The city of Manhattan will again require staff and visitors to wear masks in indoor facilities starting Monday. City Manager Ron Fehr announced the mandate in a Friday afternoon press release, noting that the requirement is only for the city-operated facilities and does not mean that there’s a city-wide mask ordinance. Fehr says the decision [...]

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The first legislative redistricting public input listening session will be Monday morning in Manhattan. The joint House and Senate committees on redistricting will meet at nine in the ballroom of the K-State Union, launching a five-day, 14 city tour of the state. Each stop includes a 75-minute hearing. U.S. Census numbers from last year are [...]

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The Manahttan Area Convention and Visitors Bureau says the recovery from last year’s lack of visitors because of the pandemic continues. Executive Director Karen Hibbard tells KMAN that, at the end of June, the hotel occupancy rate was 50-point-six percent for the year. While the July numbers aren’t official, Hibbard did note that the final [...]

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The National Bio and Agro Defense Facility continues to transition services from Plum Island to its facility here in Manhattan. Part of that transition includes developing a new inventory system for bio-materials. Dr. Chuck Dodd is the Transition Program Manager at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center. Dr. Dodd is also overseeing the massive undertaking [...]

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Riley County commissioners dismissed a mask mandate recommendation for county employees on Monday. Health Department Director Julie Gibbs, Human Resource Manager Elizabeth Wad, and Assistant EMS Director Josh Gering brought the recommendation to the commission. Ward says this is based on guidance from health professionals. Ward says if they do not take protective actions, a [...]

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Delta-variant driven increases in coronavirus cases have resulted in three people needing treatment in the ICU at Manhattan’s Ascension Via Christi. Hospital president Bob Copple tells KMAN it’s an unusual situation as staffing usually allows for one-to-two or one-to-three caregiver-to-patient care. Copple says ten people are being treated for COVID currently at Ascension Via Christi. [...]

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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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