Author: KMAN Staff
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 1700 block of Humbolt St. in Manhattan on May 2, 2020, at approximately 2:20 PM. Officersr listed a 23-year-old male as the victim…
Facing revenue shortfalls since moving to remote instruction and many students left town, Kansas State University is furloughing an estimated 349 employees according to a Saturday release. The university estimates it will take a $35 million hit due to COVID-19 prompted actions, which includes about $8 million in Housing and Dining fee refunds. With revenues significantly decreased, KSU officials have elected to furlough employees of auxiliary operations effective May 16 with the goal of bringing the hundreds of workers back on payroll August 1. The estimated cost reductions as a result of the furloughs is $2 million. “Early in the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas began releasing inmates this week as a way to check the spread of coronavirus in its prison system, but stopped when an outbreak mushroomed and created a danger of returning infected offenders to their communities, Gov. Laura Kelly said Friday. Kelly said during an Associated Press interview that the Department of Corrections released only six inmates and put them under house arrest for the rest of their sentences. But confirmed coronavirus cases at the Lansing Correctional Facility outside Kansas City have skyrocketed among inmates and staff, and the prison is under quarantine. “We got the…
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Riley County Health Department Director, Julie Gibbs, from the Riley County Emergency Operations Center.
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Lee Wolf with Konza Prairie Community Health Clinic. We also spoke with K-State Research and Extension – Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Megan Dougherty and Area FCS specialist for K-State Research and Extension Sharolyn Jackson. Pottawatomie County PIO Crystal Malchose provided their weekly COVID-19 update. And in our final segment we spoke with Karen Hibbard with the Conventions and Visitors Bureau.
CenterPointe Physician Dr. Segen Chase joined KMAN in the 7 AM hour to provide our daily COVID-19 update.
Riley County buildings and offices will remain closed to the public for a minimum of two more weeks. Health Department Director Julie Gibbs brought the suggestion to the Riley County commission. She says this will give them time to plan and put in safeguards for employees and the public. “We know that we going to reopen Riley County in a phase approach. The next two weeks are very important, we need to be able to see any downward trajectory of percent positives so keeping the doors closed at this time is best,” says Gibbs. Gibbs says the 14 day guidelines…
Gov. Laura Kelly unveiled her administration’s plan to reopen Kansas during a live broadcast earlier today. The plan comes in three phases and will begin on May 4 when the statewide stay-at-home order is allowed to expire. “It’s an effort to balance nonnegotiable public-health considerations with jaw-dropping, unsustainable economic realities,” Kelly said. Each phase will last at least two weeks depending on public-health data and trends. According to Kelly, the plan will be subject to change as it progresses and local governments will be able to take additional safety measures as they deem necessary. While some businesses will be allowed…