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. [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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.

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins called in to KMAN Wednesday morning to give an update on conditions out at the lake.

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Update Wednesday, 5/29, 12 p.m. Releases from Tuttle Creek Dam’s outlet works — colloquially called the tubes — began Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. Sirens in the area should be expected to sound regularly, though no flooding is expected as a result of the releases. Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins spoke with KMAN [...]

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JUNCTION CITY — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says a Junction City police officer was arrested Monday. Lieutenant Jason Waryan, 39, is charged with domestic battery and criminal restraint. His live-in girlfriend 27-year-old Krysteen Harbert also was arrested for domestic battery. Junction City Police contacted KBI at approximately 1 p.m. Monday to request an investigation [...]

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Another significant threat for severe weather is ramping up this afternoon and evening across the state. The National Weather Service says a powerful upper level system will move northeast across the Plains. Thunderstorms will develop along a cold front across north central and central Kansas this afternoon. As a result, most of the Manhattan is [...]

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