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Kansas State University has signed a new pre-clinical research and option agreement to develop a vaccine candidate for COVID-19 prevention. The university announced Monday its reached an agreement with Tonix Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage bio-pharmaceutical company. Directing the research is Waithaka Mwangi, professor of diagnostic pathobiology in the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine. It’s based on [...]

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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 Police arrested an Ogden man Friday evening on a warrant for numerous charges of sexual exploitation of a child. Online court records show 27-year-old Charles Eugene Connell III was booked into Riley County Jail on 10 total counts saying he possessed visual depictions of a child shown to be engaged in sexually explicit [...]

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Ascension Via Christi continues to pre-screen for all surgical or planned interventional procedures for the coronavirus. So far two patients have tested positive at Via Christi and had to have their procedures postponed. Manhattan Surgical Center has postponed one due to a positive test. Via Christi President and CEO Bob Copple explains how different aspects [...]

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Ascension Via Christi continues to pre-screen for all surgical or planned interventional procedures for the coronavirus. So far two patients have tested positive at Via Christi and had to have their procedures postponed. Manhattan Surgical Center has postponed one due to a positive test. Via Christi President and CEO Bob Copple explains how different aspects [...]

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Riley and Pottawatomie County COVID-19 case numbers Riley County has gained five new positive cases of COVID-19 and eight more recoveries since Thursday, bringing the total number of active cases to 141 and recoveries to 193. There are now zero COVID-19 positive patients at Ascension Via Christi Hospital, although one patient, who was previously on [...]

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The show will go on this year for the 12th Annual Nelson’s Landing Benefit despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but this time it will be in a virtual format. The benefit, which typically includes events such as an auction and a golf tournament, will only consist of t-shirt purchases and virtual donations through the Nelson’s [...]

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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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The Kansas Supreme Court has affirmed drug-related convictions for a Riley County man stemming from a 2015 sting operation at a Manhattan motel. The high court ruled Friday the Riley County District Court did not err by allowing the State to present evidence that Anthony Brazzle sold methamphetamine to undercover detectives roughly a week prior [...]

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The Kansas Court of Appeals panel will hear oral arguments next week by video conference including a case from Riley County. The judges will hear an appeal in State v. Daniel Earl Genson III. Genson was charged with failing to register under the Kansas Offender Registration Act. Genson raised an insanity defense and claims he [...]

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