Guests from the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility joined us including NBAF Coordinator Dr. Ken Burton and Communications Director Katie Pawlosky as well as featured guest Anthony Rodriguez, Chief of Safety, Health and Environment Management (SHEM).
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With November being National Native American Heritage month, one Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 school board member is requesting to remove the Manhattan High School Indian mascot. Board Vice President Kristin Brighton brought up the subject during Wednesday’s meeting. Brighton says settling this debate will show the board’s commitment to creating an environment where all cultures are respected, which is hard to do with the mascot. The mascot becomes “the elephant in the room” when discussing diversity related topics. The mascot was introduced in 1940 as a tribute to Coach Frank Prentup, but was originally the Junior Wildcats. Brighton says they need…
Riley County has reported one additional coronavirus-related death in its weekly report. A 67-year old vaccinated woman tested positive on October 18 and passed away on November 2 at Ascension Via Christi hospital. The total number of COVID-related deaths in the county is now at 60. In addition, 41 new positive cases were identified as well as 85 additional recoveries since the last report on October 27. Four COVID-positive patients remain under care at Ascension Via Christi Hospital. Two patients are in the Intensive Care Unit, one whom is fully vaccinated. The other two patients, whom are unvaccinated, are on…
The fight against the coronavirus pandemic continues. Late Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control authorized an emergency use vaccine for children ages five to eleven years old. Vaccine distribution is already in the works, and Governor Laura Kelly says Kansas will receive 128,000 vaccines. She says she knows how important it is to bring the vaccine to the people, and adds that they have done just that. “Since the pandemic began, we’ve expanded the capacity of vaccinators from 300 to nearly 2,400 providers now, all across 105 counties,” Kelly says. Kelly encourages Kansans to talk to their doctors or trusted…
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On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with USD 383 Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade and Board President Jurdene Coleman. We also spoke with Manhattan Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes. Downtown Manhattan, Inc. Executive Director Gina Snyder and Flint Hills Area Transporation Agency Executive Program Administrator Daphne McNelly also joined the program.
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EL DORADO, Kan. — Butler County authorities say three people died in a fiery crash over the weekend. The sheriff’s department says the collision happened just before midnight Saturday on U.S. 54 east of El Dorado. When deputies arrived one of the cars was on fire and both occupants were dead. Their names have not been released. The driver of the second vehicle, 69-year-old James Larcum of Eureka, died at the scene. The sheriff’s office says it appears the first vehicle crossed the center line of the highway and collided with Larcum’s vehicle.
OTTAWA, Kan. — Authorities are looking for a commercial vehicle that hit and killed a woman from New York on a Kansas interstate during an apparent road rage confrontation. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 54-year-old Lori Anne Maxwell, of Gloversville, New York, died Friday night on Interstate 35 in Franklin County. The patrol says Maxwell and another driver were involved in a road rage confrontation for several miles before they both pulled over. Authorities say Maxwell got out of her vehicle and was trying to talk to the other driver when a passing commercial vehicle hit her and did not…