Updated 5:30 a.m. Friday– Marshall County Public Information Officer Sonya Stohs says power has been restored to Frankfort and streets were passable by 5 p.m. Thursday evening. #### The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department indicates there’s been extensive damage in Frankfort, due to an early morning storm that went through the town. Numerous structures were impacted, with mainly roof damage. However traffic is being discouraged in the town until emergency clean-up crews can remove debris. Frankfort is located closet to the junction of Highways 99 and 9. A news release from Public Information Officer Sonya Stohs, with information directly from…
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A separate news release regarding a drug-related arrest is filed under a separate heading on the website. ### A 41-year-old Manhattan man faces two warrants for failure to appear from Geary County. Richard Jackson was arrested on Wednesday afternoon at about 2:40 while at the Riley County Police Department. Jackson’s bond was set at $10,000. And Riley County Police arrested Timothy Suderman, 43, of Manhattan for criminal threat late Wednesday morning. Suderman was taken into custody while at the Riley County Police Department on the warrant for criminal threat, with a bond of $7,000. The warrant stemmed from an incident in September of…
(Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics) By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications LAWRENCE, Kan. – The K-State volleyball team overcame a 2-1 deficit against KU on Wednesday to beat the Jayhawks in five sets (25-19, 23-25, 14-25, 25-22, 15-8) on the road at Horejsi Family Athletics Center in this season’s first edition of the Sunflower Showdown. With the win, the Wildcats (14-2, 1-1 Big 12) snapped a four-match losing streak to the Jayhawks (12-4, 0-2 Big 12) as well as an 11-match losing streak in conference road matches. “I thought we were resilient,” said K-State head coach Suzie Fritz. “Just like…
Members of the Riley County Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit arrested a McPherson man for several drug offenses on October 1, 2014 at approximately 11:40 PM. This arrest comes after an ongoing investigation into the distribution of illegal drugs in the Manhattan and Riley County Area. Melvin Kirk, 61, of 1983 Navajo Road, McPherson, Kansas was arrested in the 900 block of Pottawatomie in southern Manhattan by detectives. He was arrested for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia at the felony level, and interference with law enforcement. Kirk…
The Tokyo Fire Department released video of rescue efforts following Saturday’s eruption of Mount Ontake in central Japan. It shows firefighters and military troops carrying injured people as plumes of smoke pour from the volcano behind them
The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. initially went to a Dallas emergency room last week but was sent home, despite telling a nurse that he had been in disease-ravaged West Africa, the hospital acknowledged Wednesday.
Updated noon Thursday: The fire at Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill in Manhattan has been ruled by fire investigators to be accidental due to combustible materials being placed too close to a heat source. That was the word late Thursday morning from Manhattan Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes. As reported earlier Thursday morning, firefighters were called to the restaurant just before one a.m. and were on the scene until after four. Damage to the structure and contents is estimated to total $150,000. Damage was contained to the kitchen area including the kitchen hood system and duct.It’s unknown how long the…
Several items on Wednesday night’s Manhattan Ogden USD 383 school board meeting were approved. Kids Voting Kansas is a part of Kids Voting USA, which provides elementary and secondary students the opportunity to participate in the voting process within their schools. The school district has participated in this process during both the 2008 and 2010 elections. The board unanimously approved this year’s program as well. — Two improvement projects were brought up, as bids have been submitted for both projects. Manhattan High School’s east campus has had significant storm water problems, and sidewalk and fence improvements are needed for the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A former Kansas Bureau of Investigation administrator has been disbarred by the state Supreme Court after pleading guilty earlier this year to sexual exploitation of a child. Former KBI deputy director Kyle G. Smith was third in line at the bureau last November when an agency secretary found a photo of a teenage girl engaged in sexually explicit conduct that was traced to Smith’s email account. Smith pleaded guilty earlier this year and was sentenced to 32 months in prison, which was suspended and he was placed on probation for three years. He also must register as…
The Royals are heading to the ALDS! Mitch Holthus joins the show in hour 1. Cole Manbeck, Powercat Gameday blogger, kicks off hour 2. Around College Football and You Can’t Be Serious also in hour 2.