KMAN’s Cathy Dawes spoke with Riley County Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director Pat Collins: North Central Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging Ex. Dir. Julie Govert Walter and Lead Insurance Counselor Karen Mayse: Riley County Attorney Barry Wilkerson: U-S Congressman Tim Huelskamp of Kansas:
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Riley County Police officers and fire officials responded to a vehicle fire in the 1000 block of Temple Lane in Manhattan at approximately 12:40 a.m. Thursday. When officers arrived they found an unknown color Cadillac Escalade fully engulfed in fire. The vehicle was unoccupied and was a total loss. Due to the extent of the damage caused by the fire the owner(s) have not been identified. Officers filed an arson report and the investigation is on-going. ### A Manhattan teenager faces charges following his arrest early Thursday morning. Riley County Police were dispatched to the 900 block of Garden Way in…
A Chapman man faces robbery charges in Junction City and other jurisdictions, following his arrest by Dickinson county law enforcement authorities. Travis Moreland, 23, was taken into custody while Dickinson County Sheriff’s and Abilene Police Departments were investigating an incident that had taken place in their jurisdiction. The Junction City Police Department had been investigating a series of Hotel Robberies that took place in Junction City during the month of December. On December first at about 4:12 a.m., the Express Inn & Suites, located at 1214 S. Washington Street was robbed by a single suspect. December second at approximately 8:45…
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. ###…
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.