TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas is reporting spikes in COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations, as dozens of nursing homes experience outbreaks and the state prepares to see that health care workers receive the first available vaccines. Gov. Laura Kelly said Wednesday that the state expects to receive the first of two vaccine doses for 23,750 people by the middle of this month if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorizes emergency use of a vaccine made by Pfizer. The state health department added 119 deaths since Monday, raising the state’s pandemic death toll to 1,679. Kansas also had a record average of…
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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for theft by deception and criminal use of a financial card in the 2700 block of Kirkwood Dr. in Manhattan on December 2, 2020, at approximately 9:33 a.m. Officers listed…
Riley County Health Department Director Julie Gibbs joined KMAN in the 7am hour to provide our COVID-19 update.
The Manhattan City Commission unanimously approved increases to water utility rates Tuesday. The rates for water and wastewater will increase 3%, along with a 3% increase and fixed $1.66 surcharge per equivalent unit for stormwater. This surcharge increase will help to pay for the levee project, which should cover around 70% of the costs. The commercial rate will be set at $8.08, with the residential rate set at $8.08 starting January 1st 2021. Although the original ordinance did not explicitly state these funds are to be fenced off for the levee, Commissioner Usha Reddi liked the idea of adding that…
Christmas season is here and that means it is even more important to understand fire safety. Manhattan Fire Department Marshall, Jake Powell, says historically the number of house fires increase during the winter months. He says there are a few simple things you can do this holiday season to keep your home safer including using lights in their proper places. He tells KMAN why it is important to use lights for their intended purpose. “They’re designed to be indoor only,” Powell says. “They’re not supposed to be outside, exposed to the weather. There is probably a lighter covering on the…
A Fort Riley man has been arrested on multiple sexual abuse charges involving a minor. According to Riley County Police, 23-year-old Tavian Garrett was arrested Tuesday on five counts of rape and five counts of aggravated criminal sodomy. The victim in the incident is a 12-year-old girl. Police say the incident was reported to police Nov. 24. No further details have been released, due to the nature of the crime. Garrett remains in Riley County Jail on a $350,000 bond.
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with USD 383 Superintendent Marvin Wade and board member Curt Herrman. And Manhattan Fire Department Fire Marshal Jake Powell talks holiday fire safety.
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for battery and criminal damage to property in the 400 block of Clydesdale Dr. in Ogden on December 1, 2020, at approximately 10:05 p.m. Officers listed Opportunites Unlimited and a…
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita police say a man died when a stolen car he was driving crashed during a police pursuit. Wichita police Capt. Wendell Nicholson says the vehicle was stolen about 6 a.m. Tuesday after it was left running to warm up. Police saw the vehicle and began a pursuit. Nicholson says the driver eventually clipped another vehicle in an intersection and the car crashed into a telephone pole. The driver was ejected and died at the scene. The driver’s name has not been released. Wichita police and the Kansas Highway Patrol are investigating.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas officials say they are concerned about the state’s 911 service, after a nearly three-hour outage across southern Kansas during the weekend. It’s at least the third major disruption to 911 service in the state in four years. An audit in 2018 warned the system was at risk of outages affecting emergency departments. A 911 Coordinating Council has been working for years to move Kansas to the next generation of service, called NG911. Rep. John Carmichael, a Wichita Democrat who is a member of the council, says the state has ignored the basic requirement to have a…