Active duty soldiers at Fort Riley may soon be mandated to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Gen. Perry Wiggins, who heads up Gov. Laura Kelly’s military council spoke about the potential mandate Thursday on KMAN’s In Focus. According to the New York Times, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said previously he would not be comfortable with [...]

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Local medical professionals gave their reasoning for the USD 383 mask mandate to the school board Wednesday. The mask mandate is also a part of the district’s reopening plan for the 2021-22 school year.  The board heard several public comments against, stating concerns over student mental and physical health. Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade brought on [...]

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Riley County Police say USD 378 Riley County Schools were scammed out of over $115,000. According to the Thursday’s incident report, an employee was scammed by an unknown person pretending to be part of an insurance company to send them money. The scam occurred Wednesday, with an exact loss of $115,388. Police are asking anyone [...]

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A Kansas State University employee has been arrested for possessing and trading child pornography. According to a release from K-State Police Wednesday, 60-year-old William Hynek, Jr. was charged Tuesday with sexual exploitation of a child and internet trading in child pornography. This followed a July 30 tip received about a report of computer crimes. He [...]

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