LAWRENCE, Kan. — Leaders of a city in Kansas say addressing systemic racism will be a key budget priority in the coming years. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the Lawrence City Commission on Saturday outlined the goal as part of the city’s new strategic plan. The plan will be used to guide city budget decisions for the next three years. Protesters in Kansas and across the U.S. have been taking to the streets to speak out against the death of George Floyd in Minnesota police custody. Lawrence Commissioner Lisa Larsen Larsen says the city now needs to take bold action…
Author: KMAN Staff
Manhattan PIO Vivienne Uccello joined us Friday for our three-time a week Riley County COVID-19 update.
The Kansas Department of Agriculture is asking the public to report receipt of any unsolicited packages of seeds. The KDA has been notified that several Kansas residents have received unsolicited packages containing seeds that appear to have originated from China. The types of seeds in the packages are unknown at this time. The packages were sent by mail; some have been labeled as jewelry and they may have Chinese writing on them. Unsolicited packages of seeds have been received by people in several other states across the United States over the last several days. If you receive a package of…
*Updated 9:30 a.m. Saturday The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has confirmed one new death related to COVID-19 in Riley County. The death involved a 96-year-old woman who was a resident of Leonardville Nursing Home. The woman died on June 26 after testing positive for COVID-19 on June 10, although she was not showing symptoms at the time of the test. KDHE notified the health department and the Office of Vital Statistics classified her cause of death as COVID-19. She is the second Leonardville Nursing Home resident and fourth Riley County resident to die from COVID-19. The nursing home…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ open Senate race has generated close to $14 million worth of ads, with two-thirds of the spending coming from political action committees as establishment Republicans fight to keep hard-right conservative Kris Kobach from winning the GOP nomination. The Senate Leadership Fund, aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, launched television and radio spots this week praising western Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall, the GOP establishment’s pick in an 11-person field in the Aug. 4 primary. The American Bankers Association’s PAC also began running a pro-Marshall television ad featuring the Kansas Bankers Association’s CEO. Political committees are spending more than $9.3 million so far on…
Release from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Warning in effect for Milford Lake, Zone B and C. TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will initiate treatment for blue-green algae at Milford Reservoir in Geary County on Tuesday, July 28, using a hydrogen peroxide-based algaecide. This project is part of the KDHE’s efforts to investigate and demonstrate in-lake treatment options to reduce the frequency and duration of Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) events on public waters. Milford Reservoir…
The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 school board voted to push back the school start date to Aug 26. The vote came during a special meeting due to the state school board’s rejection of the governor’s school delay order. The original calendar approved by the board in March had a start date of Aug 12. Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade says they haven’t yet made a commitment to how they will reopen as to give the public enough time to see the detailed plan. The reason is that he and the reopening teams will bring draft number two of the reopening plan to…
Tuition and fees for in-person and hybrid classes at Kansas State University will remain flat for the 2020 fall semester. This includes the campus privilege fee and academic infrastructure fees, which are charged to students taking in-person and hybrid courses, as well as specific college fees. Tuition for online classes will have a reduced rate this coming semester at $70 per credit hour. This is down from $123.79 per credit hour for K-State Global Campus undergraduate students, $148.70 per credit hour for K-State Global Campus graduate students, $143.75 per credit hour for K-State Polytechnic online undergraduate students and $153.40 per…
A vehicle fire was quickly extinguished Thursday by Manhattan Fire crews. The fire was reported just before 10 p.m. in the 2300 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard. The vehicle’s owner was driving down the road when he heard a noise and began to smell smoke. He pulled into the Beer Goggles parking lot and then called 911. The fire was centered in the engine compartment. Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes tells KMAN the fire was determined to be accidental, but no exact cause was found. Loss is estimated at $1,000 in damage to the vehicle.