No injuries were reported after the Manhattan Fire Department responded to an accidental dryer fire in Manhattan mid-afternoon Thursday, according to a release. Crews received the call just after 2:30 p.m. and arrived to find smoke exiting the duplex at 610 Vattier Street. Scanner traffic indicates the blaze began in the basement of the building. Roads leading to the multi-family house were blocked in the neighborhood and the fire was contained within 20 minutes, but not before reaching second alarm status. A total of 17 firefighters and six fire apparatus responded to the scene, some remaining on scene through the…
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No water has washed over any roadways or impacted any homes at this point following a Wednesday evacuation advisory in parts of the Northview neighborhood was issued by local authorities. Riley County Emergency Operations and Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) officials held a press conference regarding Tuttle Creek Reservoir Thursday morning. Levels as of 4 p.m. Thursday showed the lake at 1135.64 feet above mean sea level. Releases from the reservoir’s outlet works — or tubes — began at 7 a.m. Wednesday to keep levels at Tuttle from rising to 1136 feet above mean sea level. Originally planned for 15,000…
Full audio from the Tuttle Creek press conference held on Thursday May 30, 2019.
According to gauges on the National Weather Service website, Tuttle Creek Lake has reached 1135.48 feet above mean sea level as of 930 a.m. Increases have tapered off to about 0.02 feet per hour that KMAN has tracked in recent hours. Levels were at 1135.45 feet above mean sea level as of 830 a.m. That’s up from slightly from 1135.39 feet around 6 a.m. and 1135.21 feet at 10 p.m. yesterday. The Kansas River saw a rise into minor flood stage since yesterday as well, but Collins says it seems to be cresting or nearing its crest. As of yesterday…
Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins called in to KMAN Thursday morning to give an update on conditions out at the lake. The full interview can be heard below.
Update: Evacuation advisory expanded to the Rocky Ford Mobile Home Park. Original: An evacuation advisory has been issued for the Dix Addition in the Northview area of Manhattan as of the 6 o’clock hour Wednesday. Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins says projections show Tuttle Creek Lake possibly rising over 1136 feet above mean sea level tomorrow, which has prompted the advisory. Lake levels as of 7 p.m. show Tuttle at an elevation of 1135.08 feet. Outflows from the tubes will be increased to 25,000 cfs to attempt to keep levels from reaching that point. Collins says this is…
A public meeting is planned tonight by the Army Corps of Engineers at the Milford Lake Dam. They’ll be discussing the situation at the Geary County reservoir, which also has rising levels. Gauges on the National Weather Service website show levels on the Republican River at Milford Lake reaching 1170.5 feet above mean sea level. The level where water would go out the spillway on the south end of the reservoir is 1176.25 ft. The meeting is planned for 6 p.m. tonight. It can also be viewed online on the US Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City district Facebook page.
TOPEKA — Top Republican legislators in Kansas were preparing to test Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s power to shape the state budget and hold off a GOP push for income tax relief. The Republican-dominated Legislature was convening Wednesday for its final day in session this year with Republicans looking to override Kelly’s veto of a GOP tax relief bill and vetoes of several spending items included in the next state budget. Those items included an extra $51 million payment to the state’s public pension system. Kelly argued that her vetoes promoted budget stability. Republicans had the two-thirds majorities in both chambers…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A vicious storm tore through the Kansas City area, spawning tornadoes that downed trees and power lines, damaged homes and injured at least a dozen people in the latest barrage of severe weather that saw tornado warnings as far east as New York City. The latest round of damaging weather in the central U.S. came a day after violent storms killed one person and injured at least 130 in Indiana and Ohio. Mark Duffin, 48, learned from his wife and a television report that the large tornado was headed toward his home in Linwood, Kansas, about…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Concerns are high that flooding in the central U.S. will get even worse because of the most recent torrential downpours. Strong storms that spawned dangerous tornadoes in Kansas and northwestern Missouri also brought heavy rain. Flash floods were reported in several places, closing roads and forcing water rescues. Officials say three people in Douglas County, west of Kansas City, Kansas, were seriously injured by a strong tornado that struck near the college town of Lawrence. The tornado touched down Tuesday night in a neighborhood south of Lawrence, which is home to the University of Kansas. More…