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Missouri, Kansas Brace for Severe Thunderstorm Watch This Morning
Kansas City, MO – Residents in northwestern and north-central Missouri are under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch this morning as the NWS Storm Prediction Center warns of potential damaging winds and large hail. According to the NWS Storm Prediction Center, the watch is effective from 7:10 AM to 1:00 PM...
Saline County Jail Bookings, July 16
REQUESTED CHARGE(S): Criminal Damage to Property; Misdemeanor and Domestic battery: Knowing/reckless bodily harm. REQUESTED CHARGE(S): Probation Violation and Outside warrant/NCIC hit. NAME: McMillin, Shane Douglas. REQUESTED CHARGE(S): Distribute certain stimulant; 3.5 - < 100 grams, Use/poss drug paraphernalian/human body, Flee or attempt to elude; avoid tire device, Interf w/LEO; obstr/resist/oppose...
KBI explains timing of Amber Alert on Monday
SEDGWICK COUNTY —Just before 5a.m. Monday, police in Wichita reported they located a 2-year-old boy, the subject of an Amber Alert, who was now safe and the boy's father 25-year-old Richard Ramones was custody. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation then canceled the Amber Alert. Some members of the public...
Montgomery County Appraiser Explains Valuations at First Friday
Property taxes and home valuations have been on the rise across the country and particularly here in southeast Kansas. Montgomery County Appraiser Melody Kiikert spoke at First Friday in Independence last week, addressing the topic of increases in property valuations by the county. Kikkert says that the appraiser's office focuses on mass appraisal, which is different from the way banks assess property value. She says it's all based on market value.
Kan. man with a history of crime accused of skipping court again
ATCHISON COUNTY—A Kansas man with a history of skipping court is back in jail. On Monday, police arrested 43-year-old Richard D. Burge II of Atchison on a District Court warrant for failure to appear in court, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson. In September, police arrested him on a...
Garnett 10-year-old’s lemonade stand raises $1,500 for Special Olympics
GARNETT, Kan. (KCTV) - A local boutique hosted “Lemonade Stand Saturday” inspired by a girl raising money for charity. Lucy Katzer’s lemonade stand in front of Monroe 816 in Garnett, Kansas, raised money for the nonprofit that helps people like her brother on the autism spectrum. Lucy’s...
FHSU to create interactive prairie mural in downtown Hays
A Fort Hays State University student has received a grant from the Heartland Community to paint a mural depicting native grasses, wildflowers and insects in downtown Hays. The mural will be on the east side of the Andre Tax and Accounting building, 117 E. 10th St. Once it is complete, you should be able to view it from the downtown pavilion.
New executive director for Boys State
The American Legion Department of Kansas Boys State Committee has appointed Kyle Wheatley to serve as the executive director of the American Legion Boys State of Kansas. Wheatley’s term began on July 1. He takes over for Tom Wierman who served in the role for the past four years.
Storm Track 3 Forecast: Temperatures take a dip, storm chances through mid-week
Rain has pushed east but there could be a few Central and Eastern Kansas showers leftover into the afternoon. For anyone that has to clean up after overnight and early morning storms, you will have to put effort into staying cool too. We will begin to get a break from...
Man injured in stabbing early Tuesday just west of downtown Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A man was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries after he was stabbed early Tuesday just west of downtown Topeka. The stabbing was reported at 5:27 a.m. Tuesday in the 700 block of S.W. 8th Avenue, near Grace Episcopal Cathedral. Responding officers located a...
One More Day of Heat Wave
The heat wave will last one more day before we get a break in the high temperatures. A heat advisory will be in effect for southeast Kansas, most of Oklahoma, southern Missouri and all of Arkansas today. The advisories start between 11 and 1 p.m. and will last until 8 p.m. Coffeyville is expected to see a high of 99 with a heat index up to 109 today.
Wichita native winds up in Kevin Costner’s latest film: ‘We want to . . . murder you’
Wichita native Matt Combs knew he would be appearing in Kevin Costner’s new “Horizon” movie as an on-screen band member, but he did not expect to act as a fiddler who gets murdered.
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