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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K-State’s Natatorium will be closed through the fall 2020 semester, citing ventilation issues. The university announced it will also begin plans to close the aging facility permanently within three years. The on-campus indoor swimming facility was closed in March when K-State went into limited operations. A decision on its use during the spring semester will [...]
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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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Riley County today is reporting 6 new positive COVID-19 tests and 1 recovery since Friday. That brings the active case count to 126, a net increase of 5 cases . Additionally, adding in 11 probable cases that have recovered makes 352 recoveries and 5 deaths of 483 confirmed cases reported since the pandemic was declared [...]
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Motorists traveling through Northern Riley County are advised to be aware of upcoming highway projects starting Friday. KDOT is planning two connected projects amounting $2.3 million on U.S. 24 and U.S. 77 beginning August 14. Road crews from Manhattan’s Shilling Construction Co. will start resurfacing 77 at mile marker 194 and 24 at mile marker [...]
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K-State faculty and administration were recognized by the KDHE for efforts to boost supply of COVID swabs in the region. K-State’s Beth Montelone, Jungkwun Kim, and Dong Lin — in partnership with Community HealthCare System — have 3-D printed testing swabs to help address supply chain gaps. So far, they’ve donated over 2500 swabs with [...]
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A Wichita woman died in a Friday vehicle collision at the entrance ramp off of Scenic Drive onto K-18. The incident occurred just before noon when a Buick LaCrosse, driven by 83-year-old Sylvia Harden, turned left off of the Scenic ramp to enter K-18. She entered the lane of a Ford F650, driven by 55-year-old [...]
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A Wamego Kansas State University student is one of two College of Agriculture students recognized as 2020 Cargill Global Scholars. Sophomore Nathan Williams, a Rock Creek grad, was chosen along with Junior Michael Dowd of Olathe for the honors. The two will receive $2,500 scholarships from the Cargill Global Scholars Program for up to two [...]
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An annual chicken feed in Pottawatomie County will look a little different this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church has opted to shift its annual chicken dinner fundraiser to a drive-thru event. The picnic typically draws thousands to Flush for the food, festivities, and fun. This year’s event will take place Sunday, [...]
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Officers filed a report for rape in Manhattan on August 6, 2020, at approximately 7:12 PM. Officers listed a 21-year-old female as the victim and a 25-year-old male known to her as the suspect. Due to the nature of the crime reported, no additional inf...