TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper fired shots at a fleeing motorist after he rammed a patrol car. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said in a news release that the driver was taken to a hospital with “minor injuries“ after the Thursday night shooting near Topeka. The release said the pursuit began after a trooper attempted to stop a pickup truck for displaying a stolen license plate. Troopers used tire puncturing devices and a tactical maneuver to stop the truck. But the KBI said the driver then rammed the patrol car, leading the trooper to…
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The National Bio and Agro-defense Facility could potentially play a role in novel-coronavirus research. NBAF Coordinator Ken Burton says although the facility largely deals with animal diseases, it can play a support role in human-disease research. He says NBAF could also help with vaccine research even if it didn’t play a direct role. According to Burton, novel coronavirus looks to have come from an animal source.
It was two nights after Christmas in 2016 when Dona Koster of Manhattan awoke in bed unable to catch her breath. She’d had some heart troubles 25 years prior and for years had received encouraging words about her health after apparently recovering. But when then 61-year-old Koster experienced the same symptoms the next night, she went to the ER and was ultimately diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Koster was placed on the heart transplant registry, but also began a regimen of cardiac rehab at Ascension Via Christi’s Cardiac Rehab Center. Since, she says she’s experienced a remarkable turnaround — learning…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has issued a disaster emergency declaration because of the risk of wildfires. Kelly signed the declaration Thursday and it is in effect through Saturday. The risk of fire is high because much of the state is dry with low humidity, strong winds and an abundance of dry vegetation. Kansans are being urged to be careful when burning outside, including using grills, and to completely extinguish burning materials before discarding them. Kelly said the declaration will allow the state to use whatever resources needed to help local emergency responders if fires break out.
Fort Riley officials are preparing for the next phase of road work on Henry Drive. Construction will begin March 7, weather permitting. The phase will run from the roundabout at Ray Road to the Kansas River bridge. Traffic will be limited to one lane through the work zone, controlled by traffic signals. Drivers can expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes during construction. The work is expected to be complete by the end of April, depending on weather. Henry Drive provides access to Fort Riley from I-70. The Visitor Control Center off Henry Drive at Exit 301, I-70,…
K-State students and faculty won’t be able to go on university-sponsored or faculty-led trips to certain countries affected by COVID-19, or novel coronavirus, for the foreseeable future. The university has place a travel ban, with guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. State Department, on these types of trips to countries that meet criteria for a CDC warning level 3 or a U.S. State Department Travel Advisory level 4. K-State Division of Communications and Marketing Vice President Jeff Morris says the ban will also affect some students currently overseas. Although the ban won’t affect personal…
Thursday’s In Focus featured conversations with NBAF Director for USDA APHIS Dr. Ken Burton, NBAF Communications Director Katie Pawlosky and Training and Document Control Supervisor Jeff Hansford Executive Director of the Governor’s Military Council Perry Wiggins joined us to discuss the 2020 Census, coronavirus preparation for military members and recent deployments.
The community came out for a groundbreaking of the new Douglass Community Recreation Center Wednesday. The new $4.3 million project will see construction of a 3-lane elevated track and programmable to accommodate an 84-foot basketball court, two NCAA volleyball courts and two pickleball courts alongside community and fitness rooms. Douglass Center Director Dave Baker was on hand to discuss the historical significance of this project. “This used to be the black community’s. It is gone today but we still have a number of African-American people in this community. So to be able to put something back here to help us…
Starting a business can be tumultuous — only about half of American businesses make it past year five, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A class of Manhattan High School students got an opportunity to experience a small taste of the trials and tribulations through the 4th annual Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. Organized locally by Riley County 4-H and held in Cico Park’s Pottorf Hall Wednesday, the YEC is a statewide program developed in partnership with Wichita-based NetWork Kansas. “What we’re looking to do is bring out high school age students living in our area that have an idea for…