Symphony in the Flint Hills has cancelled for the second year in a row, this time due to COVID-19. The event had been scheduled for June 13 in Wabaunsee County. The event typically unites 7,000 people from across the country on a private pasture in the Flint Hills for prairie walks, inspirational talks, cowboy poetry [...]
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U.S. Senator Jerry Moran is calling for widespread testing to get Kansas and the national economy back on its feet. The Manhattan Senator joined a conference call of medical experts from the University of Kansas Health System and Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman. Moran says he plans to do everything [...]
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The financial impact of COVID-19 is starting to be felt in the Manhattan area. Goodcents has announced the closure of one of its two Manhattan restaurants. The company said in a release Friday that the financial realities during the ongoing pandemic were too much for the 900 Hayes Drive location to overcome. The last day [...]
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A body found in Wildcat Creek over the weekend has been identified as that of a Manhattan man missing since late February. The Riley County Police Department said Thursday that following an autopsy it was determined to be 39-year-old Robert Weixelman. He hadn’t been seen by his family since February 21. RCPD’s Emergency Dispatch Center [...]
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Social gatherings aren’t happening for the foreseeable future, but event organizers with Heartland Stampede are proceeding with this year’s show, at least for now. The concert is planned in Topeka’s Heartland Motorsports Park June 25-27. On Thursday, event organizers inadvertently sent out an email blast urging the public to hurry and buy tickets before prices [...]
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The first round of Manhattan Business Emergency Assistance Loans were distributed this week from the City of Manhattan’s Economic Development Fund. All told, 47 local businesses have received $208,840 in assistance. Most of those were directly deposited this weeks, within 10 days of the city commission approving the half million dollar loan request from the [...]
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A Manhattan woman who admitted trying to hide fentanyl from police during a 2019 wellness check on her husband could be headed to federal prison. At a sentencing hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Topeka, Chanel Toliver was handed a seven month prison sentence, followed by two years of probation. However, due to her [...]
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An employee at the Manhattan Asian Market has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. Manager Fanny Fang in a video message on the market’s Facebook page said the employee has been in self-quarantine since Sunday when the symptoms began. “The last time this employee worked at the store was on Saturday. This employee’s duties do not [...]
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The shift to online only curriculum has been especially challenging to students in the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine. Assistant Professor of Veterinary Oncology Dr. Raelene Wouda says those fourth year students typically receive hands-on course work for the entirety of their final year. “They spend their time working in the veterinary health center in [...]
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Two people received minor injuries Tuesday morning after part of the third floor of Hale Library collapsed onto the second floor. According to a release from Kansas State University, two non-K-State employees received minor injuries. They were evaluated by EMS and returned to work. The area of the collapse was about 20-by-20 feet and was [...]
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