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Overnight Storms causing damage to Northeast Kansas Residents.
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Late last night into this morning, a Severe Thunderstorm came through parts of Northeast Kansas causing problems throughout towns. Topeka neighborhood areas that are impacted the most are Central Topeka, North Topeka, and Oakland are dealing with power outages, power lines down, and tree limbs laying all over yards or even the roads.
Local woman finds creative outlet in pottery
Hillsboro’s Treena Lucero is well known for her creativity having done photography and knitting for years. Many people have purchased and loved her products. So few were surprised when she recently revealed that she is now branching out into a new creative outlet. “I started doing pottery and I...
Barton Community College recovering from BMI closure
When ValueHealth, the parent company of Benefit Management (BMI), filed for bankruptcy last week, it forced the abrupt closure of the Great Bend business and the rest of ValueHealth’s businesses. BMI served as a health insurance and benefit administrator for several entities, including Barton Community College. The college is...
Evergy: More than 13k without power following overnight storms
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Thousands of people lost power late Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning as severe thunderstorm warnings rolled through the area. Just before midnight Wednesday, Evergy reported more than 26,000 customers without power. That number includes parts of Wichita and Topeka but was considerably influenced by more than 5,600 customers who lost power in the Leavenworth, Kansas, area as of 11:50 p.m.
Additional storms tonight in NE Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Severe storms tore through many part of NE Kansas Thursday night, resulting in considerable damage across the region. Some additional storms may develop this evening, though they should be a bit weaker comparatively. Last night’s severe storms resulted in many severe storm warnings, alongside a few...
Severe thunderstorm warning issued in NE Kansas
Update 10:11 p.m. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Osage Shawnee and Wabaunsee Counties until 11 p.m. Update 9:53 p.m. The National Weather Service continued a severe thunderstorm warning for Jackson, Jefferson, Osage, Pottawatomie, Shawnee and Wabaunsee Counties until 10:15 p.m. Update 9:43 p.m. The National Weather Service issued a […]
Former police chief charged in Kansas newspaper raid investigated by CBI
The Kansas sheriff who raided a local newspaper last year has been criminally charged and Colorado investigators played a considerable part in the investigation.Former Marion Police Chief Giden Cody has been charged with felony interference with the judicial process. The charge comes just shy of a year after The Marion Police Department raided the Marion County Record, a local newspaper, and the homes of several of its journalists. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation was brought onto the case in November 2023 to help investigators in Kansas.The case has no apparent connection to Colorado, which is part of the reason the Kansas...
USD 461 ELC Opening Tomorrow
The USD 461 Early Learning Center is ready to open. The Neodesha ELC was planned to open on Monday but had to delay the opening pending the results of a final inspection by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. They have received the temporary permit from the KDHE and will open tomorrow.
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