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Local officials urging caution as wildfire danger remains high
Very high fire danger continues across the area with strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures. Officials continue to post burn bans across the state after fires erupted Tuesday. Officials in Riley and Pottawatomie County confirmed to The Mercury Wednesday morning that there were no local reports of any grass fires caused by the conditions. [...]
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City commission allows funding search to proceed for K-State’s Edge District
The Manhattan City Commission opened the door Tuesday for the Kansas State University Foundation to pursue public financing tools to develop a complex at Kimball and College avenues that would include condominiums, a hotel, coffee shop, steakhouse, brewery and food truck plaza, among other things. Commissioners unanimously adopted a non-binding resolution expressing support for the [...]
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Kansas Senate passes bill prohibiting attorneys from suggesting damage amounts in civil suits
Opponents raise concerns about victims finding justice in Kansas courts By Morgan Chilson TOPEKA — The Senate approved legislation Wednesday that would make Kansas the first state in the nation to stop attorneys from recommending to juries a dollar amount for noneconomic damages, such as pain and suffering, in civil lawsuits. Senate Bill 413 limits a [...]
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RCPD arrests 48-year-old man on distribution charges near school
Riley County Police arrested a 48-year-old man Tuesday on multiple drug-related charges, including allegations involving heroin, fentanyl and marijuana. Scott Marchand was taken into custody on a $125,000 bond after police filed a report in the 2400 block of Walden Lane. Authorities listed charges of use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia, possession of [...]
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