Weather service confirms tornadoes in Nebraska, Kansas

Residents in southwestern Nebraska and northwestern Kansas were checking for damage Thursday, a day after strong storms raked the region and spawned at least two tornadoes in mostly uninhabited parts of each state. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Campers endure shifting weather leading up to Memorial Day weekend

Kansas has definitely had its share of wet, gloomy and even rough weather lately. Not exactly ideal with the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day weekend coming up. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Wichita family asks for help finding son

Davontae Garrett’s family says he ran away from home bewteen 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. Monday morning. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Kansas farmer rides out Selden tornado

A Kansas farmer and his hired hands survived the Selden tornado just like everyone else. But they did it by riding it out in their truck while the twister passed over them. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Neighbors react to violence at apartment complex

Four people have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting late Monday night at an apartment complex in northwest Wichita killing 22-year-old Jose Covarrubias.  Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Former Kansas school resource officer sentenced to life in prison for child sex crimes

Mark Sheetz was sentenced for two Jessica’s Law counts of aggravated criminal sodomy with a child younger than 14 and two counts of rape. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Deputy: Student says Kansas lawmaker kicked him in testicles

The deputy’s affidavit said Republican state Rep. Mark Samsel, of Wellsville, acknowledged during an interview the day after the April 28 incident that he had “demonstrated a kick” after the boy’s behavior had disrupted class. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

EF-1 tornado hits Selden; volunteers begin clean up

Seven homes have been deemed unlivable so far, over a hundred others with some kind of damage to them. Power has been restored to the area but some future blackouts could take place as crews replace power poles and other damaged items. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Kansas man sentenced to over 43 years in prison for kidnapping, killing wife

Damien Shields was sentenced in Norton County District Court to 460 months for second-degree murder and 60 months for kidnapping. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Police arrest 4 suspects in deadly shooting at Wichita apartment complex

Before midnight, a Wichita police officer was near the Twin Rivers Apartments complex at 2303 Somerset St. It’s there where he heard gunshots and saw a vehicle speed away. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

2 inmates escape from southeast Kansas jail, sheriff’s office says

The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office posted a flyer on social media saying Michael Wayne Martsolf and Mark Gerald Hopkins II escaped the jail in Columbus at around 11 p.m. Monday.  Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Volunteer firefighter warned Selden residents of coming tornado

A tornado that hit the northwest Kansas down of Selden caused major damage to nearly 40 properties and minor damage to at least 80 more.  Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Body of Kansas City boy found in Indiana river, days after he disappeared

Kyrin Carter, who has autism, was last seen May 15 at the Best Western Hotel in Hammond, Indiana. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Wichita boy gives back for his birthday

A Wichita boy has decided to do something different this year for his birthday. He wants to give back to the place that’s much such a big difference in his life, during a tough year. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Tornado hits northwest Kansas town

The Sheridan County emergency manager says the tornado uprooted trees, ripped roofs off homes, destroyed tin building, blew semis over and caused a gas leak. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

MISSING IN KANSAS: Christopher Stochl

Christopher Stochl was reported missing late April 2021. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Jury convicts Wichita woman of murder in 2-year-old son’s death

Zayden Jaynesahkluah was found dead May 31, 2019 at the Sunset Motel at 2328 South Broadway where he lived with his mother, Kimberly Compass Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Crews respond to house fire in north Wichita

The Wichita Fire Department says it removed two occupants from the house fire in the 1500 block of North Burns Avenue Monday afternoon. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Tornado Watch issued for much of western Kansas

As temperatures warm across KAKEland, storms are expected to be a bit more robust this week. Storms, Monday afternoon could pack a punch across Western Kansas with large hail, high wind and possibly even a stray tornado or two. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Shortages in air condition parts, units could make for a sweltering summer

With Memorial Day weekend coming, the unofficial start of summer is almost here. However for those looking to keep cool at home for the next few months, there might be some complications thanks to Covid related supply chain interruptions. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Miniature home solution to housing shortage in McPherson

Across the state there’s a shortage of affordable homes. It’s causing home prices to skyrocket in many cities and leaving some Kansans on the streets. But one town thinks it may have a solution. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Wichita police investigating shooting that injured 6-year-old boy

Wichita police stopped the adult male suspect who told officers the shooting was accidental. Top Featured Tags: – Kansas News Press Release Distribution Service

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