KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The University of Kansas Medical Center is part of a nationwide clinical trial looking into different treatments for patients with mild to moderate symptoms of the coronavirus who do not require hospitalization. KCUR-FM reports that the first treatment will involve the use of monoclonal antibodies that target the spike proteins of COVID-19, using a drug made by Eli Lilly. Monoclonal antibodies are engineered versions of the same virus-fighting antibodies that the body naturally produces. The clinical trial is one of at least 40 around the country that seeks to recruit participants within 10 days of the…
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TOPEKA, Kan. — An accused drug dealer who was deported last year is once again facing drug charges after illegally returning to the U.S. The Wichita Eagle reports that 28-year-old Raul Valenzuela-Arce was charged Thursday in U.S. District Court in Topeka. He is accused of distributing methamphetamine. An affidavit from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation says Valenzuela-Arce was arrested in March 2019 in Topeka on state drug and gun charges. The affidavit says Valenzuela-Arce agreed while jailed to become a KBI informant. But instead of helping police, Valenzuela-Arce allegedly returned to committing drug crimes. Court filings show he was deported…
Riley County has 79 new coronavirus cases since Monday’s report, but saw 265 additional recoveries. Ascension Via Christi is caring for three positive patients. The health department has also identified 13 cases from early September that had not been tracked through the state’s electronic disease surveillance system. Each of those patients have since recovered. Recent reports from contact tracing staff have revealed more reluctance from patients who test positive to provide close contact information. The health department says it is essential for positive patients to share information about the people they have spent more than 10 minutes with in the…
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran has announced about $2.5 million in grants to Kansas law enforcement agencies, including about $32,000 going to Riley County and Junction City. Riley County is receiving about $19,628 and Junction City will receive $11,788. These funds will be issued in the form of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, also known as JAG grants, the Department of Justice’s largest federal-grant program. “As the leading source of federal funding coming from the DOJ, the JAG Program is a vital instrument to ensure our state and local law enforcement are equipped with the necessary tools and resources…
Kansas State University has hired Claudia Petrescu as its first ever vice provost for graduate education. She will also be the dean of the graduate school, a role previously held by Carol Shanklin since 2009. Petrescu will come to K-State from Michigan, where she served in several administrative and leadership roles for over a decade at Oakland University and Eastern Michigan University. She also has an extensive academic background as a professor of public administration and nonprofit management. As head of the graduate school, Petrescu will oversee graduate programs and operations while also working to advance recruitment and enrollment. Petrescu…
Wednesday’s program featured a conversation with USD 378 Riley County Schools Superintendent Cliff Williams. UFM Community Learning Center Director Linda Teener also highlighted upcoming courses and the success of the UFM community gardens this year.
Belvue Bridge The Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee County Commissions have narrowed their options for repairing the deck of the Belvue Bridge down to two options. “One of those was putting a new concrete deck onto the existing steel and rehabilitating the steel,” Peter Clark, Pottawatomie County public works director, said. “It’s service life is only about 40 years. The second option they really were leaning forward on and looking at was the option of removing all the steel that’s there and the existing deck and putting on three new girders and a new concrete deck.” Option one has a cost of…
The 9th annual C. Clyde Jones Fun Run 5K and Midge’s Mile Fun Walk will still take place this year, albeit a few changes. With the ongoing pandemic, C. Clyde Jones himself says the event was almost cancelled as they were having trouble locating a venue. After speaking with the City of Manhattan, the run will happen on September 26 at City Park. “We’re putting in every putting into place every safety protocol that we can think of, to make sure everyone who comes out will be safe. We’re requiring masks and be keeping people at proper social distances,” he…
A Riley County Police Officer went above and beyond to get a new special needs bike to an individual in the community after it was stolen. Officer Joshua Berard responded to a stolen bike call earlier this year and while on the call learned just how important the bike was to its owner, who used it for everyday mobility. “He was very upset about it. It didn’t seem like he knew exactly where to start. He expressed how important the tricycle was to him. I definitely started brainstorming at that point because I couldn’t imagine being in his shoes,” Berard…
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says she is concerned about the state’s ability to slow the spread of the coronavirus as newly confirmed cases and deaths continue to rise. She says the state’s lack of coherent statewide mask mandates and an ineffective, patchwork response to the pandemic endangers state residents and could slow economic recovery because employers want to be sure their employees have access to good health care. State health officials reported on Monday 53,959 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 600 deaths since the pandemic began an increase of 1,674 cases and four deaths over the…