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Law enforcement agencies across Kansas have been on high alert after a series of school threats that have targeted at least 12 schools in the northeast Kansas area. Six northeast Kansas school districts have had threats made against them recently, prompting some law enforcement agencies to heighten enforcement efforts. Of the districts impacted, at least [...]

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By Megan Moser The northern part of the K-State campus, known as the Campus Edge, will have a steakhouse, brewery, hotel, condos and park, according to new renderings. Officials presented updated plans for the area last week at the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event. They said the goal is for the [...]

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By Emma Loura USD 383 has seen more than 200 students transfer within the district this semester. Assistant superintendent Nathan Downs on Wednesday told the Manhattan-Ogden school board there were 154 students who switched elementary schools and 71 who transferred from one middle school to the other. The district did not allow for any out-of-district [...]

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Presidential debates have grabbed headlines in recent months, but one K-State professor says they don’t tend to swing elections as much as people thing they do. The June 27 debate between then-Democratic candidate President Joe Biden and Republican candidate Donald Trump was a catalyst in Biden’s decision to step aside and let Vice President Kamala [...]

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There were no injuries reported following a school bus crash in Riley County on Wednesday afternoon. The accident occurred just before 3:45 p.m. on US-77 about a half mile west of Crooked Creek Road when a 61-year-old Clyde man Scott Sheely driving a semi tractor rear ended a 2012 Buick Regal that had braked behind [...]

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The Carl R. Ice College of Engineering has received ABET accreditation for three of the college’s undergraduate programs. The programs to receive this accreditation are biomedical engineering, cybersecurity and environmental engineering after they met the requirements necessary for accreditation which include having the inaugural class of graduates finish each program. ABET accreditation assures that programs [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday approved a second reading of the 2025 budget, making final a nearly 14% city tax increase for the average homeowner. The $299.6 million budget passed on a vote of 3-2. Commissioners John Matta and Peter Oppelt voted against it. The first reading Sept. 3 passed on an identical vote. Matta [...]

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By Emma Loura eloura@themercury.com Linda Glasgow may be retiring, but that doesn’t mean it’s the end for someone who enjoys history. After 32 years as the archivist and curator of the Riley County Historical Museum, Glasgow is ready to hang it up. “It’s been a joy to work here,” Glasgow said. To view the full [...]

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The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday announced the winners of its 2024 Business Awards, which recognize local businesses in six categories. The chamber established criteria for each award and accepted nominations, and a committee evaluated each business and selected finalists based on which most matched the criteria. “We are thrilled to get the [...]

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A Manhattan woman who had been previously arrested for aggravated arson was arrested on Tuesday night. Mahboooba Babrakzai, 39, was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant just after 9:30 p.m. on failure to appear charges. The original charges stem from an aggravated arson arrest in Jul. 2022. Babrazkai was booked into Riley County [...]

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