“Play ball” is hitting the pause button. The Manhattan parks and recreation department started a planned turfgrass maintenance project Monday at the Steel and Pipe Supply Ballpark in CiCo Park, which opened in March. Maintenance includes aeration, over...
A firefighter was transported to a local hospital for evaluation after a fire Monday night at Feldkamp’s Furniture in Manhattan. Blue Township Fire District responded at about 7:34 p.m. to the business at 7977 U.S. Highway 24. The fire was contained to a storage area at the back of the building, but smoke spread throughout [...]
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A Manhattan Fire Department hazardous materials team responded Monday evening to a Kansas State University laboratory after staff raised concerns about the handling of a chemical. K-State police and the Manhattan Fire Department also responded around 6:20 p.m. at the K-State rabies laboratory at 2005 Research Park Circle. Manhattan public information officer Vivienne Leyva said [...]
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Tuttle Creek Lake remained above its conservation pool Monday morning as inflows into the reservoir continued to increase ahead of another round of potentially heavy rainfall. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers data showed the lake elevation at 1,080.15 feet Tuesday morning about 5.15 feet above the top of the conservation pool at 1,075 feet. Inflow [...]
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Several rounds of heavy rain could bring a risk of flooding to northeast and north-central Kansas beginning Tuesday evening and continuing through Thursday night. The National Weather Service in Topeka says a slow-moving, moisture-rich system is expected to produce widespread rainfall totals of 1 to 2.5 inches, with isolated amounts of 4 to 5 inches [...]
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Two additional people have been arrested in connection with a joint law enforcement operation earlier this month targeting sex buyers and people accused of attempting to meet children for sexual acts. Riley County Police said Cody Michael Caswell, 35, of Manhattan, was arrested Friday morning on allegations of electronic solicitation involving a person he believed [...]
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A 49-year-old Council Grove man was arrested Sunday evening on allegations of stalking, intimidation of a witness or victim and harassment by telecommunications device. Riley County Police said a 19-year-old man, who was known to the suspect, was listed as the victim. Jeremy Matthew Farr was arrested at about 6:13 p.m. in Manhattan on allegations [...]
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A woman is in critical condition after jumping approximately 70 feet from a bridge during a multi-vehicle crash Friday night near Ogden. The crash happened around 8:44 p.m. on Highway K-18 near the East Riley Avenue offramp. Four vehicles were involved. The woman had been standing on the shoulder when she jumped from the bridge [...]
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A stovetop fire caused an estimated $135,000 in damage and displaced a family of four Thursday morning at a Manhattan apartment complex. The Manhattan Fire Department responded at about 10:51 a.m. to Woodway Apartments, 2421 Woodway Drive, where firefighters found smoke coming from the second floor of the three-story building. Crews located and quickly extinguished [...]
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Two people were arrested Wednesday in separate counties on Riley County District Court warrants for failure to appear. McKinley Hopkins, 34, of Topeka, was arrested at about 5:13 p.m. in Shawnee County. The warrant stems from an original charge of burglary. Hopkins was issued a $30,000 bond and was not confined in the Riley County [...]
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