Riley County remains in the high incidence rate category for COVID-19 transmissions for a second straight week. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recorded 92 new cases between June 18th and June 24th. The Incidence Rate is 123.9, well above the 100 case threshold per 100,000 people metric the department uses for its data collection. Ascension Via Christi reported one COVID-19 positive patient in Wednesday’s report. The Riley County Health Department will begin offering the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines Thursday to children as young as six months old. A parent or legal guardian must be present with any…
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News Radio KMAN · In Focus 6/29/22: USD 383, Manhattan Fire Department Segment 1 – 00:00 (USD 383) Segment 2 – 08:33 (USD 383) Segment 3 – 19:47 (MFD) On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with USD 383 Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and board member Christine Weixelman. Manhattan Fire Department Deputy Fire Marshall Jake Powell also joined the program to talk about firework safety and the damage from the recent storms.
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 6/28/22: Pottawatomie County, Manhattan Public Library Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 09:47 Segment 3 – 23:17 Segment 4 – 30:03 Tuesday’s edition of In Focus featured guests from the government of Pottawatomie County as well as the Manhattan Public Library. Commission Chair Pat Weixelman and County Administrator Chad Kinsley called into the program for the first three segments. The conversation started off touching on recent conditional use permits for wedding venues and rock quarries in the county before moving into road work and budget conversations. Manhattan Public Library Public Relations Coordinator Maddy…
Riley County commissioners have tabled approving a construction proposal for the north county ambulance station. Public Works Director John Ellerman requested to officially accept Anderson Knight Architects for the design of the station. The cost for the proposal is around $99,000, with the project cost estimated between $960 and $1.04 million. The proposal does not include fees for surveying, furniture, fixtures and equipment. Land for the proposed north county station still needs to be acquired. EMS is considering two lots currently owned by the City of Leonardville. EMS Director David Adams explains. Commission Chair Greg McKinley suggested eliminating a classroom…
After multiple rounds of severe weather throughout June, significant tree damage has slowed City of Manhattan efforts to tidy up area Right-of-Ways. Initially planned to take a week starting June 21st and rotate through the city as divided into 5 zones, crews took multiple days to get through zone 1 – which constituted the Ward or Southeast portion of Manhattan. Citywide cleanup efforts moved into the second zone on Friday, when they had initially planned to be entering zone four. Assistant City Manager Jared Wasinger told officials at a Monday intergovernmental luncheon it’s become bigger than any spring cleanup in…
With the Fourth of July coming up, millions of Americans are traveling for the holiday. AAA estimates that 47.9 million people and over 387 thousand Kansans will travel 50 miles or more July 4th weekend. AAA representative Jana Tidwell says they expected the record high gas prices to push travel numbers down this year. But in reality, they are seeing the opposite, and explained people’s eagerness to travel. Tidwell says travelers are making spending adjustments on the trip, such as cheaper lodging. The national average for road trips this year is slightly over 88 percent of travelers, and around 84…
The Royals traded slugger Carlos Santana and nearly $4.3 million to the Seattle Mariners for right-handers Wyatt Mills and William Fleming on Monday, clearing the way for Kansas City to bring up hot prospect Vinnie Pasquantino . The Royals optioned Mills, a 27-year-old veteran, to Triple-A Omaha while designating right-hander Ronald Bolaños for assignment. Fleming was assigned to Class-A Quad Cities. Kansas City agreed to send $4,269,231 to Seattle, leaving the Mariners to pay just $1.5 million of the remainder of Santana’s salary in the second year of a two-year, $17.5 million contract. After hitting 19 homers in 158 games…
TOPEKA, Kan. — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision allowing states to ban abortion is stirring alarm among LGBTQ advocates. They fear that the ruling could someday allow a rollback of legal protections for gay relationships, including the right for same-sex couples to marry. In the majority opinion issued Friday that overturns the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, Justice Samuel Alito said the decision applied only to abortion. But critics discounted that statement. In a separate concurring opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas said the court should review other precedents, including decisions legalizing same-sex marriage and striking down laws criminalizing gay sex. A…
WICHITA, Kan. — A Wichita couple decided to get married Saturday at a pride event instead of waiting until later this year after a Supreme Court justice suggested the court should consider overturning rulings legalizing same-sex marriage and striking down laws criminalizing gay sex. Elliot and Juniper Chibs got married in front of hundreds of people at Naftzger Park in Wichita. Their marriage is legal now, but they worry that could change. Elliot Chibs told the Wichita Eagle that she’s afraid the court will take away the right to gay marriage. Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple, who attended the pride event…
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 and 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 theft in the 2000 block of Fort Riley Ln. in Manhattan on June 24, 2022, around 12:50 p.m. Officers listed a 57-year-old female as the victim when it was reported a…