MISSION, Kan. (AP) – Taiwan is donating 100,000 surgical masks to Kansas to help medical and meat packing workers amid the coronavirus outbreak. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican, announced Wednesday that the shipment of masks is expected to arrive next week. The move comes as Taiwan seeks to be included in the upcoming World Health Assembly. Moran, who requested the masks, has been supportive of including Taiwan. He thanked the country’s President Tsai Ing-wen in a statement, saying it is “another great reminder that we are all in this together.”
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The Kansas State University Executive Reawakening Team has released its plan for reopening the K-State community. This plan, like the statewide reopening plan announced by Gov. Laura Kelly last week, comes in phases and requires that certain criteria be met before advancing to each stage. The first phase abides by Riley County’s “Restricted Activities” orders that was put in place Monday and also implements other guidelines, such as physical distancing, limiting mass gatherings to 10 or fewer people and quarantining for 14 days if contact is made with confirmed cases. Phase two will begin as soon as May 18 as…
The Riley County Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in the search for 13-year-old Ananie Lakierra Morris of Manhattan. Morris was last seen Tuesday at about 11 p.m. around the 900 block of Kearney St.. She is possibly wearing a yellow and gray hooded sweatshirt, a black and white checkered emoji backpack and tan moccasins. Morris is 5 feet 6 inches tall, 120 pounds and has braided hair. Those with information on Morris’s whereabouts are urged to call the Riley County Police Department at 785-537-2112 or Crime Stoppers at 785-539-7777.
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 criminal damage to property in the 300 block of Thurston St. in Manhattan on May 5, 2020, at approximately 8:50 AM. Officers listed a 56-year-old male as the victim…
USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade and board member Curt Herrman previewed Wednesday’s school board meeting and redistricting work session and provided an update on summer programming. Manhattan Fire Department Building Deputy Building Official Darren Emery and Fire Marshal Jake Powell joined us for a discussion on building safety month, projects and summer fire safety tips. Brandon Peoples and Dave Lewis closed out the show updating the latest coronavirus counts from Riley County and resources for individuals and businesses.
New Boston Creative Group owner Lisa Sisley joined KMAN Wednesday to highlight the Manhattan Area Recovery Task Force’s conversations happening locally.
As businesses locally begin down the road to normalcy as laid out by local and state plans, Manhattan’s mayor Tuesday raised the idea of requiring masks in public in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19 during the process. Though multiple commissioners expressed misgivings about how enforceable the law would be. Mayor Usha Reddi proposed looking at an ordinance in anticipation of greater numbers of people attending gatherings and patronizing businesses and restaurants as they re-open to the public. Specifics on exactly where masks would be required and for whom and where exceptions would be granted were not discussed.…
The Riley County Health Department has reported that there are no new positive cases today, leaving the total at 55. Two more patients have recovered, bringing the total number of people who have recovered to 34 and and lowering the number of active cases to 21. 535 tests have come back negative and 33 test results are pending. There is one positive case and 3 Persons Under Investigation located at Ascension Via Christi Hospital. Pottawatomie County also reported no new positive cases today, keeping their total at 15. 11 of the 15 patients have recovered while the rest remain active.…
The retired Kansas farmer who made headlines in April for sending a letter and an N95 mask to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has received a degree from Kansas State University. Dennis Ruhnke of Troy, Kansas, was just two credits away from graduating with a degree in agriculture in 1971 before leaving school to care for his family and the family farm following his father’s death. He received the degree during a ceremony that included K-State President Richard Myers and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly. In his letter to Cuomo, Ruhnke said the mask was left over from when he used…
Reopening plans The Pottawatomie County Commission approved adding further restrictions to phase one of Gov. Laura Kelly’s reopening plan with a two to one vote during a meeting Monday. While Kelly’s plan doesn’t call for capacity restrictions in restaurants, it allows local governments to take extra steps, opening the door for the commission to restrict restaurants in Pottawatomie County to 50 percent seating capacity. Commissioner Greg Riat opposed the change, saying restaurant owners should be trusted to run their own businesses. Commissioner Pat Weixelman says the capacity limit will allow people to more easily maintain their distance from each other. He also…