Riley County residents who want to see county commission meetings streamed may have to wait until after the current pandemic has ended. During Monday’s commission meeting, public comment was brought up by Riley County Resident Noah Rude who was asking when the meetings will be streamed. Commissioner Ron Wells says they will be presented more details after the pandemic on costs and how to implement a streaming system. For the past few meetings, the Manhattan Alliance for Peace and Justice has been sending a representative to live stream the meetings on their Facebook page. The first meeting they streamed garnered…
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On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan Parks & Rec Assistant Director Wyatt Thompson. Dr. Steve Short with Inspire EMT & Pulmonology in Manhattan, KS reflects on his recent trip to New York City to help assist doctors on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 1700 block of Humbolt St. in Manhattan on May 2, 2020, at approximately 2:20 PM. Officersr listed a 23-year-old male as the victim…
Facing revenue shortfalls since moving to remote instruction and many students left town, Kansas State University is furloughing an estimated 349 employees according to a Saturday release. The university estimates it will take a $35 million hit due to COVID-19 prompted actions, which includes about $8 million in Housing and Dining fee refunds. With revenues significantly decreased, KSU officials have elected to furlough employees of auxiliary operations effective May 16 with the goal of bringing the hundreds of workers back on payroll August 1. The estimated cost reductions as a result of the furloughs is $2 million. “Early in the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas began releasing inmates this week as a way to check the spread of coronavirus in its prison system, but stopped when an outbreak mushroomed and created a danger of returning infected offenders to their communities, Gov. Laura Kelly said Friday. Kelly said during an Associated Press interview that the Department of Corrections released only six inmates and put them under house arrest for the rest of their sentences. But confirmed coronavirus cases at the Lansing Correctional Facility outside Kansas City have skyrocketed among inmates and staff, and the prison is under quarantine. “We got the…
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Riley County Health Department Director, Julie Gibbs, from the Riley County Emergency Operations Center.
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Lee Wolf with Konza Prairie Community Health Clinic. We also spoke with K-State Research and Extension – Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Megan Dougherty and Area FCS specialist for K-State Research and Extension Sharolyn Jackson. Pottawatomie County PIO Crystal Malchose provided their weekly COVID-19 update. And in our final segment we spoke with Karen Hibbard with the Conventions and Visitors Bureau.
CenterPointe Physician Dr. Segen Chase joined KMAN in the 7 AM hour to provide our daily COVID-19 update.