Local health departments have opened signup lists for those members of the public wanting the COVID-19 vaccine. The Riley County Health Department says it’s working to compile a list of names and contact information for those who would like to receive the vaccine once it becomes available. The distribution plan will be based upon a [...]

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After Manhattan’s Ascension Via Christi Hospital reported its highest number of COVID-19 positive inpatients, that number has declined slightly. Health officials (today) Wednesday confirmed Ascension Via Christi is caring for 23 positive patients, down from a high of 25, including five being treated in the Intensive Care Unit. In addition, 83 new positive cases and [...]

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One person is dead and two others are injured following a crash Tuesday evening near Rossville. Authorities were dispatched shortly after 7:30 p.m. after a passenger car struck a deer on Hwy 24, about a mile east of Rossville. The driver was attempting to avoid hitting the deer, and in doing so, left the roadway, [...]

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Riley County Police arrested a 21-year-old man Monday on a warrant for his involvement in an alleged incident from last spring. Timothy Bell is charged with two counts of aggravated burglary, one count of aggravated robbery and one count of kidnapping. An online criminal complaint alleges that on May 22, Bell broke into an apartment [...]

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A trial date is now set for a former Manhattan restaurant owner accused of multiple counts of sexual abuse. At a status hearing Monday, held via Zoom in the case of Robert Iacobellis, Judge Kendra Lewison scheduled a motions hearing for 9 a.m. April 21, with a seven day jury trial slated to begin June [...]

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Kansas State University’s Lafene Health Center has been selected as a vaccine distribution site and will receive and administer vaccines for students, faculty and staff, based on the state and local priority groups and vaccine availability. When that happens is uncertain, says K-State Vice President for Communications and Marketing Jeffery Morris. “We have the protocols, [...]

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Ascension Via Christi is now caring for 18 COVID positive patients, the highest number of active hospitalizations in Riley County to date. The Riley County Health Department also reported Monday it has two patients under investigation at the hospital, four of the positive patients are in the Intensive Care Unit. The grim report comes amid [...]

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One person was injured late Saturday night in a two vehicle crash in Clay County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported the driver of a minivan was southbound on Hwy 15 attempting a left turn but failed to yield to an oncoming northbound Chevy Silverado. As a result, the pickup overturned and came to rest on [...]

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A Junction City man is back behind bars after failing to appear for a court hearing. Online court records show 33-year-old Frederick Swinson was due in Riley County District Court Friday for a first appearance to face criminal charges from a June 2019 aggravated robbery and burglary in Ogden. He was arrested Thursday on a [...]

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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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