RCPD Report: 10/8/20

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 Rural Education Center receives USDA grant to expand innovative robot distance learning program

The Rural Education Center in the Kansas State University College of Education has received its largest grant in history to improve distance learning. The $451,480 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant will be administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilties Service and will support the center’s Rural Enhancement of STEM Education through Tele-Presence [...]

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockJon Pardi premiered Pardi Time, his quarantine-style digital variety show, on CMT this week. You can catch the first episode now. In case you missed it, country supergroup The Highwomen made a virtual stop on The Ton...

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Manhattan City Commission approves repeal of Charter Ordinance No. 44; tax abatement for BEV-HUB expansion

The Manhattan City Commission has amended Charter Ordinance No. 44 to set the purchasing power limit to $50,000. Earlier this year, due to the pandemic, the City Manager’s office saw that spending power increased from $20,000 to $75,000. Commissioner Linda Morse supported the change. “When you get a new accounting system, it seems to me [...]

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Morgan Wallen’s non-socially-distanced partying costs him his spot on ‘Saturday Night Live’

ABC/Image Group LAMorgan Wallen won't appear as the musical guest this weekend on Saturday Night Live as planned, after TikTok videos showed him participating in non-socially-distanced partying in Tuscaloosa after the Alabama v...

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Josh Turner throws it back to the ‘90s with a Club Dance-inspired “I Can Tell by the Way You Dance” video

MCA NashvilleJosh Turner is giving fans ‘90s flashbacks with the new music video for his cover of Vern Gosdin’s “I Can Tell by the Way You Dance.” The clip takes its inspiration from ‘90s country TV program Club Dance, a...

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“I never met a spud I didn’t like”: Dolly Parton reveals her favorite food and cooking habits

ABC/Image Group LADolly Parton is the latest celebrity to take on the “Wired Auto-Complete Interview,” and the superstar reveals some little-known trivia about her favorite food in the process. For one thing, the singer reveals that she&rsq...

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Riley County confirms 9th COVID death; four new cases since Monday

A ninth Riley County resident has died after having tested positive for COVID-19. The Riley County Health Department confirmed Wednesday that the 72-year-old man died Wednesday after testing positive less than two weeks earlier, on Sept. 25. Health officials say he was not associated with any outbreaks in the county. The ninth death comes as [...]

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Miranda Lambert’s Muttnation Foundation aids pets impacted by Hurricane Laura

ABC/Mark LevineMiranda Lambert is providing some relief for the families and their pets who have been impacted by Hurricane Laura. Her nonprofit organization, Muttnation Foundation, is partnering with Tractor Supply and Greater Good Charities to ass...

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