‘About a dozen’ remain unemployed at NBAF after firings and rehirings

By KROCK Staff|2025-02-22T08:59:52-06:00February 22nd, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: avian flu response, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, federal workforce reduction, government employee terminations, Manhattan Kansas federal jobs, NBAF layoffs, Trump administration layoffs, USDA efficiency plan, USDA job cuts|Comments Off on ‘About a dozen’ remain unemployed at NBAF after firings and rehirings

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11 employees of local research center among those fired in USDA cuts

By KROCK Staff|2025-02-22T08:54:02-06:00February 22nd, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Comments Off on 11 employees of local research center among those fired in USDA cuts

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Manhattan Man’s Alleged Lewd Conduct Lands Him in Jail

By KROCK Staff|2025-02-21T16:50:27-06:00February 21st, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: Riley County|Comments Off on Manhattan Man’s Alleged Lewd Conduct Lands Him in Jail

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Firings and rehirings at NBAF have created ‘mess’ at disease lab, says source

By KROCK Staff|2025-02-21T06:50:15-06:00February 21st, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: animal disease research, Biosafety Level 4 lab, federal workforce reductions, Manhattan Kansas USDA, NBAF avian flu response, NBAF layoffs, NBAF rehiring, Trump administration cuts, USDA employee cuts, zoonotic disease research|Comments Off on Firings and rehirings at NBAF have created ‘mess’ at disease lab, says source

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RCPD is ‘breaking up with Fake Patty’s Day,’ director says

By KROCK Staff|2025-02-20T13:16:27-06:00February 20th, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: Aggieville bar specials, Aggieville celebrations, Fake Patty's Day, Fake Patty’s Day safety, K-State student events, Kansas college events, Manhattan Kansas events, Manhattan public safety, RCPD enforcement, Riley County Police Department|Comments Off on RCPD is ‘breaking up with Fake Patty’s Day,’ director says

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Federal grant freeze may limit USD 383’s Summer STEM program

By KROCK Staff|2025-02-20T11:54:09-06:00February 20th, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: DoDEA grant freeze, federal education funding, Kansas school board news, Manhattan-Ogden schools, military family education, school budget cuts, STARBASE program, STEM education funding, Summer STEM program, USD 383 funding freeze|Comments Off on Federal grant freeze may limit USD 383’s Summer STEM program

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USDA says it accidentally fired some officials working on bird flu response and is trying to rehire them

By KROCK Staff|2025-02-18T17:42:48-06:00February 18th, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: animal disease research, avian flu response, bird flu outbreak, government employee terminations, highly pathogenic avian influenza, NBAF firings, Trump administration workforce reductions, USDA hiring, USDA job cuts, USDA layoffs|Comments Off on USDA says it accidentally fired some officials working on bird flu response and is trying to rehire them

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‘High-level’ official working on bird flu response among those fired at NBAF

By KROCK Staff|2025-02-18T12:11:48-06:00February 18th, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: animal disease research, avian influenza, bird flu response, Manhattan Kansas news, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, NBAF layoffs, Trump administration workforce cuts, USDA APHIS, USDA job cuts|Comments Off on ‘High-level’ official working on bird flu response among those fired at NBAF

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Protest against Trump, Musk gathers at city hall amid massive federal cuts

By KROCK Staff|2025-02-18T10:27:50-06:00February 18th, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Tags: Elon Musk government cuts, federal job layoffs, Fort Riley workforce cuts, Indivisible MHK protest, Manhattan Kansas protests, NBAF layoffs, political activism, Trump administration cuts|Comments Off on Protest against Trump, Musk gathers at city hall amid massive federal cuts

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Source: At least 28 NBAF employees fired as part of USDA’s cuts

By KROCK Staff|2025-02-17T14:04:59-06:00February 17th, 2025|Categories: Local News, Manhattan|Comments Off on Source: At least 28 NBAF employees fired as part of USDA’s cuts

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