Brandon Peoples

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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(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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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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A boil water advisory has been issued for portions of Fort Riley due to a damaged water main. Officials say the main that provides water to the Historic Main Post, Marshall Army Airfield, Camp Funston and Camp Whiteside was damaged Sunday night. All other areas of Fort Riley are not covered by this boil water [...]

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Authorities are investigating after a gunshot was heard in the Aggieville area early Sunday morning. The Riley County Police Department says officers monitoring crowds heard a gunshot in close proximity to the 1100 block of Moro Street, just before 2 a.m. and responded to a nearby walkway. While investigating the matter, officers observed two vehicles [...]

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(This is the first of a two-part news series into research being stood up at the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility.)  Nearly a year after officials cut the ribbon on the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility (NBAF), science is starting to begin within the facility. In an interview with KMAN this week, NBAF Deputy [...]

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Severe storms pushed through the Flint Hills Saturday afternoon, bringing strong wind gusts that led to power outages and other hazards. Tornado warnings were issued in Riley and Clay counties around 1 p.m., eventually moving through northern Pottawatomie County. Fortunately there were no reports of touchdowns in the area, though strong winds, ranging from 60-70 [...]

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Severe thunderstorms are likely to move across the Manhattan area Saturday and could pack quite a punch. The Storm Prediction Center has placed of the eastern half of Kansas, including Manhattan, in an enhanced (level 3) risk for severe storm development throughout the afternoon and evening. Storms will be capable of producing very large hail [...]

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A Manhattan man is behind bars after leading authorities on a pursuit on the Kansas Turnpike, in a kidnapping investigation. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Riley County Police Department requested assistance Friday morning locating 26-year-old Jonathan Maldonado, who was reported as being armed and traveling eastbound on Interstate 70. The victim in the [...]

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