School is in session Monday at USD 378 Riley County Schools. The district was recently notified that a grade school staff member there tested positive for the coronavirus. Those who were close contacts of the individual, meaning they spent 10 minutes or longer with the staff member, are being personally notified by the school administration. Close [...]

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Despite being located over 120 miles from Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO, via I-70, Manhattan, KS, may be home to the world’s largest collection of Kansas City Chiefs-related memorabilia. Curt Herrman, Chiefs super-fan and owner of the potentially record-breaking collection, began building his “Chiefseum,” as he puts it, when he was just eight-years old. [...]

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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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2:30 p.m. Saturday update The man shot by Riley County Police early Friday, after an hours long standoff, has died. Lawrence Police announced that 41-year-old Jarred Kemp died from his injuries Saturday morning. He was being treated at a Topeka hospital. No other details have been released by LPD, who are investigating the case. Body [...]

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The month of September went out like a lamb in terms of new coronavirus cases reported in the Kansas State University community. Lafene Health Center confirmed 40 positive cases between Sept. 21 and Sept. 25, for a 5.41 percent positive rate among those tested. That’s the lowest percent positive rate since the school year began. [...]

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Kansas State University continues to show importance of diversity and inclusion. In light of the recent ruling in the Breonna Taylor case in Kentucky, on Wednesday, the K-State President for Student Life along with the Multicultural Diversity and Inclusion Officer and others hosted a Day of Remembrance event. The event included a come-and-go vigil as [...]

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Kansas State University saw a 4 percent drop in enrollment this fall across all campuses, largely attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Manhattan campus alone saw a 6.1 percent dip in all students, with the majority coming in undergraduate student enrollment which is down 6.9 percent. Overall enrollment was at 20,854, down 865 students from [...]

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Kansas officials may be reaching for the stars, but remain hopeful that the U.S. Space Command will choose the Sunflower State for the relocation of its headquarters over others in the 26 states selected. The Air Force said it expects to select a location in early 2021 but it will take up to six years [...]

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Leslie Campbell, Pottawatomie County health director, spoke to KMAN Wednesday about the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine operation. While the goal of the operation, known as Operation Warp Speed, is to have the first what will eventually be about 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses available by January of 2021, local residents may not have access right [...]

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