Officials from the National Weather Service will travel western Kansas to survey storm damage from Monday night’s storms.
High winds, hail, heavy rain and numerous tornadoes were reported.
Power lines and trees were down after one of three Gove County tornadoes rolled through Grainfield.
“One went east, a second went west and a third one came through town,” said Gove County Sheriff Allan Weber. “It wasn’t a direct hit but it did damage several buildings in town.”
There was also report of a roof blown off a residential garage in Grainfield. No injuries were reported.
A feedlot in Seward County was also damaged by a tornado near Kismet.
There were also several power outages in and east of Norton, according to Emergency Management officials.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Missouri man who was clocked at more than 100 mph while trying to outrun a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper has been sentenced to 47 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says 22-year-old Miguel Torres of Kansas City, Missouri, admitted Monday that on March 14 a trooper tried to stop his BMW, which he was driving west on Interstate 70 in Geary County, Kansas.
During the chase, the trooper clocked Torres’ speed at 111 miles an hour. Once Torres stopped, the trooper found 22 pounds of methamphetamine in the trunk of his car.
Grissom says Torres was paid $6,000 to drive the drugs from Riverside, California, to the Kansas City area.
MANHATTAN, Kansas (AP) – Justin Edwards scored 19 points, true freshman Dean Wade connected on a 3-pointer in crunch time, and Kansas State outlasted pesky Columbia 81-71 on Monday night.
Wade finished with 17 points on 7 of 10 shooting, and Wesley Iwundu had 16 to go along with 4 rebounds and 4 assists, as the Wildcats shot 50 percent from the floor (30 of 60).
Spurred by an 8-of-11 start shooting, Kansas State jumped out to a 21-12 lead midway through the first half. The Wildcats held a 40-35 at the half.
Edwards scored 9 of the Wildcats first 11 points out of the break, part of an 11-2 run, to take a 51-39 lead with 17:03 to play. Columbia hit a trio of 3-pointers to get within three points, but four turnovers and a late 9-0 Kansas State run sealed it.
Luke Petrasek led Columbia with 19 points and eight rebounds while Alex Rosenberg scored 16 points.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Lawrence-Douglass County Planning Commission has recommended that the city commission deny rezoning for a shooting range and gun shop to open near a school and future Boys & Girls Club location.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the planning commission voted 4-2 to recommend denial of Lawrence businessman Rick Sells’ request to rezone an estimated 1-acre property for the indoor shooting range and gun sales and repair shop.
Commissioners say they understand the staff’s recommendation to allow the request is correct in terms of laws and zoning ordinances, but that there are factors to consider besides legality.
The four commissioners who recommended denying the request cited either compatibility with the neighborhood’s character or the health, safety and welfare of students and residents.
The city commission will make the final decision on the proposal.
STOCKTON–The Rooks County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a break-in and theft that occurred in eastern Rooks County on Wed., October 14, 2015 at approximately 9:30 p.m.
We are seeking the public’s assistance for information that will help aid in the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
Anyone with information about the crime or who can identify the person in the videos, contact the Rooks County Sheriff’s Office (785) 425-6312.
Strong winds in the 30 to 45 mph range will develop over western Kansas this morning. In addition, a broken band of light snow will move eastward out of eastern Colorado as early as around noon. Precipitation could begin as rain before changing over to snow. Snow amounts are expected to be relatively minor, however in combination with the winds, may produce a period of hazardous travel conditions by reducing visibility in blowing snow an making roads slick. Areas affected the greatest will be generally west of Lakin, to Syracuse and along the Kansas-Colorado line. Mid afternoon through early evening is the period of the most likely deteriorating travel conditions.
Today A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tonight A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
WednesdayMostly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 14 to 17 mph.
Wednesday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northwest wind 7 to 15 mph.
ThursdayMostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Thursday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 30.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas authorities have nominated five Kansas sites for the National Register of Historic Places.
The Wichita Eagle reports that the Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review nominated five new places at a meeting earlier this month. Kansas has more than 1,300 listings on the National Register of Historic Places, which lists historically significant properties in the U.S.
Owners of historically designated properties can receive up to 25 percent of their improvement investment back as state tax credit.
The recent nominations are: The Beal House in Lawrence, the Senate & Curtis Court Apartments Historic District in Topeka, the East Badger Creek Culvert in Cowley County, the Woodland Place Stock Farm in Republic County and prehistoric sites of Wildcat Creek Watershed in Riley County.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas says eight Syrian refugees have settled in the state this year.
The Kansas Department for Children and Families said Monday that one Syrian refugee family settled in Wichita and the other settled in Kansas City, Kansas.
The Wichita office of the International Rescue Committee has said in the past it would be more likely that any Syrian refugees that might come to Kansas would be resettled in Wichita because there is already a well-established Syrian population living in Wichita.
But on Monday, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback issued an executive order forbidding any state agencies or organizations that receive state grant money from helping relocate Syrian refugees in his state.
The governor said the action was necessary because the federal government can’t guarantee Syrian refugees coming to America aren’t terrorists.
Leaders of the Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk at last week’s KU forum on alleged discrimination
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Protest leaders at the University of Kansas say they’re pushing for changes to ensure that problems faced by minority and other “marginalized” students are addressed swiftly and effectively.
But they said Monday they won’t follow University of Missouri students in seeking the ouster of administrators.
Leaders of the Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk group in Kansas acknowledged that they were inspired by protests at the University of Missouri that led to resignation of the system’s president and the chancellor of its flagship Columbia campus.
They have present demands to the university that included increasing faculty diversity, a team of counselors for students of color and mandatory “inclusion and belonging” training for all students and staff.
But one of their leaders, St. Louis-area junior Kynnedi Grant, said they’re not “mimicking Mizzou.”
ELLIS–The Ellis City Council meeting scheduled for tonight has been rescheduled due to weather warnings. The Council will reconvene on Monday, November 23, at 7:30 p.m.
JEFF KAROUB, Associated Press
ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — Several U.S. governors have threatened to stop accepting Syrian refugees following last week’s attacks in Paris, even as experts counter they lack legal authority to block newcomers.
My letter to @POTUS: Texas WILL NOT accept any Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris attacks. https://t.co/GOALpfBD3X
Meanwhile, President Barack Obama, whose administration has pledged to accept about 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next 12 months, argued Monday the nation needs to allow them because many are fleeing terrorism.
Some state leaders disagree with Obama’s assertion the country can simultaneously welcome refugees seeking safety and ensure citizens’ security. Several have called for a complete halt to resettlement, others for temporary delays and a few seek more information from federal officials on the vetting process.
The Homeland Security Department says refugees face the highest level of security screening of anybody entering the U.S., but officials will work to allay sta
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Monday evening tornado from east of Grainfield photo by Denise Gillespie
GRAINFIELD – Law enforcement and emergency management officials in Gove County reported as many as three tornadoes touched down near Grainfield on Monday evening.
“One went east, a second went west and a third one came through town,” said Gove County Sheriff Allan Weber. “It wasn’t a direct hit but it did damage several buildings in town.”
A wall at the Frontier Ag facility was damaged and the doors of the elevator were down, according to Weber.
“A couple of other buildings were damaged including a Quonset hut that housed tractors, a semi, a combine, and grain carts was destroyed. Most of the equipment suffered only minor damage,” he said.
In addition to broken windows around town, large trees were down in the street and power lines down in town and south of town. There was also report of a roof blown off a residential garage
“So far we have had no injuries reported,” said Weber. “We’ll drive around the county first thing Tuesday morning to make sure there isn’t anything else damaged.”
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GRAINFIELD – Law enforcement and emergency management officials in Gove County are busy assessing damage from Monday evening high winds and tornado, according to Gove County Sheriff’s Office.
Trees and power lines were reported down. There were also reports of damage to several small buildings.
The tornado was confirmed 2 miles west of Ransom, moving northeast at 50 mph. Eastern Trego County, northwest Ellis County and north-central Ness County remains in a tornado warning until 7:30 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
Check Hays Post and tune into Eagle Radio stations for additional details as they become available.
