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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating a death that occurred at the Northeast Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Junction City. The KBI was contacted Tuesday morning to investigate the death of a 17-year-old male from Dodge City. The teen had been at the detention facility since early August as a result of [...]

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A man was taken to a local hospital following an injury accident late Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan. Officers responded to the scene in the 2200 block of Fort Riley Boulevard just after 5 p.m. to find a single vehicle crash of a 2009 Honda Accord driven by Javier Rascon Ruiz, 30, of Manhattan. Officers learned [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Megan Steele will take over the District 51 seat in the Kansas House of Representatives after a landslide victory. Steele, a Republican, beat out Democrat Linda Morse with 7,903 votes, or nearly 70%, Tuesday evening. Morse received 3,602 votes. The full story can be read at The Mercury.

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Democrat Sydney Carlin once more will advocate District 66 in the Kansas House of Representatives. The longtime state legislator was unopposed for the third straight election and received a total of 3,659 votes. Carlin, 79, has held her seat since 2003. This will be her 12th consecutive term. More on this [...]

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By AJ Shaw and Emma Loura A state representative is receiving a promotion. Republican Rep. Kenny Titus won the race for the Kansas Senate District 18 seat Tuesday with 67% of the vote, defeating Democrat Matthew Robin, whose name still appeared on the ballot despite ending his campaign in late August. Titus currently represents District [...]

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RCPD has arrested and charged a local man with first degree murder after he reportedly stabbed and killed a woman in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon. Officers apprehended 24-year-old Hunter Smith just after 11:30 a.m. in the 3000 block of Arbor Drive after it was reported he stabbed 24-year-old Tabetha Deer of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Deer [...]

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By AJ Shaw and Emma Loura A Republican won the District 22 state Senate seat for the first time since 2008. Former USD 378 superintendent Brad Starnes unseated Usha Reddi, a two-time Manhattan mayor and a state senator since 2023, with 51.1% of the vote. “It’s going to take all of us to continue to [...]

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By AJ Shaw and Emma Loura A Republican will retain the District 67 seat in the Kansas House of Representatives. Angel Roeser beat Democratic opponent Kim Zito Tuesday with nearly 53% of the vote and will replace retiring GOP Rep. Mike Dodson in January. “I just want to thank the voters for showing out and [...]

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