Riley County Commissioner Greg McKinley and Public Information Officer Alice Massimi joined us to discuss a variety of topics, including vaccine distribution and continued COVID-19 testing in the county.
Author: KMAN Staff
Horses, just like humans, are susceptible to medical emergencies. Chris Blevins, Kansas State Equine Vet Health Center Field Service Clinician, says understanding what to look for while caring for your horse is important. He tells KMAN there are several medical emergencies for horses, most of which, can be seen in the early stages. “Lacerations, is definitely one of them,” Blevins says. “Then colic, you know, abdominal pain on a horse; respiratory disease; choke, so sometimes horses will choke on different feed type things in their esophagus; and then fractures and lameness could be emergencies too.” He says one common medical…
Riley County says it could begin easing up COVID restrictions in the coming weeks if case numbers continue to decrease. On Monday, just 23 new cases along with 89 recoveries were confirmed by the health department, bringing the number of active cases to 186. Ascension Via Christi Hospital is currently caring for five positive patients, three of which are in the Intensive Care Unit. Because of extreme cold temperatures forecast over the next several days, the CiCo Park testing location is closed. County health officials said Monday they are searching for an alternative indoor location for testing to resume. “Hopefully…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas House member who’s due to get a public warning from colleagues about his behavior before he took office has rejoined the Democratic Party. Rep. Aaron Coleman of Kansas City, Kansas, confirmed Monday that he returned to the party last week, about three weeks after registering unaffiliated. Coleman had switched to unaffiliated after the House’s top Democrat, Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, refused to give him any committee assignments. But Coleman said Monday: “I was elected as a Democrat. I ran as a Democrat. I vote with the Democrats.” The 20-year-old Coleman was accused of…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 13-year-old girl in Kansas died after being dragged for several miles by her family’s SUV that had been stolen outside of a restaurant, police said. The girl was sitting in the back seat of the running vehicle while her family went inside to get food on Saturday when Kevin Palmer, 34, got into the driver’s seat and took off, Wichita police said in a news release. The teen tried to get out of the vehicle while it was moving but was caught in the seat belt and dragged, police said. Someone saw the SUV, called…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Three men avoided prison for hunting deer in areas of Fort Riley where explosives are discharged during training exercises, but they will each pay several thousand dollars in penalties. The men will also be banned from hunting for three years while they are on probation. The federal case involving several illegal hunts in 2018 and 2019 ended last week after the third man pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespassing charges as part of a deal with prosecutors. As part of their guilty pleas, the men admitted crawling under a high-wire fence that was clearly marked “off-limits”…
Monday’s program featured K-State Veterinary Health Center Associate Professor Equine Field Service Clinician Dr. Chris Blevins on Emergency Equine Medicine and what to do before your veterinarian arrives. From Shepherd’s Crossing, C. Clyde Jones and Executive Director Beth Klug discussed Sharing with the Shepherd Month in February as well as the upcoming 20th anniversary of the organization.
A Manhattan structure fire resulted in about $30,000 in damages Sunday evening. The Manhattan Fire Department responded to 2030 College Heights at 6:50 p.m. Sunday in response to a report of a structure fire. Crews arrived to the one-story residential structure, reportedly owned by Mark and Jayne Lund of Green, KS, to find smoke coming from the attic. The 17 fire fighters and six fire apparatuses that reported to the incident were able to contain the fire within about 20 minutes. While the occupants were displaced from the home, no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was reportedly…
Flint Hills Discovery Center (FHDC) is offering subsidized opportunities direct to the home or homerooms of those in the community, and is available to any K-12 public, private, self-taught, or ancestral school situated in Kansas. Priority will be given to schools and projects situated inside the 21 province Flint Hills Ecological Region and applications are presently open for these schools. Any remaining Kansas schools will be considered beginning February 15th. Notwithstanding the intelligent virtual program, schools will get a program asset delivered by staff or via the post office loaded up with active supplies. Singular projects are restricted to a…