COLBY-A heavy winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in northwest Kansas, forcing the closure of at least one area highway. The National Weather Service says the heaviest snowfall was from Atwood to Colby, where about 20 inches of snow was recorded early Wednesday. Heavy snowfall was also reported in Sharon Springs, which got about a foot of snow, and Goodland, which recorded about 7 inches of snow. The Kansas Department of Transportation says a section of U.S. Highway 36 west of Atwood was closed Wednesday because of the weather. U.S. Interstate 70 in western Kansas reopened earlier…
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ATCHISON-Authorities have taken a person into custody in connection with an online threat to a northeast Kansas college. The St. Joseph News-Press reports (http://bit.ly/1l5Bhcb ) security was increased at Benedictine College late Tuesday after an anonymous threat posted on the social networking site YikYak. Atchison police Chief Mike Wilson says authorities arrested one person associated with the comments, but formal charges hadn’t been filed early Wednesday. Benedictine spokesman Steve Johnson says security had been stepped up on the campus after the comments were posted. He says classes are being held as scheduled Wednesday on the campus, which is located about…
HIAWATHA– A school bus carrying about 20 students has rolled over in northeast Kansas, injuring students onboard. The Brown County Sheriff’s Department told MSCnews (http://bit.ly/1Of8Bau ) the accident involving the school bus from the Hiawatha school district occurred early Wednesday in Hiawatha. Brown County Sheriff John Merchant says about 20 students were on the bus, and all were taken to a hospital for assessment. Merchant says the students’ injuries don’t appear to be life-threatening. He says the students range in age from elementary school to high school. Details of what caused the accident are still under investigation. Merchant also says…
The Junction City Police Department has yet another scam to report–the second in as many days. According to Lt. Jeff Childs, JCPD has received numerous calls from citizens regarding telephone calls that they have received from persons identifying themselves as IRS agents. The subjects are telling the person that receives the call that they owe back taxes and that if they do not send payment right away that they will be arrested. The Junction City Police Department wants to inform the citizens of Junction City that this is a scam and not to send any money or give any personal information to…
A New Hampshire man was taken into custody by Riley County Police Tuesday after being extradited from his home state on a probation warrant. Ivan Beaulieu, 23, of Rollinsford, New Hampshire was arrested at approximately 8:47 AM at the Riley County Police Department after being extradited from New Hampshire. The original warrant was related to Aggravated Arson, Felony Criminal Damage to Property, and theft. The Riley County District Court issued this as a no bond warrant. KMAN’s records indicate Beaulieu was arrested about a year ago from an incident involving burned carpet and clothing that belonged to a roommate and…
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes speaks with Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 School Board member David Colburn and Asst. Supt. Eric Reid: Manhattan Christian College President Kevin Ingram:
Chickens will now be allowed within the city limits of Wamego. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, City Manager Merl Page again introduced the ordinance allowing chickens. This issue had been tabled at two earlier meetings, but was approved by a vote of 3 to 1 with Mayor Cliff Baughman opposed. Commissioner Bill Ditto was absent. The ordinance restricts chickens to only single-family detached residences, and only four (4) hens (no roosters) will be allowed at each residence. The ordinance restricts the slaughter of chickens outside, and they must be kept in a secure enclosure to be maintained and cleaned on…
Parcel relocation had Manhattan City Commissioner’s talking last night, as they dove into the tense topic of rezoning. Assistant Director of Planning, Eric Cattell spoke to commissioners as they considered the first reading of an ordinance that would rezone 142 parcels located east of City Park, from a Four-Family Residential District to a Single-Family Residential District. The rezoning discussion comes as the city works to implement the recently adopted Manhattan Urban Area Comprehensive Plan update, that identifies several areas on the west and east sides of the K-State Campus as a priority for rezoning in an effort to address the…
State investigators looking into the fatal police shooting of a black Minneapolis man during a scuffle have several partial videos of the incident but won’t release them despite demands from protesters, an official said Tuesday.
Hannover’s police chief says authorities have canceled a friendly soccer match between Germany and the Netherlands because they had “concrete information” about a bomb threat.