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The cleanup effort continues in Westmoreland after a tornado devastated the town’s northern edge. Evergy officials say nearly 1,000 customers lost power in the area Tuesday as a result, but by Wednesday morning most of the power had been restored to about 90 percent of the city. Evergy spokesperson Kaley Bohlen… Water service is also [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Videos courtesy of Scott Harshbarger and Jim Johnston A tornado touched down in Westmoreland on Tuesday afternoon about fifteen miles north of Manhattan damaging homes and buildings, displacing many and also leading to the fatality of one individual and several injuries. The tornado touched touched down around 4:40pm following the issuance of a tornado warning [...]

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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 [...]

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(This is the second of a two-part news series regarding NBAF’s initial research underway in Manhattan) Since the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility (NBAF) was dedicated almost a year ago, research has slowly begun in low risk areas of biocontainment, with officials promising a path forward to more higher-level research to come. In an [...]

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An active weather pattern is bringing chances of severe weather to the Manhattan area over the next couple days. The Manhattan area is an enhanced risk for severe storms to develop this afternoon and evening. National Weather Service Meteorologist Matt Flanagan says the storms that develop will likely then move out of the area quickly. [...]

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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 t...

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 [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating a possible theft involving a lost wedding ring. Officers filed a report for theft Monday at a hotel in the 500 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. A 51-year-old man reported leaving his wedding ring in his hotel room for an hour and upon arrival back to the [...]

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