A $6 million grant has been bestowed on the Kansas State University Feed the Future Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab (SIIL). University officials, in a Tuesday news release, cited the lab’s “decade of success” in providing global food security as a key reason it was awarded the grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Agency officials say the funding will help strengthen existing agricultural research, education and outreach entities in Guatemala. The country’s rural and indigenous communities have struggled for years with poverty and malnutrition, due to a lack of resources. Guatemala has the highest rate of stunting in…
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Riley County Commissioner and Co-Chair Greg McKinley provides a monthly update on county matters. Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 9:34 Segment 3: 19:35 Segment 4: 36:26
Officers responded to a single car accident at the corner of Colorado and 3rd Streets on May 13, 2024, at approximately 2:39 PM. Officers listed the City as the victim when it was reported Issac Griego hit two small light posts causing damage to the posts. The total estimated loss is $2,600. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.
Riley County Police say a Manhattan retail store is out thousands of dollars in merchandise following a recent theft. Officers were called out Friday afternoon to Ross Dress for Less after an unknown woman left with about $2,000 worth of unpaid merchandise. A suspect in the case has not yet been determined. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers.
Officers filed a report of felony theft in the 400 block of Poyntz Ave. on May 10,2o24, at approximately 12:50 PM. Officers listed Ross Dress for Less as the victim when it was reported an unknown female left the store with approximately $2,000 worth of merchandise for which she did not pay. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000. Officers filed a report of theft in the 1200 block of Laramie Street on May 10, 2024, at approximately 1:19 PM. Officers…
BY DAVID A. LIEB AND JOHN HANNA TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying guns. But the governor needs to approve the expenditures and the schools must meet some very specific criteria. The AI software must be patented, “designated as qualified anti-terrorism technology,” in compliance with certain security industry standards, already in use in at least 30 states and capable of detecting “three broad firearm classifications with a minimum of 300 subclassifications” and “at least 2,000 permutations,” among other things. Only…
The men’s team claims 10th place, the women finish 11th in team standings WACO, Texas (K-State Athletics) – K-State track and field wrapped up the Big 12 Championship on Saturday (May 11) with the third day of competition at Clyde Hart Track and Field Stadium with eight more podium finishes, including the men’s 4×400 relay, for 19 conference medalists. After encountering another short weather delay, the teams competed in 21 events, the K-State men finished 10th with 35 points while the women collected 37 points in 11th place in the team standings. Texas swept the men’s and women’s championship with 150 points…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (K-State Athletics) – Three costly K-State errors led to nine unearned runs, as West Virginia shut out the Wildcats 13-0 Saturday night at Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark. “Unfortunately, when you have nine unearned runs it’s tough to win the series clincher,” head coach Pete Hughes said. “On to tomorrow with a great opportunity for our guys to win a road series.” WVU’s Derek Clark picked up his sixth victory of the year, as the senior lefty held the Wildcats to just two hits while striking out 10 of the 24 batters he faced (6-2). “Clark was outstanding. His…