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Angel Roeser, candidate for Kansas House of Representatives, said Tuesday evening she didn’t intend to withhold information about her degree, even though she now acknowledges that she has not yet graduated from K-State. That followed a report in The Mercury earlier that day that Roeser, a Republican running for the District 67 seat, did not [...]

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Several counties in Northeast Kansas are set to be in red flag warnings today due to high winds that could exceed 40 miles per hour. Currently, Riley, Pottawatomie, Geary and Wabaunsee Counties will be under a red flag warning from 11 a.m. this morning until 8 p.m. tonight. Also, Pottawatomie and Riley Counties have burn [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners are split on allowing a developer to use more than $2 million in tax breaks and assistance to turn the downtown Commerce Bank building into retail and residential space. Officials from Hutton Development on Tuesday requested a 10-year property tax abatement, a sales tax exemption on construction materials and for the city [...]

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Manhattan residents now can eat out as late as they want on the weekends after the opening of the Little Apple’s only current 24-hour restaurant. Abelardo’s Mexican Fresh has set up shop in the old Aggieville Burger King building at 1328 Laramie St. The Mexican fast-food chain is open 24 hours on Saturdays and Sundays [...]

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A Wichita woman is being held in jail after her arrest in Riley County Tuesday for probation violation. Elivia Richards, 19, was arrested on a Sedgwick County warrant on two counts of violating her probation, just before 5:30 on Tuesday afternoon. Richards is currently confined on a bond of $1 million at the time of [...]

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A Manhattan man is being held on no bond following his arrest on Tuesday night in Riley County. Donovan Dumas, 31, was arrested on a probable cause charge of rape of a mentally deficient individual. At this time, Dumas is confined on the charge. RCPD Captain Brad Jager says that police are still waiting to [...]

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Angel Roeser, a candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives, has claimed that she had a degree from K-State, but university records show she does not — at least not yet. Roeser, a Republican, is facing Democrat Kim Zito in the race for the 67th District seat. Records show that Roeser, 23, is currently a [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating multiple vehicle burglaries in the Whispering Meadows subdivision, located in rural Manhattan in Pottawatomie County. The investigation revealed that around 3 a.m. Saturday, unknown subjects entered into multiple vehicles and removed several items. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Captain Tyler Garver at the [...]

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With two years remaining on her second term, the Gov. Laura Kelly is looking to accomplish several things. On KMAN’s Within Reason with Mike Matson on Monday, Kelly said her main focus is “continuing the progress her administration has made.” “We’ve been able to fully finance our schools for the last six years,” she said. [...]

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Someone reportedly stole campaign signs supporting Linda Morse — and those of other local and national Democratic candidates — from yards on Casement Road in the Northview area over the weekend. Morse, a former Manhattan mayor, is running for House District 51 against Republican Megan Steele. Morse said a neighbor who had a Ring doorbell [...]

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