Manhattan Mercury Headlines http://www.themercury.com/news/ Missing $845K a paper exercise: Schulz http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=d0863b81e2f9487badda50acd379c13d Thirteen transactions that were undocumented in the state's audit of Kansas State University have been accounted for, according to documentation supporting K-State President Kirk Schulz's response to the audit's findings. City to take up day care http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=35a7ff33a671425aa81a5c61683a76c7 An ordinance for regularly inspecting all child care services will be coming back in front of the city commission next month. Biking community seeks say in redevelopment http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=7a14cf6eca574575a118efa8db37aa2e Manhattan's biking community is working to make its voice heard as the downtown redevelopment project moves forward. Union hosts Fair Trade event http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=e49eb3ddf8f94e65bd6870ff9b7bccfc Shoppers buzzed about the K-State Student Union Courtyard Wednesday and Thursday at the fourth annual Fair Trade Marketplace, perusing Peruvian scarves, Haitian wall-hangings and bowls from Bangladesh. Conviction is upheld in K-State student's killing http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=f70648d21eed4717a123c42074886581 TOPEKA-- The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the capital murder conviction and 50-year sentence of a swimming pool maintenance man in the 2002 killing of a college student. KSU's hospitality management, dietetics department ranked 14th in the nation http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=6bc48dc567834d5e9daf440f34c53378 Kansas State University's department of hospitality management and dietetics has been named one of the top hospitality management research programs in the world, according to an article in November's Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research. Of the 100 programs ranked, K-State is No. 14. Farm Bureau holding 91st annual meeting http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=41cce45f5c864ae9bfa59122ee8c31a2 Representatives from counties across the state are in Manhattan this weekend for the 91st annual Kansas Farm Bureau meeting. Weekly Update: H1N1 – A New Kind of Flu – What You Need to Know! http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=7b1ba9ff55e344e985172aaf83075ce1 Schulz: A more open approach http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=6786d9f13f7c489ab18a0f6800e1f966 TOPEKA — Kansas State University will be more open with its finances and will take steps to ensure appropriate business practices are in place, K-State President Kirk Schulz told the Kansas Board of Regents Thursday morning. USD 383 votes not to join possible suit http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=c8f8b90560d34a5184f26b5df4726bda The USD 383 Board of Education voted 6-1 Wednesday night to accept superintendent Bob Shannon's recommendation that the district not join the group responsible for bringing a lawsuit against the state to force Kansas to adequately fund the public education system. USD 383 board OK's construction bid for Ogden http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=004a32bd49ee454c9a03819524f187f4 The USD 383 Board of Education approved the construction bid for Ogden Elementary School, the first bid approved of the $97 million bond issue and more than $1.3 million under budget. Police want to question driver http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=5070098a63db44b2b24f67b24699e8cd Riley County Police confirmed Thursday receiving two more reports of suspicious activity involving a driver of a van and children on city streets. MAC invites you to 'Dinner' http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=f93d0d43908a4a71906b336c3e6e9719 Before you attend a big dinner party next week for Thanksgiving, attend the Manhattan Arts Center's "The Dinner Party." In this play, Neil Simon sets out to explore the follies of love with all its brittle nuances. RCPD weighs options for Aggieville substation http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=75edab5291d0418385452dcadbbda6e6 The future of the Riley County Police Department's substation in Aggieville is in question. Marlatt Elementary closed for boiler repair http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=46d4c0811cb04bfe9129fba098773826 School officials closed Marlatt Elementary School Thursday to repair a leaking boiler in the school. Fort Riley transition team soldier killed in Iraq http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=339d6ef237654f59b2b865158ef0a504 A Soldier assigned as a Transition Team member to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, has died from wounds sustained in Iraq. Got the flu? Careful you don't pass it to your pet http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=46b76d755f874d0c9ad677a7a51f6519 Pet owners who contract H1N1 flu may pass the disease along to their pets, especially if the pet is a cat or ferret. Salvation Army to present 2nd annual 'Kettles on Parade' event http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=571dce0f730142a88366cfeb1b7f0f3c The Salvation Army Manhattan/Riley County is making preparations to present "Kettles on Parade" in Downtown Manhattan and Aggieville this Christmas Season. City nets good rates on bonds http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=aca809b45e9e4e5fa0d35325114f07cb The city took a huge step toward financing downtown redevelopment Tuesday afternoon. At-risk manager for Discovery Center OK'd http://www.themercury.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=154e218405454f69a61c66966d2e0eca Mayor Bob Strawn and Loren Pepperd expressed strong disapproval with the city's decision to use a construction manager-at-risk for the Flint Hills Discovery Center.