Records were broken, cars were swept away, and homes were evacuated during Monday’s substantial rainfall. KMAN spoke with Riley County Emergency Management Director, Pat Collins about the flash flooding. Pat Collins interview
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The last time Manhattan received the amount of rainfall in such a short time frame as the city got Monday night was 1908. That’s according to Manhattan Public Works director Rob Ott, who provides details about problem spots..
An Arizona attorney who previously represented one of the two suspects in a deadly shooting outside a suburban Dallas venue hosting a provocative contest for Prophet Muhammad cartoons remembers him as kind and gentle, devoutly Muslim man.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appeared intensely emotional for the first time in the lengthy Boston bombing trial Monday as his family members testified in a Boston federal courtroom.
A cluster of storms caused problems in the Manhattan area, with flash flooding reported throughout the Manhattan area. Meteorologist Jennifer Bowen with the National Weather Service Office in Topeka tells us more:
The nation’s largest muslim advocacy group spoke out against Sunday’s attack on a provocative contest for cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
A 25-year-old police officer shot in the head over the weekend while attempting to stop a man suspected of carrying a handgun, died Monday from his injuries. He is the third New York City officer slain on duty in five months.
https://soundcloud.com/1015krock/pat-collins-interview-from-riley-county-emergency-preparedness-050415 Heavy rains late Monday afternoon and early Monday evening dumped more than 4 inches of rain on the Manhattan area in a two-hour span causing massive flooding street closures and some damage. As of 8:25 p.m. 4.25 inches of rain had fallen at the KMAN Studios on Casement road and it was still coming down. The Roundabout at Bluemont Avenue was flooded and some motorists were stranded for at least two hours, there was also a closure on Manhattan Avenue and flooding on side streets including Campus Creek Drive and Vattier. Riley County Emergency Managmement Director Pat Collins says…
Riley County Police have issued an emergency accident reporting phase in reference to the flooding in and around Manhattan. Some areas, such as the K-State campus and Aggieville, have entirely flooded roads. Officer encourage individuals to stay of the roads if possible. Reports have been heard of power lines down and sparking in water, vehicles stuck in standing water, and possible lightning strikes near houses. These are all preliminary reports heard from area residents. Stay tuned to News Radio 1350 KMAN for updates on the flooding issues.
One of the individuals involved in a kidnapping case late last year was sentenced in Riley County District Court Monday afternoon. “I’m just asking the court to have mercy on me”. That was a statement made by Kaywaun Washington during his sentencing in Chief Judge, Meryl Wilson’s courtroom. Washington was arrested for charges, including kidnapping, back in October of last year. Reports indicate Washington, along with other male suspects, reportedly held two women at gunpoint. After Washington gave his ending statement, his attorney, Britian Stites called a couple of indiviudals to the stand: one RCPD employee and the mother of…