People look through rubble, Thursday, May 7, 2015, in an area damaged by severe weather a day earlier, in Oklahoma City. Authorities are assessing the damage from spring storms that spawned more than a dozen suspected tornadoes in the southern Plains, destroying dozens of homes, causing flooding and forcing the evacuation of Oklahoma City’s main airport. At least 12 people were injured but there were no reports of deaths.
Author: KMAN Staff
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Governor’s Military Council Executive Director, John Armbrust and outgoing Dean of College of Business Administration at Kansas State University, Ali Malekzadeh. John Armbrust-segment 1 John Armbrust-segment 2 Ali Malekzadeh-segment 1 Ali Malekzadeh-segment 2
Due to large amounts of rainfall, the water level in Tuttle Creek Lake is expected to rise substantially over the coming weekend, according to a press release issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Thursday afternoon. The increase in storm waters from the rivers flowing into Tuttle Creek Lake will likely result in a 15 to 20 foot rise in the lake by early next week. The dam is safe and can handle the increased flows.A large storm system across southeastern Nebraska on May 6, just above Fairbury and Beatrice, indicated Doppler radar estimates of rainfall from a large…
The Junction City Police Department and the United States Marshals Service are asking for the public’s assistance in locating and apprehending a fugitive wanted by the United States Marshal’s Service. The Marshal’s Service believes the wanted subject, Heidi Lynn Webster, has ties to the Manhattan/Junction City area and that persons may have information on her whereabouts. The Junction City Police are asking that no one attempts to apprehend Webster, but call their local Police or the Junction City Police at 785-762-5912 or Crimestoppers at 785-762-TIPS or the US Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force in Topeka at 785-295-2775. You may also…
A former private in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Riley has been indicted on charges of stealing his fellow soldiers’ identities, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom reported yesterday (Thursday). Todd M. Newbrough was charged on Wednesday with four counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, four counts of aggravated identity theft and one count of computer fraud. The crimes are alleged to have occurred at various times from 2011 to 2015 at Fort Riley. The indictment alleges Newbrough used personal identifying information of fellow soldiers to obtain lines of credit and credit cards in their names. He got…
A demolition permit application has been received at Manhattan’s Code Services Office for the old Sears wing at the Manhattan Town Center. Still no official word on what will be located there, but Town Center General Manager Allen Raynor tells KMAN negotiations are pending and near completion. KMAN has been working on this story since early in the year, but negotiations have apparently been taking some time. The Sears at the Town Center has been closed since last fall.
The verdict of not guilty came in just before noon Thursday–earlier report follows: After closing arguments in the rape trial involving an August of 2014 incident, jury deliberation began. “This was a date rape”. That was a statement given by Prosecuting State Attorney, Wes Garrison during the final day of the jury trial for Fort Riley soldier, Sean Wedgwood, who is charged in an alleged rape crime that is said to have taken place at the Carmike Seth Child Cinema movie theater parking lot. This case has been held the past couple days in Riley County District Court Judge, David…
Little Apple Toyota, Manhattan, honored more than 300 teachers in their trade area Tuesday, with a reception, door prizes and the official drawing to determine the winner of a brand new Toyota Yaris. The grand prize winner of a 2015 Toyota Yaris was Shannon Echevarria a teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in Junction City. This is the tenth year the dealership has given away a new car to an area teacher and the 11th year their sister business Capital City Nissan has given away a vehicle.
A Manhattan woman facing several charges in Dickinson County was arrested by Riley County Police Wednesday afternoon, with a bond of $125,000. Thursday’s Riley County Police report indicates that at approximately 4:45 PM Wednesday RCPD arrested Rachelle Gloth, 24, while in the 2100 block of Fort Riley Boulevard. Gloth was arrested on four warrants originating out of Dickinson County, for failure to report to court services, two counts of failure to appear, and violation of a protective order. Details about the original charges were not available. ### The Riley County Police Department made two arrests early Thursday morning involving marijuana…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A federal magistrate has entered a not guilty plea on behalf of a Topeka man charged with conspiracy in a plot to bomb the Fort Riley military base. Alexander E. Blair stood silent at his arraignment Wednesday on a criminal information accusing him of conspiring with John T. Booker, Jr., in the planned attack. The court then entered the plea for him. Previously Blair had initially been charged with failing to report the plot to authorities, but the conspiracy charge unsealed Tuesday is more serious. A status conference was set for June 8th. U.S. Magistrate Judge…