Riley County residents who live close to rivers and creeks may want to be on the look-out. That’s according to Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins who tells KMAN most of the county received two inches of rain Thursday, with expectations for the Kansas River to crest around 17 feet. Collins says that could cause problems up Wildcat Creek if we get a lot more rain. And in fact, The National Weather service is forecasting more rain this weekend. Those residents who live close to rivers and creeks should be aware that Thursday night’s rains have caused some rivers…
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And you think you’re having a bad day? KMAN News is trying to get further details on this incident, occurring at Everett and Churchill Way Friday morning.
US officials expressed anger and disappointment Thursday over Russia’s decision to grant asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden. The White House said it was ‘not a positive development’ for US-Russia relations and is considering its next steps.
Ann Arbor police investigating the fatal shooting of a University of Michigan medical student are asking for the public’s help in identifying a potential witness.
Special delivery from the post office _ beer, wine and spirits, if Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has his way. Donahoe said delivery of alcoholic beverages is on his wish list as the agency considers ways to raise revenue and save money.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) President Barack Obama has nominated Kansas Supreme Court Justice Nancy Moritz to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The White House announced the Democratic president’s nomination Thursday, and it immediately drew support from Republican U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas. Moran called Moritz “highly qualified” and said he intends to vote for her confirmation. The 53-year-old Moritz has served on the state’s highest court since 2011, having been appointed by outgoing Democratic Gov. Mark Parkinson. She previously spent seven years on the Kansas Court of Appeals. The Denver-based 10th Circuit court handles cases from Colorado, Kansas,…
AUGUSTA, Kan. (AP) The recent spate of wet weather has caused flash floods and other headaches in much of Kansas, but the rain is also replenishing some lakes that communities rely on for water. In Butler County east of Wichita, Santa Fe Lake and Augusta City Lake both dried up amid severe drought two years ago. KWCH-TV reports that Santa Fe Lake is now overflowing. Workers are pumping water into a nearby retention pond. Augusta city Lake is also filling back up. Both lakes help supply water to the cities of Augusta and Mulvane and two rural water districts. Augusta…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say they’re confident they’ve found a car involved in a hit-and-run collision that killed a man on horseback. Police Lt. Brent Allred told The Wichita Eagle on Thursday an anonymous tip led investigators to a Mercury Grand Marquis with heavy damage. The car was found Wednesday in a residential garage. Forty-nine-year-old Lloyd Ferguson was killed the night of July 5 when the horse he was riding was hit by a car that sped off. A 6-year-old boy who was also on the horse was badly injured. Allred says police believe the Grand Marquis was hidden…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal grand jury has indicted three people on charges of running a sex trafficking scheme at nine Asian massage parlors in Wichita. A six-count indictment returned Wednesday charges owner Gary H. Kidgell, 44, of Waltham, Mass.; Yan Zhang, 49, of Wichita; and employee Xiuqing Tian, 42, of Framingham, Mass., with a conspiracy lasting from 2009 to 2011. They had initially been charged last week in a criminal complaint. The indictment alleges they recruited women and coerced them into prostitution. A judge ordered Thursday that Kidgell and Zhang be held until trial, ruling both were flight risks…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A survey finds that up to 9 percent of Kansans are at risk of developing a gambling problem, and 26 percent of the state’s residents could be affected by the uncontrolled gambling of a relative or friend. The survey was presented Wednesday to the state’s problem gambling task forces and other service providers. A Kansas City firm conducted a telephone survey of 1,600 adults in Kansas to help determine how to spend $400,000 in new state funding to combat problem gambling. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the firm says the survey revealed a need for stronger educational campaigns…