A prisoner who had been serving time for Riley County convictions of child sex abuse has died behind bars. The Kansas Department of Corrections says 29-year-old Cody James Torbol was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday at the El Dorado Correctional Facility. The department says staff began life-saving measures immediately and continued after emergency medical [...]
Josh Turner called into the Morning Buzz with Corey Wednesday morning ahead of his performance at McCain Auditorium Thursday! They got into all sorts of topics, including how Josh views the tendency of singing competitions to use his song, "Your Man." Tickets are on sale still at the McCain website or through the McCain box [...]
Geary County authorities are investigating a Milford couple accused of an early morning rape Tuesday at a residence on Old Highway 77. Deputies from the Geary County Sheriff’s Office responded to Junction City High School around 8:30 a.m. in response to the allegation. Following an investigation, deputies arrested 43-year-old Christopher James Beem on a single [...]
Trespassing on Linear Trail and areas surrounding where levee construction is continuing, will be more strictly enforced starting next week. The City of Manhattan says beginning Monday, anyone caught in the restricted area surrounding the Kansas River and Big Blue River levee project will be subject to criminal charges that could lead to an arrest [...]
Authorities say a pedestrian was killed Tuesday morning in Clay Center after being struck by a school bus. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the bus was eastbound on Lincoln Ave approaching the intersection of 6th Street just after 7 a.m. The bus driver reportedly did not see the pedestrian in the crosswalk as he [...]
Riley County commissioners have postponed public hearings for the 2023 countywide, and Fire District No. 1 proposed budgets. County Clerk Rich Vargo explains. The new Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR) and the adoption of a proposed budget are separate procedures. The RNR procedure was followed correctly, so those public hearings were still held Monday morning. [...]
Riley County Emergency Management Coordinator Laurie Harrison explained the Saturday evening sounding of the outdoor warning sirens in the southern portion of Riley County. As the storm, with a history of significant damage approached the area, Emergency Management authorized activating the outdoor warning sirens. They did so out of concern for public safety, as there [...]
It's almost October, which means communities across the country will pretend to be German for a weeked (or more in some cases) to celebrate Oktoberfest. Unfortunately, the event could also hasten a looming beer shortage. We've had warnings since 2020 that we could see shortage of suds due to supply chain issues around carbon dioxide. [...]
We, as a people, put some weird stuff on our pizzas. Since today (Sept. 20) is National Pepperoni Pizza Day, naturally people were asked what DOESN'T belong on a pizza. The leading responses were: Fried Eggs Asparagus Zucchini Eggplant Anchovies Shrimp Corn If you have eggplant and zucchini on a pizza, it's not a pizza any [...]
A Douglas County man has been charged in connection to an August motor vehicle crash that killed a Wamego man and his son and injured three others. Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck confirmed to KMAN in an email Monday, that 44-year-old Mark Stanwix, of Lecompton, is charged with six felonies, including two counts of involuntary [...]
