Monday we were joined on the phone by Dr. Bob Larson of K-State Ved Med to discuss the upcoming semester as well as cattle health during summer months. Leigh Ann Slinger also called into the program to preview Fort Riley’s upcoming 2nd Annual Bow Slinger Archery Tournament coming up August 22 and 23. The show closed with a replay of the morning’s COVID-19 update. Follow this link to hear more.
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Monday, Dave Lewis spoke with City of Manhattan/Riley County Emergency Operations Center Public Information Officer Vivienne Uccello about the latest local COVID-19 information.
K-State faculty and administration were recognized by the KDHE for efforts to boost supply of COVID swabs in the region. K-State’s Beth Montelone, Jungkwun Kim, and Dong Lin — in partnership with Community HealthCare System — have 3-D printed testing swabs to help address supply chain gaps. So far, they’ve donated over 2500 swabs with another 2500 on the way. “This is just something K-State has done throughout its history — we are the land-grant university for the state of Kansas and it’s in our mission to do research and extension for the greater good,” Montelone said. “We have been…
A Wichita woman died in a Friday vehicle collision at the entrance ramp off of Scenic Drive onto K-18. The incident occurred just before noon when a Buick LaCrosse, driven by 83-year-old Sylvia Harden, turned left off of the Scenic ramp to enter K-18. She entered the lane of a Ford F650, driven by 55-year-old Brad Dunlap of Abilene, traveling on eastbound K18 in the right lane. The F650 struck the Buick on the driver’s side. The two vehicles came to rest on their wheels partially on the North shoulder and median, both parties wearing safety belts. Harden died at…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan CVB Director Karen Hibbard. We also spoke with Riley County KSRE Agent John Jobe. And in our final segments we spoke with Dr. Stephen Higgs with BRI.
Riley County Friday reported 12 new positive COVID-19 tests and 5 recoveries since Wednesday. That brings the active case count to 121. Additionally, adding in 10 probable cases that have recovered makes 351 recoveries and 5 deaths of 447 confirmed cases reported since the pandemic was declared in March. 186 test are pending and 4,822 have tested negative. Overall, 5,485 tests have been administered. Ascension Via Christi Hospital also reports no positive patients or patients with COVID-like symptoms awaiting test results are in its care. They were treating one patient as of Wednesday. Riley County reported Thursday it is shifting…
Crime in Kansas overall was down in 2019, though violent crime has continued on a multi-year upward trend according to a Friday report. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation Friday released its crime index report for the previous year. The annual document compiles reported crime statistics by state and local law enforcement agencies and calculates state crime rates and how they differ from the previous year and Kansas’ 10-year average. Index crimes, a term including both violent and property crimes, fell 5.5 percent from 2018 and were also 5.5 percent below the Kansas 10-year average. The KBI reported 29.3 crimes per…
Local Health Order No. 16 will be reviewed by the Riley County commission on Monday. The request was made originally by the executive director of the Aggieville Business Association last week. During Thursday’s meeting, Attorney Jeremy Platt and Aggieville Board President Ryan Bramhall asked the commission to rescind the order saying it targeted Aggieville businesses. Platt says the order is unconstitutional in his opinion and has a negative impact on the local businesses. Platt has spoken with businesses owners in both Aggieville and Downtown Manhattan who say the regulations already in place were already being followed. “Then Order No. 16 comes out and moves the…
A Wamego Kansas State University student is one of two College of Agriculture students recognized as 2020 Cargill Global Scholars. Sophomore Nathan Williams, a Rock Creek grad, was chosen along with Junior Michael Dowd of Olathe for the honors. The two will receive $2,500 scholarships from the Cargill Global Scholars Program for up to two years. Students selected as Cargill Global Scholars are those who demonstrate exemplary academic achievement and leadership potential while also studying in a field relevant to food, agriculture and risk management. Williams is an ambassador for the Staley School of Leadership Studies and K-State’s pre-health program…
An annual chicken feed in Pottawatomie County will look a little different this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church has opted to shift its annual chicken dinner fundraiser to a drive-thru event. The picnic typically draws thousands to Flush for the food, festivities, and fun. This year’s event will take place Sunday, August 9, from 4 to 7 p.m. Those looking to get a meal can either order online at FlushChurch.com in advance until Saturday. They will also be taking on-site orders. Dinner costs $10, but they’ll be taking additional donations as well. All volunteers will be…