{
  "id": "2025-01-13-kansas-state-university-claflin-road-water-main-break",
  "slug": "kansas-state-university-claflin-road-water-main-break-2025-01-13",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Kansas State University",
    "shortName": "K-State",
    "state": "KS",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "K-State Alert / @KSUPoliceDept",
    "enrollment": 20000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-01-13",
    "type": "utility-failure",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "unknown",
    "headline": "Claflin Road closed between Mid-Campus and Denison",
    "headlinePublic": "Claflin Road closed between Mid-Campus and Denison",
    "summary": "K-State posted an [Urgent K-State Alert](https://x.com/KSUPoliceDept/status/1878915357643301109) that a water main break closed a portion of Claflin Road in Manhattan.",
    "outcome": "Portion of Claflin Road closed; use alternate routes. No restore product on the handle in this thread."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-01-13T15:21:44-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Urgent K-State Alert: Due to a water main break, a portion of Claflin Road is closed between Mid-Campus Dr. and Denison Ave. in Manhattan. Use alternate routes.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/KSUPoliceDept/status/1878915357643301109",
      "sourceDescription": "@KSUPoliceDept Claflin water main",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch 2026-09-14. sha256 9b4c617bac9a3b6afe5bc4d4454db1e527e64741b255aacab2d1367e355f83a2 chars=160.",
        "Thread checked 2026-09-14: no further posts from @KSUPoliceDept for this incident.",
        "Distinct from the August 2025 Claflin Road emergency-personnel product."
      ],
      "characterCount": 160
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official K-State Alert product on [@KSUPoliceDept](https://x.com/KSUPoliceDept). Distinct from the [August 2025 Claflin Road emergency-personnel](https://x.com/KSUPoliceDept) case.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Standalone water-main road closure on Claflin between Mid-Campus and Denison."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@KSUPoliceDept Claflin water main",
      "url": "https://x.com/KSUPoliceDept/status/1878915357643301109",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "ks",
    "utility-failure"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-14",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-14",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}