Road conditions are improving, but state and local officials continue to warn drivers to use caution if they must travel. Riley County Public Works Crews have made good progress but county officials say blow overs are causing problems on asphalt and gravel roads. Winds will continue to be a factor for the next several days. [...]

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Interviews are scheduled to take place next week to fill a district magistrate judge vacancy in the 21st Judicial District, composed of Riley and Clay counties. According to the Kansas Judicial Branch, the District Nominating Commission will convene at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 18 to visit with three nominees. They include Dan Brenner, of Holton; [...]

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Snowfall amounts are coming in from the Monday-Tuesday winter storm. Most reports around Manhattan and Keats ranged from about 4 to 5 inches. At the KMAN studios, 5 inches of snowfall was recorded Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service confirmed reports of 7.5 inches of snow at Onaga, with lower amounts in southern Pottawatomie County, [...]

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Several residents woke up without power across Kansas Tuesday. Evergy says a large number of outages are attributed to the winter storm from high winds in excess of 50 mph. It’s impacting customers in both Kansas and Missouri. Crews have restored power to more than 36,000 customers since the storm began Monday and continue to [...]

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Riley County Police have charged another individual in connection to past financial crimes. According to Tuesday’s police report, 23-year-old Zelayha Vincent, of Fort Riley, was arrested while in jail Monday on warrants alleging a host of charges including three counts of criminal use of a financial card and an attempted count, two counts each of [...]

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Snow will be ending across the region Tuesday morning, but conditions will continue to be messy. Highways across Riley and Pottawatomie County remain completely snow covered and the Riley County Police Department has implemented the Emergency Accident Reporting Phase (EARP) until further notice. RCPD says K-18 and US 177 are particularly treacherous. When EARP is [...]

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A number of government offices and school facilities will take the day off Tuesday, due to the wintry conditions, which are expected to dump 6 to 8 inches of snow on the Manhattan area. The City of Manhattan announced late in the day Monday, it would be shuttering facilities early and closing all city-operated buildings [...]

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Authorities say a Topeka man was arrested over the weekend in Riley County after police recovered a stolen vehicle. According to the Riley County Police Department, 62-year-old Barry Sullivan was arrested Saturday on a probable cause offense of possession of stolen property, use/possession of drug paraphernalia with the intent to use, and possession of a [...]

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A winter storm warning is now in effect for the Manhattan area from 6 a.m. Monday through noon Tuesday, as weather forecasters say confidence is growing for heavy snow to start the week. The National Weather Service in Topeka says confidence is high for rain and snow developing Monday morning, changing to all snow by [...]

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The Kansas Legislature convenes for the 2024 session on Monday, with some big ticket issues likely to be front and center once again. On KMAN’s In Focus Friday, we visited with area legislators, including 66th District Rep. Sydney Carlin (D-Manhattan), 67th District Rep. Mike Dodson (R-Manhattan) and State Sen. Usha Reddi (D-Manhattan). Medicaid Expansion At [...]

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