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Mercury file photo Construction workers are seen building housing units at Fort Riley in this Mercury file photo.

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January 4, 2009 10:00 AM Sunday marks official start of Manhattan smoking ban Kathryn Waller kwaller@themercury.com Staff photos by Luke Townsend Drew Bartlett, left, and David Rome enjoy one last night of ...

The ordinance preventing smoking in public places in Manhattan begins Sunday - and some are celebrating their right to smoke until the bitter end.

Manhattan, Kan. - It's time for Manhattan to kick the habit. A no-smoking ordinance voters approved in November takes effect 12:01 am, January 4th.

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts celebrated the recommendation of Manhattan, Kan., and Kansas State University to be the site of the new National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility culminating an effort he began in 2005 to ...

Getting resolutions ready? I look back at my 2008 ones with a mix of pride and dismay.

Staff photo by Michael Schweitzer Lee Wolf, right, gestures while speaking during a public forum on healthcare while Dr.

A fourth candidate filed for the Manhattan City Commission race Tuesday. Vincent Tracey, who sought a Commission seat four years ago, joined incumbents Tom Phillips and Mark Hatesohl and former commissioner ...

The Manhattan Arts Center will ring in the new year with a tropical themed party New Year's Eve for those who don't want to fight the cold and crowds in Aggieville.

A Manhattan resident who was injured in a two-vehicle accident on I-70 Dec. 19 has died.

Staff photo by Michael Schweitzer Members of the Manhattan Fire Department Bob Shaffer, left, and Adam Gall, right, move a desk up a flight of stairs at the Boys and Girls Club of Manhattan Monday morning.

If Sunset Zoo officials get their way, a new entryway/education complex could replace the zoo's bland gates in two to three years.

Big Daddy Brooks will play a variety of tunes starting at 9 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott, 310 Hammons Drive.

Stephanie Martin, left, and Charles Simenstad, second from left, both from Seattle, read while waiting for a connecting flight to Seattle at the Los Angeles International airport, on Monday, Dec.

Staff photo by Michael Schweitzer Mikayla Schartz, 5, tells Santa Claus what she wants for Christmas Tuesday afternoon inside the Manhattan Town Center.

If you've been following the story of how Kansas State University landed a $451 million national lab to study foreign animal diseases, you probably noticed a cheering squad in the background.

A Good Samaritan continues to spread Christmas cheer at the Salvation Army. Someone dropped another gold coin in a Salvation Army kettle in Manhattan, Kan.