Thursday’s program featured representatives from the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility. Joining us were Dr. Kimberly Dodd, Director of the Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL) located at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Plum Island, NY. Also joining us were NBAF Coordinator Dr. Ken Burton, Partnership Development Director Dr. Marty Vanier and NBAF Communications Director Katie Pawlosky. Brian Matlock, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, who calls himself a Republican Socialist, joined us for a discussion on his grassroots campaign as he looks to fill the seat held currently by Sen. Pat Roberts, who is retiring.
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K-State is being recognized for an increase in student-voting involvement. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge awarded K-State with a silver seal after the percentage of students voting in midterm elections more than doubled from 2014 to 2018. Data collected by Tufts University’s Institute for Democracy and Higher Education shows that 36 percent of K-State students voted in 2018 midterm elections while only 15.7 percent of students voted in 2014 midterm elections. The same study, known as the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engangement, shows student voting is up nationwide. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge is a nonpartisan…
A Fort Riley soldier reenlisted for one last time during the monthly Manhattan Military Relations Committee meeting at the Holiday Inn at the Campus in Manhattan today. United States Army 1st Division Staff Sgt. Taurian Harris enlisted for six more years during a ceremony conducted by Capt. Rhyan Griffin. Following the ceremony, Harris looked back on his time at Fort Riley and talked about how it was not what he was expecting. Now in his final enlistment, Harris says it is the end of what has been a positive experience. Col. Phil Brooks, the 1st Infantry Division Deputy Commanding Officer…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An apparently impaired driver taking a “joy ride” along the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade route in downtown Kansas City was put into a forced spin by law enforcement officers and arrested at gunpoint. Mayor Quinton Lucas told TV station WDAF that the arrest about three hours before the Wednesday morning parade was scheduled to begin was for an inebriated “joy ride” and wasn’t terrorism-related. No one was injured in the incident, which was captured on video by fans who were gathering by the thousands along the parade route to celebrate the Chiefs’ first Super Bowl win…
TOPEKA — The Kansas law that makes it a crime to grope, rub or touch others in a sexual manner without their consent doesn’t apply to spouses. State lawmakers are moving to eliminate the problem after the same fix failed last year. The House could debate a bill next week that would eliminate a provision in the law against sexual battery that says it does not apply when the victim is married to the offender. The law applies to unwanted sexual touching when no force or fear is involved and when the victim is 16 or older. The bill cleared…
Officers filed a report for theft in the 1800 block of College Avenue in Manhattan on February 4, 2020, at approximately 3:10 PM. Officers listed a 73-year-old female as the victim when she reported an unknown suspect took her purse and contents inside. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $861.00. Police ask that anyone with information please contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00.
Manhattan officials are exploring performing a study of housing costs, conditions and suitability in the region at an estimated price tag of $95,000. City administration hopes to recruit the services of a contractor who can collect objective data on the housing market, identify issues and help craft future housing policy with public input. Officials cite the results of Manhattan’s most recent community survey, which found 50 percent of respondents expressed some level of dissatisfaction with housing in the city, as part of the driver behind pursuing this study. Assistant Community Development Director Chad Bunger says the goal is to use…
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Superintendent Marvin Wade and Board Member Karla Hagemeister with USD 383. We also spoke with Ryan Almes with the Manhattan Fire Department. We also had a recap from the Flint Hills Breadbasket with Maribeth Kieffer and Bill Kennedy.
The Kanas State University Police Department has identified a suspect in an incident of lewd and lascivious conduct. Police responded to the report on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the K-State Student Union in a men’s restroom. This investigation is ongoing and no additional information is being released at this time. The KSU PD also wants the public to know there is no ongoing threat. The KSU PD thanked the community for information that led to identifying the suspect. They also encourage the K-State community is encouraged to continue to stay aware of their surroundings and use available resources such as Wildcat…
Former President of Colombia and winner of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize Juan Manuel Santos delivered the first Landon Lecture of the year Tuesday. His lecture, named “From Hawk to Dove,” was delivered in front of a packed Forum Hall in the K-State Student Union and reflected on Santos’s experiences with war and peace and, at times, waging war to bring about peace. Santos was the President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018 and helped bring about peace following a civil war that had lasted over 50 years and taken hundreds of thousands of lives. During his speech, Santos looked…