Kansas State University will proceed with the creation of the Institute for Global Food, Health and Biosecurity, pending $5 million in funding from the state legislature. At a virtual meeting of the Board of Regents last week, Provost Chuck Taber said the effort would be designed to compliment the global food systems work which is [...]

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Manhattan City Commissioners clashed Tuesday while discussing the beginnings of a plan to recover from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Usha Reddi raised the idea of forming a recovery task force during the Commission’s bi-weekly legislative session held via Zoom. While the planning is in early stages, Reddi proposed involving Manhattan City [...]

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K-State administrators discussed the possibility of implementing furloughs during a virtual town hall with university faculty and staff Tuesday. It is yet to be determined who would be affected by potential furloughs and for how long, but Jay Stephens, the K-State vice president for human capital services, says these measures would be better than laying off [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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K-State has been working to bring parts of their enrollment and recruitment process online now that on-campus summer activities have been canceled through July. K-State Vice President of Communications and Marketing Jeff Morris: He says part of the process has been creating virtual tours for prospective students. As for the status of whether there will [...]

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One person was air lifted from a motor vehicle accident Monday near St. George. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says the crash, which occurred around 11 a.m. involved two passenger cars at the intersection of Highway 24 and Blackjack Road. Both cars were eastbound at the time of the crash. The drivers of both vehicles [...]

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Facing uncertainty ahead of the 2021 budget year, the Riley County Law Board Monday directed Riley County Police Department leadership to bring back a zero budget proposal to next month’s meeting. Law Board member and Manhattan City Commissioner Wynn Butler says with no sales tax coming in and grim revenue projections, the increase for RCPD [...]

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The Manhattan City Commission will consider settling a debt agreement of more than $5,000 for city sewer service with Riley County Commissioner Ron Wells. Tuesday’s consent agenda includes the agreement which would resolve connectivity issues after it was discovered in 2017 that a Wells family property was receiving free sewer service at 3605 and 3609 [...]

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