The potential outbreak of Pertussis, or whooping cough, isn’t as quick spreading as originally thought, Riley County Health Department Officer, Suzanne Kufahl, told Riley County Commission that people should still be cautious. “Our communicable disease nurses have investigated 13 cases,” Kuhfal said. “There was one more call coming in this morning, but it doesn’t seem to be at the fast pace that it was at first.” Out of the 13 reported cases, 5 have been confirmed cases while the other nine have been probable cases or closed. Kufahl adds vaccincations are the best way to prevent the disease in the future and the…
Author: KMAN Staff
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Brittney Griner scored 29 points in another dominating performance, and No. 1 Baylor cruised to a 70-41 victory over Kansas State on Saturday night to keep its perfect season intact. Destiny Williams added 14 points and Odyssey Sims finished with 13 for the Lady Bears (23-0, 10-0 Big 12), who extended the best start in school history in easy fashion. It’s the second-best start in conference history behind former member Nebraska, which won its first 30 games during the 2009-10 season. Ninth-ranked Green Bay is still the only other Division I women’s program that has yet…
A bold shoplifter made off with thousands of dollars worth of electronics from Target late last week, only to be arrested Friday. Riley County Police Lieutenant Josh Kyle tells KMAN News Target employees reported the theft occurred Wednesday between 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Taken were two Go Pro cameras, two X-Box 360 gaming consoles, a Motorola Zoom tablet, a pair of Kodak cameras, and a BluRay player. Arrested after an investigation was Alexis Hamilton, 30, of Manhattan on charges of felony shoplifting. She was released after posting a $20,000 bond. Kyle indicates none of the electronics have been recovered as…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Will Spradling had a career high 19 points, Angel Rodriguez scored all 13 of his points in the second half and Kansas State rallied for a 64-53 victory over Texas A&M on Saturday. The backcourt duo provided just enough offense to bail out the Wildcats (16-6, 5-5 Big 12), who were awful from the field in the first half. Spradling had four 3-pointers and Rodriguez added four assists as Kansas State avoided a third consecutive loss. The Wildcats improved to 21-3 in February over the past three-plus seasons, including a 12-1 mark at Bramlage Coliseum, which…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) An 81-year-old Topeka woman has died after being injured in a natural gas explosion at her home. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Lucinia Tolliver died Friday. Tolliver had been admitted to The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kan., after the explosion Monday. Topeka Fire Department Investigator Mike Martin said a contractor excavating Monday in a nearby yard hit a natural gas service line and caused it to separate from the main line about 6 feet underground. Martin said because the breach occurred deep underground, the gas could have entered Tolliver’s home via such routes as…
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) An extremely close call with one of the deadliest tornadoes on record has led officials at a southeastern Kansas hospital to invest in a special film to protect staff and patients against flying glass in case of another window-smashing storm. Virtually every window at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., was shattered when an EF-5 tornado slammed the city last May 22. Winds of more than 200 mph propelled millions of shards of glass into rooms and hallways. The tornado sirens also sounded that day about 25 miles away in Pittsburg, where registered nurse Miranda…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday for two men charged with killing a 27-year-old Hutchinson woman. The Hutchinson News reports that the hearing for 48-year-old Billy Joe Craig Jr. and 32-year-old Charles Christopher Logsdon is scheduled to begin Monday in Reno County court. Craig and Logsdon are charged with first-degree murder in the death last June of Jennifer Heckel. The judge in the hearing has to determine if there’s probable cause that Craig and Logsdon committed the crime. If he finds probable cause, the case moves to trial and a date is set for arraignments, when…
LEBO, Kan. (AP) State health officials have been investigating a strong scent of gasoline in a southeast Kansas town. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says it’s trying to determine the cause of the odor in Lebo. Coffey County emergency departments have also been working on finding the cause of the odor. KDHE says the odor is not a health hazard. The smell was reported Jan. 26 by Lebo’s city superintendent. KDHE says the department planned to cap an old sewer line that could be the pathway for the odor to get into buildings. The agency says crews have…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service says a variety of wheat called TAM 111 is the most popular of all those planted in Kansas. The agency says TAM 111 has been seeded on 12.6 percent of the state’s 2012 wheat acres. Coming in second in Kansas is the variety known as Everest, which is planted on 8 percent of the acreage. The variety called Armour moved up to third place, accounting for 7.5 percent of the state’s acreage. Varieties of hard white wheat accounted for 2.2 percent of the state’s acreage. Most of the white wheat in Kansas…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) Olathe had six homicides last year, setting a record for the Kansas City suburb. The Kansas City Star reports there were 11 homicides in Johnson County in 2011, and six were in Olathe, which the 2010 Census said is also the fastest growing city in Kansas. The most homicides in Olathe since 1996 the oldest records available were four in 2010 and four in 2002. Officials say seven of the 11 Johnson County homicides, including five in Olathe, involved domestic violence. Olathe Police Sgt. Grant Allen said none of the six killings in Olathe was the random…