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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

Personal Information Stolen in City of Wichita Ransomware At

In early May, the city of Wichita, Kansas revealed that personal files were stolen in a ransomware attack.

On May 5, the city revealed the cyber attack and stated that as a security measure, certain city systems were shut down to contain ... Read more

Auburn DBF team has top-20 finish in AIAA Design Build Fly C

Auburn University’s Design, Build, Fly (DBF) program's goal was to compete in Wichita, Kansas. They succeeded — not only competing — but earning a top-20 international finish and being the top school in the Southeastern Conference.

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Planned Parenthood expands in Kansas with Pittsburg clinic

WICHITA, Kansas — Planned Parenthood Great Plains is expanding in Kansas in the face of immense demand for abortions in the state, driven by a surge of people traveling from states with abortion bans.

The organization is planning to op ... Read more

Spirit AeroSystems is laying off 450 after production of 737s slows

Published May 17, 2024 01:20PM

Spirit AeroSystems, a key Boeing supplier that makes the fuselages for its popular 737 Max airplanes is laying off about 450 workers because production has slowed down ever since a panel flew off one of those airplanes operated by Alaska Airlines in midair in January.

A spokesman for Spirit AeroSystems confirmed the layoffs at its Wichita, Kansas, plant on Thursday that would trim its workforce of just over 13,000 people. Spirit is Boeing’s most important supplier on the 737s because it makes fuselages and installs door plugs lik ... Read more

Kansas City mayor confirms 'suspicious activity' on city's I

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 o ... 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

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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