Kansas’ top health official is facing questions over the state’s monitoring of GPS data gleaned from people’s cellphones about how residents have cut down on travel during the coronavirus pandemic. Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Lee Norman has cited information provided by data-analysis firm Unacast on a publicly accessible website. The public-interest law firm Kansas Justice Institute is demanding that Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly provide more information about how the information is collected and used. Unacast said in a statement Thursday that it uses aggregated mobility and anonymous data from tens of millions of devices but it “never…
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The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled utilities cannot charge customers who produce some of their own energy more than other customers. The decision Friday strikes down a proposed rate design by Westar and Kansas Gas and Electric, finding it constitutes price discrimination against residential customers who use solar panels or windmills to generate some or all of their electricity. It notes lawmakers codified into state law the goal of incentivizing renewable energy production by private parties.
On Fridays edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Karen Hibbard on challenges facing the hospitality industry due to COVID-19. We also spoke with Riley County K-State Research and Extension Horticulture Agent Gregg Eyestone providing gardening tips Ascension Via Christi general surgeon Dr. David Pauls joined us to discuss potential ethical questions that lie ahead for medical professionals responding to COVID-19 cases locally and nationally.
Senator Tom Hawk joined KMAN in the 8 a.m. hour.
Ascension Via Christi President Bob Copple joined News Radio KMAN during the 7 a.m. hour for our daily COVID-19 update.
RCHD Director Julie Gibbs joined News Radio KMAN during the 5 p.m. hour for our daily COVID-19 update.
Kansas State University announced Friday it’s choice to be next dean of the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering. Matthew J. O’Keefe, executive director of the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence and professor of chemical engineering at the University of Mississippi, has been appointed to the post by K-State Provost Charles Taber following a national search. Provost Taber said “with his distinguished record in academia and industry, Dr. O’Keefe understands the impact of engineering and computing on society, knows the challenges coming in these technology-based areas and has the leadership and innovative thinking skills to empower the faculty, staff,…
HandsOn Kansas State and the Harvesters Community Food Network of Topeka are rescheduling their Mobile Food Distribution to tomorrow at 3 p.m.. It is starting one hour earlier than usual and will take place in parking lot C-1 of the Chester E. Peters Recreation Complex. The event offers fresh fruit, vegetables and non-perishable food items for free in pre-packed boxes and is open to anyone from K-State and the local community. There will be less than 10 volunteers running operations in order to comply with social distancing guidelines. Volunteers will be loading the pre-packed boxes into vehicles, so those picking up food…
Ft. Riley COVID-19 case Although a Ft. Riley soldier recently tested positive for COVID-19, one official says the virus is currently not an issue for the army base. Perry Wiggins, the Executive Director of the Governor’s Military Council, says the soldier did not contract the virus while at Ft. Riley. Whatever may happen, Wiggins says the base must remain prepared to fulfill its mission. Changes at Ft. Riley Along with much of Kansas, Ft. Riley has implemented changes to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Wiggins says some of the changes will affect who is able to get on base.…
Dr. Mark Duff of Pediatric Associates in Manhattan spoke to KMAN Thursday about tips for helping kids who are experiencing anxiety due to the COVID-19 Outbreak. He says there are different things you can try based on the child’s age. One other tactic he suggests is creating and sticking to a daily schedule. Duff says there are also some things you should try not to say to your kids. According to Duff, anxiety in children can show up in different ways, such as hyperactivity, ADHD or changes in appetite.