Updated Thursday morning: Firefighters were called to the Riverchase Mobile Home Park north of Manhattan at about two p.m. Wednesday, with damage estimated at nearly $20,000 to the structure and contents. The owner of the mobile home is listed as Lisa Volpent, with Kerrie Volpent the occupant. There were no injuries. The cause is not known although Riley County Fire Chief Pat Collins tells KMAN it appears the fire started in a rear bedroom, more than likely caused by an electrical short in the outlet. It’s not known if it was a wiring issue or if it was over-loaded. ###…
Author: KMAN Staff
Megan Deines scored 24 points and Breanna Lewis and Kindred Wesemann added 16 apiece to key a furious second half comeback by Kansas State but in the end Iowa State was able to make key free throws and hang on for an 84-79 victory in the Big 12 opener for both teams Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum. K-State never led in the game but played the Cyclones close early, trailing only 8-7 with five minutes left in the first quarter. However, Iowa State which is one of the better three-point shooting teams in the conference got untracked and built their…
As swollen rivers pushed to heights not seen in nearly a quarter-century, residents tried to get to higher ground as floodwaters began spilling over the federal levees protecting some communities and farmland.
In the shadow of a famous mural of Bill Cosby, people in Washington reacted to the news of his arraignment in a sex assault charge, calling the news “unfortunate”, but “just”.
Updated noon Thursday: Two people are now charged with attempted first degree murder in the Tuesday shooting in rural St. George. Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck tells KMAN Dakota Fair, 18, as previously announced, is charged with attempted first degree or the alternative attempted second degree murder, criminal discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle, aggravated battery, conspiracy to possess methamphetamine, and criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Bond is set at $250,000. Also charged now is Melissa Umscheid, 21, of rural Wamego –also with attempted first or second degree murder and the other charges listed…
TOPEKA — A Democratic legislator in Kansas says safety problems at a state mental hospital should prompt employee firings, but a Republican lawmaker argues it’s too early to call for such actions. Democratic Rep. Jim Ward of Wichita and GOP Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook sparred during a legislative committee hearing Tuesday over safety issues at Osawatomie State Hospital. Federal officials said earlier this month that the Medicare program would stop paying for patient care at the mental hospital in eastern Kansas. Among multiple issues, federal officials cited a report that a patient raped an employee in October. Ward said in the…
On a special edition of In Focus, Cathy Dawes and Erik Stone took a look back at the year 2015.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Lawrence police say a 16-year-old boy is in custody after his grandmother was found dead in her home. Police Sgt. Trent McKinley says officers went to the woman’s home Monday night after the boy reported that he found 67-year-old Deborah Bretthauer dead. McKinley says officers found obvious signs of traumatic injuries on the victim when they arrived. The boy was arrested after a police interview. The suspect’s name has not been released.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Kansas state officials are considering stiffer penalties for water violations. The Huthinson News that the higher penalties are among four proposed changes that state water officials plan to present to Gov. Sam Brownback’s office by Feb. 1. The plan is the result of 500 meetings and 15,000 comments over the past couple of years. They’re all part of Brownback’s effort to develop ideas to preserve and extend the state’s water resources. The plan proposes fines for failing to provide water use information, unauthorized diversions, failure to install a flowmeter, tampering with a meter and falsifying a water…
Yesterday afternoon at approximately 2:50 p.m., Riley County Police filed a residential burglary report in the 600 block of north ninth street in Manhattan. 22-year old Parker Ruskamp and 24-year old Jeffrey Czajkowski reported that an unknown suspect entered their residence and stole various electronics and personal items. Loss is estimated at around $1,795.