The Riley County Police Department foiled an escape plot from Riley County Jail. Police say a confidential informant notified the department of a plot on Thursday. The call prompted security checks that allegedly uncovered more evidence of the plan, which reportedly included a concealed weapon and multiple people. No arrests have been made at this time, and the case has been forwarded to the Riley County District Attorney’s office to ascertain what charges if any are brought forward from the incident.
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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office continues the investigation of a structure fire at 520 Jefferson street in St. George a couple of months ago. The fire was reported to the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office just after midnight on Jan. 14. The home was occupied at the time by the residents, though no injuries from the fire were reported and all occupants were able to escape the residence . The home and its contents were a total loss. The State Fire Marshalls Office has recently determined the fire to be intentionally set . Anyone with information on this incident is urged to…
K-18 has been seeing some lane closures and redirecting recently as the project continues to progress towards completion. Starting Monday and going until Friday, there will be lane closures at the crossover west of the airport. Starting Monday, March 19, eastbound and westbound K-18 traffic will be head to head in the existing eastbound K-18 lanes from Ogden east to Seth Child Road in Manhattan. K-18 traffic will remain like this until mid November. Drivers should expect delays.
It’s a complicated forumula, but property valuation notices are on the way or may have already arrived for Pottawatomie county property owners. County Appraiser Lois Schlegel says the 2012 notices went out Wednesday. “Things are pretty stable within our county,” Schlegel tells KMAN News. “Our valuation shows no indication of an upward or downward trend in the market.” Of all valid residential sales in the county, 86 percent were along U.S. Hwy 24 from St. Mary’s to Manhattan, with 78 percent of those sales from Wamego to Manhattan. Schlegel reminds residents they have 30 days to appeal their property valuation
Daylights savings time is this weekend and it’s time to think about springing forward. Blue Township Fire Chief, Eric Ward, says residents should take this time to not only change clocks, but also change smoke detector batteries. “Smoke detector batteries should be replaced every six months,” Ward says. “(Daylight Savings) makes a logical time to remember to do them.” Even if you have a hardwired smoke detector, there is a battery back up in the event of a power loss, Ward adds. Daylight Savings begins at 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning, causing us to lose an hour.
KMAN’s Chris Swick takes you into Your Weekend for KMAN’s Morning News.
Eight different players scored, but rebounding and defense were the key for Rock Creek in a 49-41 victory over Moundridge in the 3A state tournament quarterfinals on Wednesday night at Hutchinson. Mustang junior post Jacob Miller broke his own school record with 17 rebounds to go with his nine points, as Rock Creek outrebounded the Wildcats 37-30. Wildcat senior guard Trey Unrau came into the game averaging 26.7 points, but sprained an ankle early in the first quarter and was locked down by Mustang guard Logan Miner. Unrau was held to 15 points on 22 shot attempts from the field.…
KMAN’s Chris Swick takes a look at Your Family for KMAN’s Morning News.