A residential fire was reported in the city of Belvue overnight. Pottawatomie County Emergency Management Director Chris Trudo tells KMAN fire departments from Belvue, Wamego and Louisville responded along with the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, EMS and Emergency Management. The fire was reported at about 11:30 Thursday night and was quickly brought under control. HoweverTrudo says overhaul was difficult to accomplish due to construction issues. No one was home at the time of the fire and the cause remains undetermined at this time.
Author: KMAN Staff
A tornado hit the tiny northern Illinois town of Fairdale, killing one person, injuring seven and sweeping homes off their foundations, as part of a storm system that pummeled a large swath of the country.
An armed man kidnapped a woman, shot a Census Bureau guard and led police on a car chase through Maryland and Washington, D.C., on Thursday before authorities cornered him in an exchange of gunfire, police said. The guard died at a hospital.
A special Riley County Law Board work session took place on Thursday night. At the session Riley County Police Department leaders talked about their command structure, and efforts to mold the program to be efficient and fair. RCPD Director Bradley Schoen briefed the board on the “Intelligence Lead Policing” philosophy used by the department. It includes data mining records to help forecast crime, and allocate resources to achieve the greatest impact. The department uses an analyst to chart regions of likely activity, and patrols are more frequent in these places. A repeat offender system also tracks individuals, but officials said…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Edinson Volquez must have gotten tired from all the times he tipped his cap. He certainly didn’t labor much on the mound. Volquez dazzled over eight innings in his Royals debut, and Kansas City’s defense made a series of spectacular plays behind him in a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday that finish off a season-opening three-game sweep. “Unbelievable,” said Volquez, who allowed one run on four hits in his first start since signing a $20 million, two-year deal with the Royals in the offseason. “We have the best defense in baseball right…
Dash cam video just released shows a black man killed by a white officer in North Charleston, South Carolina, getting out of his car and running after a traffic stop for a broken tail light.
Former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez, right, sits with defense attorney Charles Rankin, left, before the jury began deliberations in his murder trial Thursday, April 9, 2015, in Fall River, Mass. Hernandez is charged with killing Odin Lloyd.
K-State released the following press release on Thursday morning: MANHATTAN — A $250,000 gift from Abaxis to the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University helps establish the new Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases. The center is an interdisciplinary research center with a mission to combat vector-borne diseases with a focus on pathogenesis, surveillance and disease prevention. “We are deeply appreciative of Abaxis for helping support the center,” said Roman Ganta, professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology and director of the center. “This gift will in part allow us to promote the advancement of knowledge on vector-borne diseases…
The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced their March bids, and a large Riley County project is on the list of approved projects. The construction will improve the north junction of Highway U.S. 24 and K-13 south to east junction of U.S. 24 and K-177. This will be a milling and overlay project for 5.6 miles of roadway. Shilling Construction and Asphalt, out of Manhattan, will complete the work. The price estimate for the project is $5,093,570.75.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy talked to Fort Riley Employment Readiness Program Manager, Kristina Springer and intern, Jenna Osterman. She also spoke with Flint Hills Christian School Administrator, Tim McDonald and Manhattan Catholic Schools Principal, Scott Hulshoff. Fort Riley-segment 1 Fort Riley-segment 2 McDonald and Hulshoff-segment 1 McDonald and Hulshoff-segment 2