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PHOTOS: February Features

3+ hour, 16+ min ago  (463+ words) TOWERING " Construction continues Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, on The Hartford, an 80,000-square-foot structure along Poyntz Avenue near downtown Manhattan. Hutton Development is leading the project " which will feature retail space on the ground floor and apartment units above " on the site of…...

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1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (102+ words) image'themercury.com Iconic "Breaking Bad" home sells for $1.3 million The home was initially listed for $400,000. - Riley County Genealogical Society becomes Family Search affiliate library - RCPD to participate in joint SWAT training with state and federal agencies - Riley County monitoring church…...

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'Fearless' Tracey Emin gets major London retrospective

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (612+ words) Contemporary artist Tracey Emin nearly died in 2020 due to an aggressive cancer and has since undergone multiple major surgeries The exhibition reveals the full range of mediums Emin has used The artist now focuses on large-scale paintings, has given up…...

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PHOTOS: January Features

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (684+ words) MEOWDY, PARTNER "Kansas State mascot Willie Wildcat dresses as Woody from the "Toy Story" franchise during a women's basketball game Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan. ENJOYING THE DAY " Walkers head down the Clarenburg Trail near 14th Street in Manhattan…...

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Kansas Profile: Rural Emporia woman makes old photographs look like new

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (258+ words) The Agins live west of Emporia near the unincorporated rural community of Plymouth with a population of perhaps 150 people. Now, that's rural. They maintain a large garden and can the produce each year. Fred worked for the Santa Fe Railroad…...

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Photography exhibit serves as 'time capsule' for rural Kansas newspapers

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (334+ words) Jeremiah Ariaz smiles as he waits to be introduced during an event Thursday evening at K-State's Beach Museum of Art. Portions of "The Kansas Mirror," at upper right, are available to view at K-State's Beach Museum of Art as part…...

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Ocean Photographer of the Year finalists showcase blue planet’s beauty

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (187+ words) Ocean Photographer of the Year Director, Will Harrison, said: "In the midst of a deepening climate and biodiversity crisis on our blue planet, ocean photography has never been more important. Ocean ... This year's submissions include extraordinary moments of wild ocean…...

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Mini AI satellite reveals Earth looking like a masterpiece from space

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (371+ words) Fsat-2 view of Bahia Blanca Estuary in Argentina. (ESA via SWNS) Incredible first images from a new AI-controlled mini satellite show the Earth as art. The European Space Agency (ESA) says satellite "sat-2, pronounced phisat-2 and the size of a…...

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Glowing critter caught on camera for first time ever

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (132+ words) The first wild documentation of an Eastern Quoll's biofluorescence. (Ben Alldridge via SWNS) While many animals are known to glow under ultraviolet light, this is the first time the phenomenon has been recorded in the wild for this endangered species....

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First pine marten kits born after 100 Years

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (841+ words) Footage shows the first pine martens to be born to a pair that were reintroduced to part of England after 100 years. Conservationists are celebrating the arrival of the kits, which follow a "pioneering" reintroduction project. It saw the release of…...