Facebook post dated Nov. 9, 2020, Zito is describing a scene shortly [...]

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RCPD filed a report for theft by deception Wednesday afternoon after a 31-year-old man was falsely issued a lease. The report was filed just after 3:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Vattier Street and lists the male as the victim after a subject known to him issued him a lease and then secured a [...]

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