Several area schools have called off classes Tuesday, due to the extreme cold. A Wind Chill Warning will be in place through noon. Kansas State University is closed today, though essential employees are told to report for duty. Dining centers are open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fort Riley is operating on a two hour [...]
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Downtown Manhattan is continuing to see improvements made to the infrastructure thanks to initiatives from Downtown Manhattan, Inc.
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The new Manhattan City Commission will hold its first legislative meeting of the new year tonight at City Hall. The agenda includes a consideration to adopt a new payment agreement with Kansas State University, related to the Manhattan Fire Department headquarters at 2000 Denison Ave. The city plans to divide the property into two tracts [...]
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Wednesday 12:20 p.m. update The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has lifted the City of Belvue from a boil water advisory that had been in place since early Monday morning. The advisory was issued after the city’s water tower was reported low after a sensor had failed sometime overnight Sunday into Monday. KDHE says [...]
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The National Weather Service in Topeka issued a Wind Chill Warning yesterday, which is set to expire at noon on Tuesday. Dangerously cold wind chills, expected to get as low as 40 degrees below zero, will be felt throughout Northeast Kansas. NWS recommends avoiding outdoor activities if possible, as wind this cold could cause frostbite [...]
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The FDA announced Thursday, The Quaker Oats Company has revised their product recall from December 15, 2023. Â The update includes additional cereals, bars and snacks due to their potential to be contaminated. The foods may contain the organism Salmonella, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, [...]
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Cities and local governments are working to ensure no one has to be out in this cold for any length of time. The City of St. George has coordinated with Lighthouse Baptist Church to open its building as a warming shelter Saturday, Sunday and Monday for anyone needing relief from the cold. The church says [...]
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The Manhattan Martin Luther King Jr. Committee‘s annual community celebration as well as the opening reception for The Fabric and the Thread, planned for Saturday at Manhattan Arts Center, has been postponed. The event will now take place at noon on Saturday, Jan. 20, at the MAC. Jan. 20 is also the MLK Day of [...]
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The American Red Cross is experiencing a blood shortage nationally that might delay life-saving procedures. According to the Red Cross, the US is seeing the fewest amount of people donate blood in twenty years. Kristi Ingalls, Account Manager 3 for the Kansas District elaborates: Ingalls acknowledges that shortages are due, in part, to the current [...]
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The Riley County Police Department held a 50th anniversary kickoff event Thursday at its headquarters. The event celebrated 50 years since the consolidation of the police department in 1974. RCPD Director Brian Peete provided brief remarks about the success of the state’s only consolidated police department. Former RCPD Director Brad Schoen also spoke on why [...]
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