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Kansas State University is reporting the number of students in quarantine in Manhattan tripled in one week after a spike in COVID-19 cases in Riley County. The latest information in K-State’s online dashboard shows the number of students in quarantine as of Aug. 28 was 477, up from 159 a week earlier. The total number [...]

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Face coverings will be required in Manhattan public spaces through the end of the year. The Manhattan City Commission approved on second reading an extension of the citywide mask ordinance Tuesday 3-2, as part of the consent agenda. Commissioners made no comment. Commissioners Mark Hatesohl and Wynn Butler both voted no. The passage means the [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission Tuesday unanimously approved about $4.3 million in funding for the construction of the Sunset Zoo’s Expedition Asia exhibit. Donations will account for about $2.2 million in funding while the remainder will come from excess quality-of-life sales-tax funds that were established in 2006. While funding for Expedition Asia began in 2015 with [...]

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A Riley County judge will allow certain Department for Children and Family records to be presented as evidence in the sexual abuse case of Robert Iacobellis. This comes after defense attorney Lora Ingels filed a motion to deny DCF the opportunity to quash a subpoena. Judge Kendra Lewison ruled Tuesday that records be given to [...]

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Consumer confidence doesn’t appear to have been phased by the coronavirus pandemic locally. August sales tax receipts for the City of Manhattan showed a modest early summer from consumers. On Tuesday’s edition of In Focus, City Manager Ron Fehr announced a pleasant surprise in numbers, which were about $40,000 above budget. “Sales tax receipts were [...]

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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 leadership says two key indicators are being monitored as it weighs the possibility of transitioning to all remote learning. That includes active cases and the positive testing rate, both of which have climbed in the past week. President Richard Myers, Provost Chuck Taber, VP for Student Life Thomas Lane and Lafene Medical [...]

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One Manhattan doctor has recently founded Kansas Aviation Medicine. Dr. Bradley Harrison of Manhattan Primary Care is a certified Senior Aviation Medical Examiner through the Federal Aviation Administration. Dr. Harrison told KMAN that he has been certified since 2012 to give flight physicals to pilots. He can give examinations to all classes of pilots, including [...]

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Riley County health officials are now reporting 523 active COVID-19 cases in the county. That number is nearly double what it was one week ago (225) and 112 cases more since Friday’s report. The percent positive rate last week (meaning the number of positive cases divided by the number of tests administered) is around 31.18 [...]

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Kansas State University will not cancel classes on October 13 for 2020 the KSUnite Conference. In the past, K-State has canceled classes to accommodate students, staff and faculty who might otherwise not be to attend the conference. However, due to the condensed fall semester and the event being held in a virtual format this year, [...]

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