Kansas State University has made a change to their spring semester schedule. With the goal to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Kansas State has announced that they will begin the first two weeks of the spring semester with remote learning classes. In the announcement made Friday, President Richard Myers said as they anticipate a surge [...]
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Entering the New Year, those searching for a new interest or searching for new profound knowledge can take full advantage of the UFM Community Learning Center’s new opportunities this Spring. Executive Director Linda Teener, of the UFM Community Learning Center, tells KMAN there are several classes coming up. Highlighting the importance of protecting your security, [...]
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There will likely be employees from all over the country working at the the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility when it is fully up and running. “According to our demographic, we have like 32 different states that have people calling them as home within our USDA demographic,” Dr. Ken Burton, NBAF coordinator, said. “Just [...]
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The first group of staff and physicians at Ascension Via Christi in Manhattan have received the second doses of the coronavirus vaccine, with more planning to get vaccinated Friday. “We have another clinic, another 70 or some folks who will get their second vaccine and by end of day Monday, we’ll be close to 300 [...]
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The City of Manhattan brought in more revenue in 2020 than officials expected. Sales tax revenue for 2020 was down by about 2.6 percent from 2019, although officials thought sales-tax revenue would drop by 20 to 30 percent. Ron Fehr, Manhattan city manager, says this is partially due to a rise in online sales increasing [...]
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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 [...]
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Kansas State University’s President and Provost have both condemned the violence that occurred at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. K-State President and 4-star military general Richard Myers issued a statement (see below) Thursday where he stated the nation witnessed actions at the nation’s capital no one ever thought was possible. He said “the very institutions of [...]
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Riley County Police arrested a Manhattan man Wednesday and charged him with multiple drug counts. Tyrel Daniels is charged with nine separate counts, which include five for distribution of either marijuana, heroin or other drug paraphernalia, two counts of criminal possession of a firearm used in a non-person felony, possession of stolen property and a [...]
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The Riley County Health Department has confirmed 140 new positive COVID-19 cases and 42 additional recoveries since Monday’s report. Ascension Via Christi is caring for 15 positive patients, three of which are in the Intensive Care Unit. The county currently has 381 active cases. The percent positive rate for the week of Dec. 27 through [...]
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New Manhattan mayor City commissioner Wynn Butler has officially been named Manhattan’s mayor for 2021. The change was made Tuesday as part of an annual reorganization which involves a rotation among the city commission’s five members. Butler says he wants the commission to focus on taxes, infrastructure and responsible growth during his term. “I don’t [...]
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