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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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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Geary County Sheriff Daniel Jackson says his office had to make a heartbreaking decision this week to euthanize the department’s K-9 companion Krew, after a vicious attack on his handler. Jackson, in a news release Thursday said Deputy Robison, the dog’s handler was preparing to respond to an officer reporting a vehicle failing to stop. [...]

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A crowded field of hopefuls for the Republican U.S. Senate seat are making their rounds across Kansas ahead of the Aug. 4 primary. Republican businessman Bob Hamilton, long time owner of a successful plumbing business in the Kansas City area, was in Manhattan Wednesday and spoke with News Radio KMAN. Billing himself as an outsider, the [...]

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Ascension Via Christi has made additional changes to its visitation policy. During Wednesday’s COVID-19 public update, hospital president Bob Copple said the hospital has moved back to more restrictive visitor guidelines, including one person for beginning or end of life matters. “This is really in a response to not only seeing positives in the community [...]

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With two weeks to go until the official start date of the Riley County Fair, yet another adjustment is being made due to COVID-19 restrictions. Earlier this year, the Kaw Valley Rodeo and carnival along with several vendors pulled out of this year’s fair. Riley County K-State Extension Director Gary Fike on Wednesday also announced [...]

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A Riley man was arrested Tuesday on three aggravated charges of violating the offender registration act. RCPD arrested 46-year-old Frank Gibson after a warrant was issued last week. Online court records show Gibson failed to comply with provisions of the Kansas Offender Registration Act from October 2018 through March 2020, three consecutive six-month periods. KBI’s [...]

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Kansas State University says it’s evaluating new guidance announced Monday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which announced Monday modifications to temporary exemptions for some non-immigrant students taking online classes due to the pandemic for the fall 2020 semester. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to publish the procedures and responsibilities in the Federal Register [...]

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A Manhattan restaurant owner bound over last month on 26 charges of sexual abuse against three minors maintains he’s innocent. Bob’s Diner owner Robert Iacobellis entered the not guilty plea during an arraignment hearing Monday in Riley County District Court. Judge Kendra Lewison has set an Aug. 17 status hearing. According to Riley County Attorney [...]

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