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Kansas communities begin cleanup, damage surveys after storms rip off roofs, down trees

Published May 20, 2024 07:50PM

Kansas communities begin cleanup, damage surveys after storms rip off roofs, down trees

The National Weather Service had survey teams out Monday assessing storm damage in Halstead, Newton and Russell after severe storms hit central Kansas on Sunday night.

Those storms brought rain, large hail, strong wind gusts and a few reported tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.

The strongest wind gusts in the state were recorded at 100 mph at the Salina airport. The Newton and Halstead areas saw 60 mph winds gusts, according to the NWS.

The NWS received 15 reports of tornadoes Sunday in ... Read more

2 Kansas officers shot by suspect, expected to recover

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two police officers responding to a domestic violence call in Wichita, Kansas, were shot and wounded in the early hours of Christmas Day, authorities said.

A woman told police that her boyfriend, 24-year-old Malik ... Read more

Spirit AeroSystems to lay off hundreds of hourly employees i

Teammates,

I'm reaching out with a message that's difficult to write. Due to high inventory levels, we must slow down our operations to align our workforce with the needs of our customers. Consequently, we have made the difficult decisio ... Read more

Silver Alert issued for Wichita man

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Statewide Silver Alert has been issued for a man last seen in Wichita.

The whereabouts of 88-year-old James Elbert Bourn are unknown after he left Thursday, May 16 to get gas around 4 p.m.

Bourn was d ... Read more

Kansas City mayor confirms 'suspicious activity' on city's IT network; unclear if data on server was

Published May 15, 2024 09:31PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas said Wednesday ongoing outages in city systems were caused by "suspicious activity" detected on the city's information technology systems.

Lucas said the city became aware of the activity last week, and officials immediately shut down parts of the network to secure the system.

Shutting down the network caused outages in some of KCMO's systems, including the KCMO Municipal Court and KC Water, among others.

"This proactive measure resulted in ou ... Read more

Join Kansas Rural Center for Its Annual Food and Farm Confer

The theme for this year's Kansas Rural Center's Annual Food and Farm Conference -- which will be held on November 16 in Wichita -- is "Innovation and Conservation." (Courtesy image)

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Join Kansas Rural Center this No ... Read more

Tennis-sized hail, strong winds and a tornado possible in Wi

Severe weather is possible in the Wichita area Sunday afternoon and into the night, including tennis-ball sized hail, wind gusts up to 80 mph and even a “tornado cannot be ruled out,” the National Weather Service said.

Central and so ... Read more

Pennsylvania man accused of trafficking stolen human remains

SCRANTON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man was charged Wednesday after he allegedly was involved in trafficking stolen human remains.

Andrew Ensanian, 38, from Montgomery, Pennsylvania, is charged with interstate transport of stolen goods. Ang ... Read more

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Mayor Pauly believes that all elected officials are servant leaders for the community they represent. As electeds, it is most important that we connect with our community, work to understand the values, goals and priorities of this special community, and reflect that in all the work that we do.

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