Officers filed a report of aggravated criminal sodomy, aggravated assault, battery, kidnapping, and theft on April 30, 2024, at approximately 11:46 AM. in Manhattan. Due to the nature of this crime, no other information will be released at this time. Officers filed a report of theft in the 1200 block of Moro Street on April 30, 2024, at approximately 7:02 PM. Officers listed a 29-year-old female as the victim when it was reported contents of her purse were taken when she was not looking by an unknown subject. The incident is said to have occurred in the early morning hours…
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Evergy released a statement Wednesday morning detailing the work that they did to restore power to most of Westmoreland in the aftermath of a tornado that struck the town Tuesday afternoon causing significant property damage and infrastructure interruptions. “Crews worked through the night and restored power to nearly all homes that are safe to restore at this point,” says Communications Manager Kaley Bohlen. “Unfortunately, given the substantial damage to some homes due to the tornado, we won’t be able to restore power at this point as structural repairs and rebuilding is needed. Crews will be in the area today continuing…
Videos courtesy of Scott Harshbarger and Jim Johnston. 10 p.m. update Tuesday Westmoreland residents are cleaning up after a tornado struck the community Tuesday afternoon, killing one person and injuring three others. KMAN News Director Brandon Peoples reports. Pottawatomie County Public Information Officer Becky Ryan says those injured did not require hospitalization. Damage was primarily concentrated to the city’s northern half. “We have four outbuildings have been destroyed, 22 houses have been destroyed, 13 residences are damaged and one commercial building has been damaged,” said Ryan. Pottawatomie County Fire Chief Jared Barnes says response from numerous outside agencies was swift…
Rock Creek Schools announced that they will not be in session on Wednesday, May 1 due to the tornado that occurred in Westmoreland. A tornado touched down just before 5pm Tuesday and caused significant damage to property and infrastructure in Westmoreland, resulting in multiple injuries and one confirmed fatality. More information will be shared as it comes available.
Severe weather raked across the region this afternoon as possibility of severe weather continues into Wednesday and overnight Thursday. “It’s become a little bit more uncertain,” says National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Flanagan. “With perhaps some morning and early afternoon showers and thunderstorms across the area, some of the models that we have are showing less likelihood of severe weather during the afternoon and evening and even into the early overnight hours [Thursday].” Flanagan, who joined Manhattan Broadcasting’s live coverage of severe weather on Tuesday continues, “Still that slight risk from the storm prediction center for some storms moving in…
Brandon sits down with representatives of Pottawatomie County Health Department, National Weather Service, and Pottawatomie County ECODEVO to discuss local business.
Two people were injured Monday after their motorcycle struck a deer in northern Riley County. RCPD says the accident occurred shortly before 9 p.m. in the 7000 block of Stockdale Park Road. Both the male driver and a female passenger were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Riley County Commissioners held their Monday meeting at the Ogden Community Center, as part of a quarterly effort by the commission to take their meetings to constituents outside of Manhattan. Ogden Mayor Robert Pence, Jr. provided commissioners a first update on the upcoming Riley Avenue corridor construction project at Monday’s meeting, which is estimated to be around $10 million, with around $2.5 million set aside from matching local grant funds. “We’re redoing running utilities underneath, replacing all that and taking it clear down to base. Several different ideas we’re floating around about out there, maybe some islands, separation of lanes,”…
The Kansas Department of Agriculture has been working with the Kansas dairy industry to respond to the nationwide concerns of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle. The agency has also been closely following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s testing of the commercial milk supply, which on Friday confirmed the effectiveness of the pasteurization process. News Radio KMAN’s Peter Rice reports… On Friday, the FDA reaffirmed its confidence that the commercial milk supply is safe. The National Commercial Milk Sampling Study conducted over the last few weeks confirmed that pasteurization is effective in activating HPAI in milk. In…
Officers filed a report of theft in the 500 block of S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on April 29, 2024, at approximately 2:32 PM. Officers listed a 51-year-old male as the victim when it was reported a wedding ring was left in his hotel room for an hour and upon arrival back to the room the ring was gone. Total estimated loss in this matter is $10,000. The suspect is unknown at this time. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to…