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A week after finding out he was the Manhattan’s area’s first positive COVID-19 case, K-State journalism professor Drew Smith is making some progress. He joined “The Game” on News Radio KMAN Thursday to give an update on his health and ongoing battle with not only the coronavirus, but also pneumonia and hepatitis. Smith traveled to [...]

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TOPEKA (AP)- The spread of the coronavirus across Kansas is touching prisons, ranchers and the state’s revenue. Kansas reported at least 168 confirmed cases of the coronavirus Thursday, with three deaths. Unemployment also has spiked because of the economic fallout from the pandemic, with the unemployment claims last week 12 times as high as the [...]

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Ascension Via Christi Dr. Matt Floersch joined News Radio KMAN during the 7 a.m. hour for our daily COVID-19 update in place of President Bob Copple

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Members of the Manhattan Alliance for Peace and Justice called for the resignation of Riley County Commissioner Marvin Rodriguez during Thursday’s Riley County commission meeting. This is due to the comments Rodriguez made during the special meeting on March 18. These comments are being seen as racist since he says the risk of COVID-19 is [...]

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0:00 – Prepare yourself for no football/Bob Bowlsby 12:05 – Mason v Music v John v Movies 26:09 – Trying to cheer Mason up with no opening day 33:00 – How we scratch our sports itch 0:00 – Bob Bowlsby/KSU wins statement region 12:04 – Interview with KSU journalism professor Drew Smith 21:46 – #1 [...]

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MEDICINE LODGE, Kan. — The Kansas National Guard has sent two helicopters to help local firefighters battle wildfires burning about 20-25 miles southwest of Medicine Lodge in Barber County. The agency says in a news release that the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the Kansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation out of Salina are [...]

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TOPEKA, Kan. — The number of jobless workers in Kansas who filed initial unemployment claims last week was 12 times as high as it was the week before as measures to control the spread of the new coronavirus took their toll on the economy. The U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday that Kansas had almost [...]

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Teachers at Frank V. Bergman Elementary may not be able to work at the school for the time being or physically be near their students. However many of them came out Wednesday to parade through neighborhoods, in their cars to show students how much they miss and care about them. The teacher parade traveled through [...]

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The USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden School Board approved an emergency purchase Wednesday of Internet hot spots and iPad insurance, during a special meeting. Doing so will allow students in the district without Internet be able to complete necessary school work to finish out the year from home. This purchase is part of the continuous learning program. [...]

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