Sam Hennigh and Brandon Peoples contributed to this story Discussions concerning ongoing hybrid learning within the district continued Wednesday night at the USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden school board meeting. The board opted at a previous meeting to continue the hybrid model through the end of December with plans to re-evaluate before the new year. The decision has not been met without criticism from parents in the district and some members of USD 383 staff. Board members brought up concerns they’ve been faced with since that decision was made. Most notable is the shortage of staff necessary to make five-day a week…
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As election results wrap up, some may once again wonder if there is a better system than the electoral college for counting votes. According to Timothy Shaffer, K-State communication studies professor and director of the Institute for Civil Discourse and Democracy, one system to look at as a potential alternative is the one used by Nebraska and Maine. He says these states allocate votes based on congressional districts, which can sometimes result in electoral votes being split up between candidates. “The benefit of that is having it be slightly more representative because there are some (states) that skew one way…
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with NBAF Coordinator Dr. Ken Burton, Commuications Director Katie Pawlosky and NBAF Management and Program Analyst Sharone Washington. We also spoke with the Governor’s Military Council Executive Director Perry Wiggins.
Kansas State University has announced that it will issue more emergency furloughs. The furloughs will be implemented for three McCain Auditorium employees beginning on Nov. 15. The move is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and is expected to save the university around $100,000. K-State is working with furloughed employees on access to government benefits. These are just the latest in a string of furloughs K-State has issued since the pandemic began earlier this year. K-State implemented hundreds of emergency and administrative furloughs over the summer in an effort to offset lost revenue. The university is expected to take a…
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 theft in the 1000 block of Waxwing Dr. in Manhattan on November 4, 2020, at approximately 7:50 a.m. Officers listed a 52-year-old male as the victim when it was…
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita police say an 80-year-old man died after being hit by a vehicle that fled the scene. Police say James Kaminksy died Tuesday evening. They say Kaminksy was crossing a road to his house when he was hit. He died later at a hospital. The driver of a white pickup truck fled. Police say a person of interest has been identified. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the death.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Several dozen hospitals that serve Kansas patients are reporting that they expect to deal with staffing shortages over the next week as the state continues to report an average of well over 1,000 new coronavirus cases a day. The Wichita area’s two major health systems said Wednesday that almost 150 coronavirus patients were hospitalized, their highest numbers since the pandemic began. The state Department of Health and Environment on Wednesday added 2,988 confirmed and probable cases to the state’s count since Monday to bring the pandemic total to 92,215. Forty-three hospitals told the Kansas Hospital Association that…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, are investigating that city’s latest homicide. Police say officers were called around 12:30 a.m. Thursday to a home near Terrace Street and Leavenworth Road for a report of a disturbance. Arriving officers found a man inside dead from a a gunshot wound. Police have not released the man’s name or given details about what may have led up to the shooting. Police say a suspect in the shooting was also inside the home and was arrested. The death marked the city’s 50th homicide this year.
More mail in ballots have come into the Riley County clerk’s office, with the results still too close to call for the county commission District 3 seat. The new results as of Wednesday show only a single vote difference now in favor of Democratic Candidate Kathryn Focke. At the end of election night, the unofficial numbers had Candidate John Matta in the lead by only 10 votes. County Clerk Rich Vargo says they will continue to count votes as they come in until the end of the week. Friday is the last day the clerk’s office can accept mail in…
Riley County is reporting 60 new positive COVID-19 cases and 59 recoveries. This brings the county’s active-case total to 145 and recoveries to 2,154. The positive rate for the week of Oct. 25 came in at 9.7 percent, up from the previous week’s rate of 6.4 percent. Ascension Via Christi is currently caring for five COVID-19 positive patients. Riley County has identified the K-State Track and Field team as the location of the most recent outbreak. Members of the team went to a Halloween party last weekend, which has so far led to 10 positive cases. The Sept. 26 wedding outbreak has…