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Kansas State University and the KSU Foundation have announced a name change for the developing area on the north side of campus where the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility is under construction. Formerly known as the North Campus Corridor, university officials Monday announced it will now be called the Edge Collaboration District at K-State. [...]

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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 on Monday began conducting voluntary surveillance testing of students living in residence halls and Jardine Apartments for asymptomatic individuals. The university has expanded its COVID-19 testing capacity at Lafene Health Center to include asymptomatic testing of faculty and staff as needed. The university already has the capability to test those individuals with [...]

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The Riley County Health Department has issued an order to O’Malley’s and O’Malley’s Alley in Aggieville to close immediately after both were found to be in violation of Local Health Order No. 18. According to a release from the health department, both establishments were found to be in violation of section 2B which states the [...]

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KVC Kansas and Remnant Church partnered up to put on a food drive in City Park Friday. A line of cars stretched from the middle of City Park, where volunteers were loading boxes of produce and dairy products into car trunks, out to 14th St. and around to Poyntz Ave. from about 9 a.m. til [...]

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Some national dignitaries were in Manhattan Thursday to discuss the current state of agriculture and the livestock industry in particular. Kansas 1st District Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Roger Marshall joined USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach for a round table discussion with livestock producers at Manhattan Commission Company (8424 U.S. Hwy 24). The beef industry, [...]

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A national survey has ranked Kansas State University students as the happiest college students in the nation. The Princeton Review, which puts out an annual ranking called “The 386 Best Colleges,” gave K-State students the number-one ranking in the Happiest Students category while also placing K-State students as second in the nation for the Their [...]

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Manhattan-Ogden school board members reviewed last minute details of the district’s reopening plan before school begins next week. Superintendent Marvin Wade used this time Wednesday to clear up confusion with the plan. Wade says the percent positive rate  in the county for cases is not the end all factor in forcing the switch to all [...]

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